I was in competitive theatre from age 10 until 18. And let me tell you, even in high school it can be a “cut throat business". Especially on the part of teen girls. I was the lead or supporting lead in almost every production I was in during my high school years, so I know how the competition between girls can be.
It is taken so seriously in some circles (such as cheerleading and beauty pageants) that I am even guilty of acting like a total jerk for not getting a part in “Meet me in St. Louis” when I was in 10th grade. I was so offended by my "rejection" I wished ill-will to everyone in the play and I refused to see it even though friends were in it.
That’s how mean and stupid girls can get. But I can’t say I ever had the need, opportunity or motive to do something as heinous as this. Besides, NEVER compromise the integrity of a production. As they say, "THE SHOW MUST GO ON!"
It is taken so seriously in some circles (such as cheerleading and beauty pageants) that I am even guilty of acting like a total jerk for not getting a part in “Meet me in St. Louis” when I was in 10th grade. I was so offended by my "rejection" I wished ill-will to everyone in the play and I refused to see it even though friends were in it.
That’s how mean and stupid girls can get. But I can’t say I ever had the need, opportunity or motive to do something as heinous as this. Besides, NEVER compromise the integrity of a production. As they say, "THE SHOW MUST GO ON!"
Understudy in high school play gets probation for spiking drink of show's star
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An understudy in a high school play has received two years probation for spiking the drink of a classmate who won the lead role. Hours before opening night of L.D. Bell High School's production of "Ha!" in February, Katherine Smith, 19, squirted an eyedropper of bleach into a Mountain Dew before giving it to a sophomore billed with the starring role, police said.
The sophomore didn't take a drink because she thought it smelled funny, according to an arrest affidavit. School officials later alerted police. In a plea agreement reached Thursday, Smith was sentenced on the charge of attempted assault of bodily injury. She was also fined $530, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Smith told school officials she had a lot of family visiting to see her perform. Janet Smith, her mother, told the school she already made a costume for her daughter because she thought she won the lead role. Smith first told school officials she purchased the drink as a gift for the classmate but didn't put anything in it.
She surrendered to police in June after test results confirmed the drink contained bleach. Attempts to reach Smith's attorney, Sylvia Andrews, by telephone Tuesday were not successful.
The sophomore didn't take a drink because she thought it smelled funny, according to an arrest affidavit. School officials later alerted police. In a plea agreement reached Thursday, Smith was sentenced on the charge of attempted assault of bodily injury. She was also fined $530, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Smith told school officials she had a lot of family visiting to see her perform. Janet Smith, her mother, told the school she already made a costume for her daughter because she thought she won the lead role. Smith first told school officials she purchased the drink as a gift for the classmate but didn't put anything in it.
She surrendered to police in June after test results confirmed the drink contained bleach. Attempts to reach Smith's attorney, Sylvia Andrews, by telephone Tuesday were not successful.
Did you know that you can die from bleach poisoning?
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