Sunday, April 20, 2008

Tim as "Le Fou"

Tim is going to be in another play! It’s going to be put on by the same group that did The Seussical in which he played a Wickersham Brother (monkey) back in 2005. This time it is going to be Beauty and the Beast, and Tim is going to be Le Fou who is the pathetic sidekick of Gaston, the story’s arrogant bad guy.

Tim went for auditions on Friday and read for a few different characters. I guess for a while they were talking about offering him the part of the Beast! Tim, however, made everyone nearly cry with laughter with his rendition of Le Fou (“the fool” in French, by the way :). Tim would have LOVED to play the part of the Beast (and would have done an absolutely awesome job!) but by Saturday, when he got called back, he had decided that the demands of being one of the major lead characters would not fit in with first being the husband of a pregnant wife and the father of a toddler and then a newborn (the play is going to be performed in October so the rehearsals will go right through late pregnancy and baby’s arrival), not to mention a full time job, so he went prepared to turn them down if they indeed offered him the Beast. They ended up offering him the role Le Fou, and he’s thrilled about it. Le Fou has his own song!

Here’s a picture of Le Fou and Gaston:


We are going to have to get the movie because it has been years since I've seen it. Tim used to watch it frequently with his niece when he lived with his parents and has some of the songs memorized, so his heart is really in this play. :) When the times comes closer, I'll keep you all informed on performance dates if anyone is interested in coming over. I'm so looking forward to seeing him peform again. He loves it and is so talented!

3 comments:

DARALYN said...

It is going to be so fun to see Tim as Le Fou! I have to rent the Disney version, too! I can't remember the play very well. Tim, you're the BEST!

Tim and Holly said...

Yay! Congratulations Tim!! :D I can't wait to watch.

Amber said...

Congrats Tim!!! I am so excited and I can't wait to see it and bring Kadin. He loved seeing uncle Buck in the other play. :)