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Topic: RE: Typecast once again!
This past year, I was cast as Sally in "Snoopy"! I had lost almost 100 pounds by this point, was still fat with about 100 to go, but I could keep up, hoof and sing. My doctor and nurse feel that if I didn't lose another pound, I was still a success as I achieved my major goal of being able to do my theater work so much better. Woo-hoo!!
Topic: RE: Hello Fellow Thespians!
Hi Jennifer,
How long was the run of your show? I hope you filled the house every night =)
You are just beautiful by the way. great picture!!
I'm waiting to get approved for my lap-band and then I'll be all over our local stage again. Right now i'm satisfying the bug by being a performer at area renaisance faires where they don't really care what your waistline looks like, as long as you fill out a bodice well =)
Best of luck to you!
Topic: RE: Typecast once again!
Hi Susan, I know /exactly/ what you mean!
Maid, nurse, eccentric, yenta, etc.. always joked I could play the nurse in Romeo & Juliet but they'd never cast me as Juliet!
I can't WAIT to have my surgery and be seen for my talent and not my hips!
Topic: RE: Hello Fellow Thespians!
Hey that is great I hope the show went well.
I cant wait to get back on stage too. I plan to do something when i loose all the weight. Your right about the type casting. It is hard to get roles when you are bigger. I always noticed that when my bigger friends would try out. I havent done anything since i have gained all my weight I know partly because of that. I minored in Theater and used to do shows and was in an improv group for years and I miss it so much.
Thanks for your inspiration.
Lots of luck.
Tara
Topic: GLBT WLS Group for Huntsville, Alabama and Surrounding Areas
GLBT WLS Group for Huntsville, Alabama and Surrounding Areas
Everyone,
Just a reminder! 
Regarding the Rainbows of Hope Weight Loss Surgery Support group's next meeting... it will be June 1st at 7 p.m., MCC Huntsville, 3015 Sparkman Drive. :
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Rainbows of Hope is for anyone, but most especially for those in the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trandgender community (and their partners), who have had, are planning to have, or are thinking about having weight loss surgery/bariatric surgery.
We've had such wonderful meetings thus far, that I look forward to them each month.
I encourage any of you considering this type surgery to come take part. I especially encourage any of you that have had the surgery,
to come by and give support as well as get it. Share your experiences with those who have not had the procedure. Help us be more informed on what to expect. After all, it's all about support, right?
That's Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 7 p.m., at the Metropolitan Community Church of Huntsville.
For directions,
just call the church office, Tuesday-Friday, 12 noon - meeting time;
(256) 489-3714.
Hope to see you there!
Just a reminder!
Regarding the Rainbows of Hope Weight Loss Surgery Support group's next meeting... it will be June 1st at 7 p.m., MCC Huntsville, 3015 Sparkman Drive. ::
Rainbows of Hope is for anyone, but most especially for those in the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trandgender community (and their partners), who have had, are planning to have, or are thinking about having weight loss surgery/bariatric surgery. We've had such wonderful meetings thus far, that I look forward to them each month. I encourage any of you considering this type surgery to come take part. I especially encourage any of you that have had the surgery, to come by and give support as well as get it. Share your experiences with those who have not had the procedure. Help us be more informed on what to expect. After all, it's all about support, right?
That's Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 7 p.m., at the Metropolitan Community Church of Huntsville. For directions,just call the church office, Tuesday-Friday, 12 noon - meeting time;
(256) 489-3714.
Hope to see you there! Topic: New GLBT WLS Group in Huntsville, AL
For those in the GLBT community who've had, or are considering weight loss surgery, the new group, Rainbows of Hope WLS Support, will be meeting Tuesday, April 6, 2004, 7 p.m. at MCC Huntsville , 3015 Sparkman Drive. This will be only our second meeting, so we encourage you to spread the word and come on out. At Rainbows of Hope, we're able to address special needs and topics relating to our community and our relationships that can't and won't be readily discussed at a regular wls support meetings. The subjects are enlightening and informative and total confidentiality 
is recognized and initiated in every group setting. For April, Rainbows of Hope will have a guest speaker, Ms. Kristi Gibbons, the WLS Coordinator with the Huntsville Bariatric Wellness Institute. Kristi (who is not gay, but is giving her support for the group) will be speaking on the expectations of the procedure (which she has had), and will be able to answer any questions regarding the befores and afters of surgery. Also remember, we have a separate break off session for the spouses/partners/significant others 
...the support system for all those facing the prospect of a brand new person being in their lives after wls . So join us on Tuesday, April 6, from 7-8:30 p.m. We hope to see you there.
, 3015 Sparkman Drive. This will be only our second meeting, so we encourage you to spread the word and come on out. At Rainbows of Hope, we're able to address special needs and topics relating to our community and our relationships that can't and won't be readily discussed at a regular wls support meetings. The subjects are enlightening and informative and total confidentiality is recognized and initiated in every group setting. For April, Rainbows of Hope will have a guest speaker, Ms. Kristi Gibbons, the WLS Coordinator with the Huntsville Bariatric Wellness Institute. Kristi (who is not gay, but is giving her support for the group) will be speaking on the expectations of the procedure (which she has had), and will be able to answer any questions regarding the befores and afters of surgery. Also remember, we have a separate break off session for the spouses/partners/significant others ...the support system for all those facing the prospect of a brand new person being in their lives after wls . So join us on Tuesday, April 6, from 7-8:30 p.m. We hope to see you there. 
Topic: RE: Hello Fellow Thespians!
hello!
I am just exploring message boards, and being a singer/actress, I thought I would check in here. I am inspired to read that your much happier on stage now. This makes me feel more confident for when the time comes for me to re-enter the theater. Mine are local community theaters, but the show biz bug is not picky where it bites!
my surgery is on 03.17.04 and I am currently just trying to make sure I pack everything and don't forget my brain while I am at it!
Here is hoping your opening night was a gala, and your run be a successful one!
Mary
Topic: Hello Fellow Thespians!
I just wanted to post that tonight a show I am working on, "Time of My Life" by British playwright Alyn Ayckbourn , has it's preview tonight and we open tomorrow night. I am so thrilled to be back on stage - this is my first show back after WLS last March and I cannot believe I will be celebrating my 1st WLS birthday by acting professionally again. I can certainly say marathon rehearsals arent nearly as draining at 144 lbs less than I was in my last show pre-op but I think I am more present, physically and mentally, as an actor now that I am smaller. I'm still 40 lbs from my goal but even now my acting is sharper because I dont have that little niggling worry about my size clouding character choices and inhibiting my physical characterization. Just wanted to share.
Break a Leg
Jennifer
Dr JK Champion 3/26/03
376/232/190
Topic: RE: Typecast once again!
Hi girls, I use to be really involved with the Community Theater where I use to live. Then I quit trying out because of my weight. I enjoyed it soooooo much. I know how you feel. Hope we can all get back in the groove on the losers side. LOL. Break a Leg!
Love, Tammy
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