Searching for other lonely theatre nerds

Just wondered if anyone else here chats on this board b/c they have no one else to talk about theatre stuff with? I get SO frustrated b/c theatre (both musicals and plays) brings me so much joy that I always have this huge need to talk with other people about what I love. However, all of my friends who love theatre live far away right now and so now I rely on this board for theatre freak companionship. Is this sick?

Are any of you in the same boat as I am or am I just behaving like a stupid kid again?

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soda, that's because your ex-governor is giviving most people enough theater for a lifetime, hehehe

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I used to be the same way. I'm from a small town in minnesota and non of my friends were as involved as me so the only person i had to talk with was my father. Don't get me wrong I value my fathers opinion and knowledge, but it is better to be able to talk with ppl with the same experience that you have. So now that I go to an arts high school, in a larger town, I have friends to talk about theater with, and I have 5 hours of theater class everyday.

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I know how ya feel, but dont worry their are others out there

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Yeah... we theatre people are a different kind of breed. LOL! :)

~Rosalynn

I'm in the same boat-when I hear trigger words in the street, like 'Nobody's got no class' or 'gary beach from La Cage' I start smiling like an idiot...others like me exist...I am not the only one...but then I realize a lot more people like theatre than I realize, I just dont know any of them. So very sad...

Another one here.

A few years ago I met a new friend in NY who was a total theatre buff and it was like finding an oasis in the desert. I LOVED talking theatre trash with her (and visiting with her so I could see as much theatre as possible while I was in NY.) She's gone now and the only place I have to come for theatre news is the Internet. It does make you feel like a bit of a odd ball when you can't even talk about an exciting play you've seen, (or something sad - like Daniel Davis) with anyone but a computer!

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I go to Indiana University, which has a huge performing arts crowd, but I'm originally from New York, and I like to keep up with the Broadway gossip!

lol yeah, my friends are kind of baffled when I find a way to associate evrything they say with a broadway lyric or idea. we were talking about dreams and I statrd singing "I dreamed a dream" with full emotion. It kind of freaked them out, but I can't control myeslf!!!!!!!!!

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There is always hope Wicked Bacchae- When i met my boyfriend 3+ years ago, he was a hard-core Rocker who couldn't stand my Showtune obsession. The sound of Jennifer Holiday about to belt made him bolt.

Friends gave us a pair of tickets for the Hairspray tour. He went, grudgingly and LOVED it. I talked him into a new York trip to Hairspray, but by the time we got there, he had listened to my Wicked CD so many times he almost levitated when we got to the Gershwin. We also got to see Gypsy on that trip and after it was over he turned to me and said "You know, I didn't think it possible, but I think that Gyspy is Even Better than Hairspray."

Now he listens to showtunes all the time and we go to shows all the time. He'll say things like "Maybe we need to go to NY and see Harvey while he's in Fiddler...."

And he listens to Dreamgirls all the time now!

It's wonderful!

Just for future refernece, these types of posts should be confined to the Off Topic board.

Having said that, I am always ready and willing to talk. So PM/IM me whenever you like.

"Just wondered if anyone else here chats on this board b/c they have no one else to talk about theatre stuff with? I get SO frustrated b/c theatre (both musicals and plays) brings me so much joy that I always have this huge need to talk with other people about what I love. However, all of my friends who love theatre live far away right now and so now I rely on this board for theatre freak companionship. Is this sick?

Are any of you in the same boat as I am or am I just behaving like a stupid kid again?"

No your not the only- My friends think I'm crazy for liking B'Way stuff so I come here to chat about theatre!! =-D

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