The Stage Rat

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> rat of stage, stage rat
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> ### Pronouns
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> fuck all
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> ### Notable Roles
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> As Awesome As Trent, can commit arson and grand theft, can commit perjury and crimes against humanity
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> Mon, Nov 25, 2019 11:07 PM
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> ### Notable Aliases
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> Bravestar, Rat, Whore, Bongos
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> "im going to be the lord of bitches" -**The Stage Rat**
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**The Stage Rat**, also known as Bravestar, is an artist, author, proud theater technician, Hades expert, insane Thaumaturge, lord of bitches, rat lover, lover of drinking songs, alchemist, and member of *Blizzard boyz*. She joined the server much later than some of the more important members, but still holds a great status in how active she is. He's also a major author in writing wiki pages on *Blizzard boyz*, overall, they're wacky.

## Background

The Stage Rat is some lad who showed up in the server one day and did nothing for a while. Later, they started participating in various *Blizzard boyz* activities such as video gaming, talking, committing crime, and actually having fun. He's infamous for being a bringer of chaos, either that or she brings in rats.

## How she received his 'Stage Rat' title

The Stage Rat received their title little after they joined theater and musical theater to be a theatrical technician. She was referred to be a 'stage rat' by Saffroncat, and The Stage Rat took that title with pride.

### Shows Rat worked in

#### *She Kills Monsters*

The Stage Rat first joined theater to help as a specialist for *She Kills Monsters*, a play with *Dungeons and Dragons* as its main theme. The Stage Rat acted as a co-director of sorts to help make the show as accurate as possible. He also worked as part of set-build, set-changer, and communicator for stage left. *She Kills Monsters* was very freeform, it was an outdoor theater with a lot of improvising on set and lines. She is very proud of how this show turned out, some of the *Blizzard boyz* were either in it or has seen the show. This lives on as the first show that The Stage Rat has assisted in as a technician.

#### *Cinderella: The Musical*

*Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella* was The Stage Rat's first musical he's worked on, they mainly worked on set-build and set-changes. They occasionally assisted with props as well, since the main props man was incompetent. The Stage Rat has made the 'stage rat' title into a name that she refers to other technicians as, the other technicians welcomed this title. Crew from that point on was referred to as 'The Stage Rats', after the production of *Cinderella* they upgraded to the title of 'The Stage Rodents'. This show was only performed twice, but luckily got a morning performance later on. Overall, it was a glimpse into what a real production was like with an indoor theater and traditional crew protocols.

*Cinderella* was very rushed, especially the set since half of the set was Cinderella's house that took up 90% of stage right. This has caused a lot of stress and tension, especially among the stage rats when they're usually blamed for everything that goes wrong during performances. Not only there were issues with set-build, the actors were struggling to sing under the masks that were required. During rehearsals, there was a Covid-19 scare, a few cast and crew members sadly getting infected in the progress. On top of that, pit was unable to help with music due to time constraints. The dancers that acted as the magical animals were very lost and weren't caught up in any updates, luckily The Stage Rat was the one to accompany them and keep them up to date. At this point, The Stage Rat's heart was broken and they fell into one of two depressions they'll get, but that's not important. Let's just say, the song '*Impossible*' doesn't apply to everyone, not everyone can have their wishes come true.

Despite the bad time that everyone had have throughout the production of *Cinderella*, The Stage Rat along with his fellow stage rodents had a great time. Crew has made the most of the time they had with *Cinderella*, and from that point on, they will look forward and improve for the better.

#### *Bright Star: The Musical*

*Bright Star* was the other musical that The Stage Rat had worked on, and it became one of the best shows performed that year. This was the show with high expectations that it'll be one of the best, and it was. The Stage Rat worked as set-build and set-changer for this show, along the way she has helped with props to help their friend ease off some stress they were experiencing.

During the production of *Bright Star*, the set for the show was great, having large wooden walls with a rustic look, a large barn that would spin and hold pit in to play music, and 1920s-1940s set pieces. Bookshelves with nice book details, a house front with an operating door, and a strong bar countertop for the conductor to sit on and conduct pit. Along with that, costumes were accurate to the times, everyone having nice sundresses and nice semi-formal attire. Even tech crew had to wear costumes, either dressed as farmers or dressed as chimney sweepers. The Stage Rat was infamous for their costume being similar to a chimney sweeper, either that or a performer on *Newsies*. Pit did a wonderful job in providing music for the performers on stage to sing to, the music is catchy and powerful.

But, during rehearsals, cast and crew was struggling to give their best. At this time, two people a part of the production of the musical got into a fatal car crash. Both luckily surviving, but this heavily stressed out The Stage Rat. She would fall into his second depression, wondering what they could've done to help. During full run-throughs of the show, small mistakes slipping through the cracks, a lot of stress and tension was in the air. The director tore everyone apart, telling everyone that they sure hope that the 'theater miracle' is real. Everyone when home in a very poor state of mind, cast, crew and pit felt awful and ashamed of their performance. The next morning was their first performance, the first of eight shows they would do, and it was a success. The audience enjoyed *Bright Star,* they were all blown away.

From that point on, everyone in the production of *Bright Star* would give their best and perform their best. Cast, crew and pit would then earn three awards, those being '*Best Musical*', '*Best Orchestra*', and '*Best Set Design*', an award for each group. The Stage Rat has bonded with many folks in pit and crew, growing closer and forming new friendships with others.

By the end of the production performances of *Bright Star*, cast, crew, pit, and even some theater visitors celebrated in the form of a Gala. It was a great party where seniors were given awards and were recognized for their hard work. Every senior was given a proper send off before finals and the end of the school year.

#### *Too Much Light makes the Baby go Blind*

*Too Much Light makes the Baby go Blind*, or *TML*, was a very freeform show with it being minimal in terms of set, props, and costumes. Every member of cast AND crew was encouraged to perform in at least one scene. *TML* was a series of thirty plays in sixty minutes, none of them being related to each other. The Stage Rat participated in 3 of these scenes and became head of props for this show. This was a show that she essentially help direct by providing information on *Neo-Futurism* and *TML* and giving advice on which shows to choose and how to cast people.

The three scenes that The Stage Rat performed in was '*Fool-Hearty*', '*The art of Acting*', and '*There is no Dog*'. *There is no Dog* was a simple scene of The Stage Rat simply stating 'there is no dog'. *The art of Acting* she acted as the playwriter, since it was accurate that he wrote scripts. Finally, in *Fool-Hearty*, it was a scene where The Stage Rat gave essentially a monologue about being persistent despite every set back someone may get. Throughout the monologue, they're rejected by a lot of women, which is accurate to real life. But by the end of the monologue, The Stage Rat has at least found someone who isn't rude to them right off the bat.

Overall, it was a small show that was only performed twice, but members of the *Blizzard boyz* had enjoyed the performances.

#### *The Musical Theater Showcase*

This was the final performance The Stage Rat had participated in technically, since he was a senior ready to graduate, she had to perform in the senior piece along with the other senior actors. This goes for all stage rodents, so all seniors in tech had to perform too. The senior piece was a modified performance of *Where do you Belong?* by *Mean Girls*.

The choice to add technicians to the senior piece was a last minute decision, so tech had only a few days to practice. They weren't good at singing, dancing, acting, or doing all of the above at the same time, but they had done it anyways. Some of the members of the *Blizzard boyz* watched The Stage Rat perform, despite the *very* clear to see mess ups during the piece, the group still enjoyed the performance.

#### Beyond High School theater

As of when this portion is being written (08/03/2022), it is currently unknown on where The Stage Rat is at in terms of being a theatrical technician. Yet is to be discovered and recorded.

## Dead by Daylighting

The Stage Rat's role in *Dead by Daylight* is to be *the* Stage Rat, as in be a technician, which translates to her repairing generators. They've only gotten an eye for repairing generators and will only focus on such. Despite this heavy focus, his skills in other things like sneaking and screaming when scared are quite good.

## Minecrafting

The Stage Rat's role in the *Blightfall* Minecraft server was to become mad and become a very powerful Thaumaturge. They did a very great job in doing so, and she proceeded to make impressive buildings in the process. He is the main lad that folks go to when they need assistance with any Thaumaturgy related things.

## Terrariaing (Calamity edition)

The Stage Rat's role in *Terraria: Calamity Edition* was to be a powerful Summoner and Ranger, mainly Summoner. Though his entrance to the party was late, they still quickly became an important member of the party. Her contributions mainly consist of providing materials whenever and helping others collect bitches. Despite their inability to perform well in the bullet-hell mod, they still tag along to assist with dealing damage. She has also made a comic based on the group's adventures through the game in the form of basically fan-fiction he illustrated. The comic is doesn't have a title at the time of writing this, but it is simply referred to as "The Calamity Comic" by The Stage Rat.

## References

*(Note: Hey guys add more citations. I don't think we have enough.*

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2. ↑ “Cool.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cool
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16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://medium.com/acting-workshop-on-line/stage-positions-8018514d8765
17. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella\_(Rodgers\_and\_Hammerstein\_musical)
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19. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney\_sweep
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(A bad dress rehearsal means the show will be a hit.)
23. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too\_Much\_Light\_Makes\_the\_Baby\_Go\_Blind
24. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Futurists
25. ↑ This statement is now currently false due to recent events, but the statement shall remain up to maintain its history, also self-depreciation is funny.
26. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean\_Girls\_(musical)
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33. ↑ https://calamitymod.fandom.com/wiki/Guide:Class\_setups (Summoner)
34. ↑ https://calamitymod.fandom.com/wiki/Guide:Class\_setups (Ranger)