Chapter 24 Flashcards
(46 cards)
Nick ____ the script pages, looking all shy and hopeful.
lowers
The room is dead silent. Nobody looks at each other. Nobody speaks. we’re all too terrified to say what we really think. Even Uncle Doug is ______________________.
at loss for words
Then Evelyn leaps to her feet, ___________________ like mad.
applauding
I had no idea you were so talented, Evelyn _____.
gushes
He _____ his hand out and Nick shakes it. Welcome to the cast.
juts
gushes means
speak or write with effusiveness or exaggerated enthusiasm. “a nice old lady reporter who covers the art openings and gushes about everything”
For the next three hours, a _______________________ of actors _______ my family room.
wide assortment; files thru
I had no idea what kind of ____________ to expect, but it certainly wasn’t this many people. And all would be going just fine _________________ the two giant horseflies in the soup.
if not for
Not that you would know this by the ________________________ her face during the readings.
grin plastered on
And then there’s Uncle Doug, who’s acting like a _______________ five-year-old with Tourette’s.
cracked out
And then there’s Uncle Doug, who’s acting like a cracked-out five-year-old with Tourette’s. Scribbling his notes on the paper towels we put out to use as napkins. Fidgeting like he’s got ants in his pants. __________________________. And mumbling inappropriate things at inappropriate times.
chain-smoking
Could you at least wait until they leave? I say when the latest actresss exits, __________________________.
her sobs ringing in my ears
Carry on without me. I ‘ll _______ the video replay.
catch
slack-jawed
I stare at him, _______________. My drama teacher. Only I forget to whisper.
slack-jawed
I know what you are thinking: why does someone ____________________ want to be in this movie?
of my calibre
Well because someone like me will ______________________________ an entirely new level. Let me show you how the pros do it.
raise the production to
Mr. Nestman ______________ Jack’s lines without even waiting for Helen to read Stacy’s intro line.
dives right in to
He ________ and __________ the room, ________ like crazy, his arms gesturing wildly like he’s fending off a snowball attack.
flouces and leaps around ; emoting
Mr. Nestman declares when he’s finished, bowing ________________.
with a hand flourish
Coop calls out to Nick, who’s _______ the kitchen / waiting room. Send in the next one!
manning
There’s Douchbag Dan, who’s even more of a ______ than Mr. Nestman.
ham
a ham means
a ham
A ham is someone who says or does silly things to be the center of attention. Although anyone can be a ham, you’ll often see this with children who are around unfamiliar adults.
That kid is such a ham. When Aunt Lori came over for dinner, he spent the entire time talking in a pirate voice and saying “arr”. She thought it was hilarious, so he just kept up his routine the whole night.
a brothel
cathouse
