Cast Romance...inevitable?

[forni-kate]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 6:17pm

Maybe this is just highschool for ya, but from my personal experience, it is impossible to get through an entire production without at least a few people hooking up and declaring they're in love.
And even more people hook up at the cast party on the last night!

I guess it's inevitable, I mean, a bunch of outgoing, confident people spend all their time together for months, usually being forced to expose themselves (emotionally I mean!) at least a little, and then on the very last night they will be working together, they have a few drinks!

What do y'all thing? Is it because I've only worked with teenagers or is that just theatre in general?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 6:21pm

Hmm... I would say it's only in high school, but when I was at SOSU, we had a few people hook up during shows.

None declared their love though.

[DramaDork925]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 6:25pm

There is usually some sort of sexual tension somewhere in a cast. If not more. At least in shows I've been in.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 6:27pm

Hmm, yeah. It always happens to shows I'm in. (Middle schooler here).

[Overthemoon6]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 7:04pm

Last year, in our production of The Sound Of Music, there were three casts. Both of the other Marias started dating the other two captains. Me and my captain hated each other. Funny how that works.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 7:05pm

the Army Theater Centers, on American Army bases in Europe were quite wild in this respect......lots of romances in casts, probably because you are so close and confined for such a short period.......

[Plum]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 7:07pm

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[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 7:40pm

hahahaha. plum. wow that was funny.

[LaVieHilary]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 7:49pm

I agree lol.
I guess about the whole teen love thing where it isnt real. I guess in some cases it is, but when you spend a lot of time with one another for a long period of time and sometimes kissing is involved hookups can be common

[pndmnd]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 7:55pm

It's not just in high school. It happens in all theatre. It happens in all professions. It's the same as people who meet in class and then start dating. Right off the bat you know you have something in common. When you spend time around other people, you become friends or develop interests in eachother.

[LaVieHilary]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 7:59pm

It is always nice to find someone with much in common interests.

[Overthemoon6]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 8:08pm

Yes, but sometimes people like eachother before the shows, and the fact that they spend so much time together, or play romantic interests, helps develop the relationship.

[RachLaura]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 8:11pm

This is especially likely if the romance is between two cast members that have that kind of relationship in the play. The fact that you're in that role, no one can really help starting to believe it a little.

[Jane2]

Posted: 2/3/06 at 9:16pm

Why did you choose f*** for your screen name?