This weekend, I had the pleasure of going to bot Miscast shows. I wasn’t able to get tickets when they were on sale, so I thought I wasn’t going to be able to attend. Thankfully, I met some really nice people who gave me free tickets. Seeing that show was life changing to me. I have seen your average choir performance before, but that show was something else. Not once have I ever sat down and heard someone sing like that in person. I don’t think a single person did bad. They all sung their hearts out and you could really tell how hard they were working.
The point of Miscast is for people to sing songs that they normally wouldn’t sing. So, girls would sing songs traditionally sung by guys, and guys would sing songs traditionally sung by girls. They all got a chance to come out and sing solo songs and some got to also do duets or quartets. Some people had more theatrical songs that required them to move around and act, and some had less theatrical once that had them just sing their hearts out.
I have heard the vocals practice in the morning with warm-ups and stuff, but I have never heard them go all out. I’ve never even heard my roommate sing like that and he sings in the room all the time. Therefore, it was amazing to see all my friends in vocal and other people sing with their soul and give it their all. It really reminded me how talented people here really are. I was so happy to congratulate all the people who sung and worked on the show. The lights were stunning, the stage was set up nicely, and everybody did great. Except for a few audience members that didn’t know proper theatre etiquette.
I got to meet a lot of parents and new people while I was there too. Everyone was just so sweet. Also, I think the quartet and Keegan Carpenter’s was the best ones. The quartet sounded so nice and fun, and you could really tell they worked hard on it. Keegan is my roommate so I’m very biased, but I was so astonished to see him sing like that. It was so amazing.
All in all, Miscast was a near lifechanging experience for me. The music was beautiful, it was set up with care, and everybody was nice. I can’t wait for the next vocal event.
I’m so glad you had that experience and somehow got free tickets both nights. Miscast was GREAT and I’m so sad I didn’t go the second night.
So sad I didn’t get to go and experience this, but the little vids on Instagram have helped me be able to see some of the performances. Wish I could’ve gotten free tickets </3
This experience sounds life changing. I know what it’s like to be moved by a choir performance. it’s such an authentic feeling. I did not attend miscast, but this article is very motivating.