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Okay, I'm in a bit of a situation here. I would very much like to be in my high schools production of My Fair Lady, (never seen it, never even heard of it mind you), but I am very much turned off as well. My theatre teacher said that there were 17 or 18 roles for both boys and girls and quite a few are non-singing parts, which I appreciate very much as I am no good at singing. Anyway, she said that we don't need to know how to dance, they would just be looking for people who were good actors that they would be able to teach. But here enlies the problem: I think it would be cool beyond belief to be in an actual high school production, but, as uncomfortable as I am singing, I'm probably more uncomfortable dancing. I have no rythm, and, not having seen the play before, I have no idea what I'd be getting myself into. Anyone with advice PLEASE HELP!!!! Anyone who has seen the play let me know what I'd be doing. Thank you kindly.

Just go in there and do your best. Usually if you try, you may find out you're better than you think. After Grease auditions we found out one guy who thought he was only a staright actor was actually a triple threat!

I definitely agree with the previous comments. You never know what you can do until you try. Believe me. I never saw myself as a dancer (at 6' and almost 270 lbs. on average) but I am turning into a triple threat and have had numerous dance solos in the past 5 years with show choir and shows.

The show itself is also very easy. There's not a lot of dancing (unless they WANT a lot) and the singing is also very easy. And, being a director myself at one point, I know that directors always look for actors who can sing rather than singers who can act. In a play, the acting comes first. Singing can be taught (sometimes), as can acting. But, acting takes more time to develop.