As Laura listened intently to the end of the story, she smiled and held out her hand for Stephen to hold.
“Leslie was great about it, she didn’t make fun of me, said it happens sometimes, not to worry about it. It was the most embarrassing and totally humiliating experience in my life. OK. You’re next…”
Laura took a deep breath and began.
“Okay… It was my senior year of college and after three years of auditioning I was finally cast in my first leading role as Abigail in “The Crucible”. It was the most important production of the year on our college’s main stage and was to be directed by the Chairman of the Drama Department. It was the juiciest female role in the play. All the Professors of Drama, adjunct faculty and all the other students thought I was pretty, but stupid, and all thoug
