♕ little town — it's a quiet village, every day like the one before

[evilette]

Who: Princess Evie and you (and Count Olaf?!)
What: Evie's first performance as Belle in Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage at Hollywood Studios is sure to go swimmingly, right? Right?
Where: Theater of the Stars — Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Studios
When: Post-jobs announcements.
Warnings: Nada.



♕ BONJOUR.
( closed to count olaf )

( it's been an incredibly stressful few days, what with all the rehearsals for blocking and singing and learning all of her lines — but the day has finally arrived, and it's evie's big opening night as belle.

well, if an opening night can begin at 11:00 am and repeat itself at 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, and 5:00.

her makeup's set, her blue hair is tucked away beneath her brunette ponytailed wig, and she smooths out the white apron atop her iconic blue dress as she peers at herself in the mirror and gives herself a big, award-winning smile. she's got friends here and a job that she knows others would probably kill for (ahem, audrey, but not in the freddie kind of way); maybe this place isn't so bad, after all.

or maybe it is, evie quickly amends as she spots the iconic red-and-yellow gaston attire in the mirror behind her, whirling around to wish her fellow actor a good show, and — it's that man. that truly wretched man who told her that her outfit was terrible the day they'd arrived. that man who triggered more than a few of evie's internal stranger danger alarms. her wide smile crumbles into something like disappointed shock and all she can say is: ) You—

♕ THERE MUST BE MORE THAN THIS PROVINCIAL LIFE.
( open to all! )

( okay, so maybe that wasn't the most ideal first day of performances, but The Powers That Be have granted evie yet another opportunity: meeting guests as belle after the final performance of the day — just to dip her toes into the waters of character meet and greets, to start giving her experience staying in character and practicing her incredibly extra autograph.

she's clad in the show's iconic final golden ballgown, which feels twice as wide as she is and perhaps three times as heavy, but evie-as-belle is all smiles as she greets her first visitor with a warm, ) Hello there — thank you so much for coming to see our story today!

Comments

[makeitpink]

[ Audrey is SO JEALOUS of Evie's job.

Rather, she was until she saw who was playing Gaston. Was it actually possible to have a creepier creep playing Gaston than the real one? This was a bit much, to be perfectly honest, and as soon as she saw him on stage she was moving down to the front row to watch him with a stink eye only a princess was capable of...

And to support the VK starring as Queen Belle.

After the show, she might not be the first person in line to greet her, but she was up there. In a soft voice first: ] You are a queen for working opposite him.

[ Then, louder with a bright smile: ] The story was enthralling, very beautiful.

[evilette]

( evie's so focused on her performance that she doesn't even notice audrey in the audience, but once she sees her afterwards —

it takes all the princess has to not rush over to her in an instant, squeeze her tightly and thank her profusely for coming to see her. it must be strange, evie thinks, to see her portraying the queen of auradon that audrey may or may not be more than acquainted with considering — ben. it's why the gesture means so very much, makes joy practically seep through her pores.

evie-as-belle gives a bashful laugh at the first remark, tries not to let her disdain for the count show so obviously while in character. she offers a deep curtsey, quite the feat in such a large golden ballgown. ) You're too kind, princess.

I'm very glad you came to see us today.

[makeitpink]

[ It's so weird- but the suspension of disbelief had no prayer of happening with that horrid old man playing Gaston. It was all enough to keep this princess's attention on Evie and to make sure she was okay.

This was, like, super weird. But at least Evie could speak, even if only in code. Another small smile- ] Are you kidding? I wouldn't have missed it for the world.