Today, my school's theater production was canceled. Not because of budget, but because my co-star fell in love with me and asked me out. When I pointedly declined, he refused to act alongside me since it was "awkward." Everyone's blaming me for it. FML
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Today, I auditioned for my school's production of Romeo and Juliet. When they announced that I got the part as Juliet, all the guys auditioning for Romeo suddenly disappeared. FML
Today, I kissed a boy for the first time in over a year. It was at drama club practice, and he quickly ended up asking the director if we could remove that scene from the play. FML
Today, my school's theatre decided to produce Les Misérables. I got the part of Éponine. My boyfriend, being a talented performer, could have gotten any part he wanted. However, he only wanted to play the soldier responsible for killing Éponine. FML
Today, I had a theatre performance. I had to put on a lot of makeup for the role, and one of the guys said I looked nice. I smiled and said thanks. Seconds later, I'd been sucker-punched by his girlfriend for "flirting" with her man. FML
Today, my theatre teacher made me go on stage even though I had a violent stomach flu. My understudies were unreachable, and she threatened to fail me if I did not perform. Halfway through the first act, I vomited on the first row. She failed me for letting the cast down. FML
Today, I had a completely improvised audition for the school play. The director called me and one of the cutest guys auditioning to improvise an intimate scene. Knowing that I'm a complete klutz, I wasn't all that surprised when I tripped over my feet and landed with my face in his crotch. He was. FML
Today, after two months of rehearsals, an actor in my theater company decided he was unhappy with the role I gave him, so he refuses to perform. We open tonight. FML
Today, I was partnered with this really sexy guy for an audition. He says, "Am I really stuck with you? I can't even stand being seen with you in public!" I start cursing him out really loud, but then I realize that he's only reading the script. Everyone was staring, and he called me a crazy bitch. FML
Today, I joined my school's film-making club so I could get an opportunity to act in the club president's screenplays. It turns out her idea of a tragedy is a creepy, sci-fi version of Romeo and Juliet, with elves, starring her as the perfect Mary Sue style lead character. I can't get out of this. FML
Today, at my school, we had the opening night of our production in which I act. None of my family or friends came. Basically, after 3 long months of hard work, the only person to "congratulate" to me after the show was the head of the theater department, who just wanted to tell me I was doing it wrong. FML
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okaydisarray 17
There is no understudy?
livelaughlovepie 22
I'm sorry OP! It's not your fault you didn't want to get into a relationship. Honestly, that's pretty immature of him if he can't be professional about this and just move on. It shouldn't all be blamed on you.
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Comments (100)
askullnamedbilly 33
Uh... how? Unless you laughed at him and ridiculed him in front of witnesses, I don't see why anyone would blame you for not wanting to go out with him.
0h_Boy 26
I think your "Romeo and Juliet" needs work
corky1992 33
Does he not have an under study that can step up to the plate since he's too immature to go on with the show?
mds9986 24
He should stop playing around and quit the childish act. Especially when it causes such a scene.
BlackHawkSavior 28
I guess you could say he's acting up, tell him to stop playing around. Sorry
Livin_Like_Larry 29
It was stupid of him to ask you out before a big play if he was aware of the possibility of rejection and the awkwardness that comes along with it. Don't blame yourself OP. This is totally on him!
GhostDuck 30
^This. Something tells me OP's costar didn't think that through... Either way it's so childish to call off the play and refuse to act alongside OP just because he got rejected.
FrankAnne 13
I just feel the need to point out that being asked out by someone doesn't mean they've fallen in love with you...
Brandi_Faith 34
I assume that the guy is the one that told op he was in love with her. I don't think she'd write that unless he said it.
LuckBeNimble 19
you never know. maybe OP is actually really self-centered. they wouldn't be the first actor guilty of conceit right? but I guess the FML community does tend to side with the OP without knowing the whole story. that said, at least the drama students are dramatic right? Lol
Cathrin 26
If he was that hurt by the rejection then it's probably a safe assumption that he fell in love with her.
rapunzel13 11
Do you guys not have an understudy?
HollyQuinn 21
It's not your fault he's a baby who can't handle rejection. Sorry he ruined the play for you!
TeacherTeacher 11
Have you discussed this with the administration? You are not a fault for his reaction and anyone blaming you is blaming the victim. You should not be ostracized because he's immature.
tinycroc 10
Blaming the victim? She's hardly a victim - some guy asked her out, she said no, awkwardness ensued, that's all. Don't make someone into a victim when they're not, that belittles them.
Mynxie 26
@42 If other people are blaming the OP for the cancelation of their play because she declined to date the guy, then yes she is in fact a victim of childish people
tinycroc 10
No, she's only a victim if she decides to be one - she can also deal with it, stand up to it, report it, etc. If she does none of those, then yes, she's being a victim. You can be a victim or a survivor. That goes for anything in life.
countryb_cth 38
@56 I see you've never been bullied.