Just a Little NoteBryan Lovett sits on the edge of the stage, his back to the empty high school auditorium yawning behind him. He’s a sophomore at Lakeside High and already knows he wants to major in Theatre when he gets to college. For now, he takes whatever roles he can—the Drama Club’s faculty advisor is his English teacher, so he sees her after school during rehearsals as well as during fifth period every weekday.
The school’s fall production is an odd choice—a musical, which means lots of practice. Most of the students can’t carry a tune in a bucket, if Bryan’s being honest. Why do television shows like Glee and High School Musical pretend the average high school teenager can actually sing and dance? If they could, they’d be in a boy band or something, or on The X-Factor or American
