perfect, I was told that for our first-year play we were going to be doing an adaptation of my all-time favorite book, Animal Farm by George Orwell. I ran a victory lap of the classroom before the teacher and now director, Susie, continued, “There won’t be any auditions. You’ll do that for your third-year play. I’m just going to cast this one.” Oh, great, I thought, aware that I wasn’t one of her favorites. The next day, she posted the cast list on the wall, sending everyone clamoring to see their position, some yelping with delight, some rolling their eyes. When the mob had dissipated, I
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