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Character: Jesse St. James
Series: Glee
Character Age: 17
Canon: In the TV show Glee, high school show choir is Serious Business and god help you if you tell anyone in the series otherwise. The show follows a glee club director who brings a scrappy bunch of high school students together to make them into a formidable group known as "New Directions". With Rachel Berry, the group's overbearing diva, as the lead female singer, New Directions seems destined for success as they head towards Regionals. However, they face stiff competition from the reigning National champion - the cutthroat Vocal Adrenaline, a group so dedicated to performing that some of the members are rumored to be taking HGH. In other words? They're kind of scary intense. Their lead vocalist is Jesse St. James, a charismatic young man and Rachel's newest love interest.
As a self-described "drama queen", Jesse St. James loves himself and thinks he is amazingly awesome. However, he has every reason to believe this; he does, after all, have a full ride to UCLA, a coveted lead position in a top-ranking glee club, massive popularity, and a three year winning streak at Nationals. While he's completely confident in his abilities, Jesse can come off as intense and even over the top, referencing musicals to refer to his state of mind or challenging a rival for "his girl" to a sing-off in the parking lot. He's a theater kid through and through, and makes no apologies for who he is. But unlike Rachel, who carries similar qualities, Jesse's passion has made him popular in his school. While Jesse had his sights set on taking Nationals for a fourth time, he suddenly fell for Rachel and went as far as to transfer to her school (and glee club!) so that they could openly be together. Is it possible that Jesse is too good to be true?
Note: in America, the state abbreviation for Louisiana is "LA".
Sample Post:
Hi, I'm Jesse St. James. You might have heard of me, even out here in the sticks: three-time national champion as the lead vocalist in Vocal Adrenaline, the nation's most distinguished show choir? Please, I know you're all in awe, but I'm going to have to ask you to pick up your jaws - you're going to need those. You see, I like to do community service because it's my gift to the public, and UCLA had a few suggestions for me in terms of where my abilities would be best suited. That's the university I'm going to in the fall - it's in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure they got their "LA"s mixed up since I somehow ended up out here instead of somewhere around there. But who am I to turn down an opportunity like this? Particularly when you're clearly desperately in need of my assistance.
So, what am I going to be helping all of you with? Well, it's rather simple - I'm going to offer you my expertise as a professional vocalist and reconnect you to the joys of music. As the sage Andrew Lloyd Webber once said, "love never dies", and neither does a passion for music, despite your current undead state. And while it's fairly clear that some of you are ... lacking in some physical respects as performers, I'm not the kind of guy who will judge you because of that. Let's have a quick show of hands. How many of you still have your tongues intact? Okay, good. The rest of you who don't, step to the side. While I'm afraid there's not much I can do with your singing if you're missing a vital body part, you still have potentially promising futures as back-up dancers. Just wait here for a bit - I've got an idea for a routine that involves Britney Spears, sparklers, and synchronised scapula spinning.
Alright. As for the rest of you, let's get started. The key to being a great performer is to feel your material, to emotionally connect to it. For example, what drives you? What makes you thirst an almost unquenchable thirst? What makes you long with the passion of a thousand suns to the point where your heart feels as though it could burst through your chest? What is that one thing? ... of course, brains. I do realize that you're all zombies and this means you have more obstacles to overcome than most normal human beings aside from philistines and director Chris Columbus. However, I was hoping you'd be a little less Stephen Sondheim and a little more Rodgers and Hammerstein circa Oklahoma!.
We can work with this, though. Consider the passion you have for that grey matter and channel that into the song itself. Whatever it is, you must sell it to your audience. Let them feel the longing that you feel when you stare stoically at a sizable cerebellum, the anger that simmers in the depths of your soul as well as the scraps of your stomach. And once you've integrated that into your very mind, an excellent show face can only magnify its effect on your audience. With a wide-eyed smile and emotion oozing from every pore you still have, anyone can believe that the words emanating from the melody that you emit come from your unbeating heart. Come on now, let's give it a spin. Okay everyone, look alive!
... Oh, right. Well, we can't have everything, can we? Still, let's work with what we've got. From the top!
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Series: Glee
Character Age: 17
Canon: In the TV show Glee, high school show choir is Serious Business and god help you if you tell anyone in the series otherwise. The show follows a glee club director who brings a scrappy bunch of high school students together to make them into a formidable group known as "New Directions". With Rachel Berry, the group's overbearing diva, as the lead female singer, New Directions seems destined for success as they head towards Regionals. However, they face stiff competition from the reigning National champion - the cutthroat Vocal Adrenaline, a group so dedicated to performing that some of the members are rumored to be taking HGH. In other words? They're kind of scary intense. Their lead vocalist is Jesse St. James, a charismatic young man and Rachel's newest love interest.
As a self-described "drama queen", Jesse St. James loves himself and thinks he is amazingly awesome. However, he has every reason to believe this; he does, after all, have a full ride to UCLA, a coveted lead position in a top-ranking glee club, massive popularity, and a three year winning streak at Nationals. While he's completely confident in his abilities, Jesse can come off as intense and even over the top, referencing musicals to refer to his state of mind or challenging a rival for "his girl" to a sing-off in the parking lot. He's a theater kid through and through, and makes no apologies for who he is. But unlike Rachel, who carries similar qualities, Jesse's passion has made him popular in his school. While Jesse had his sights set on taking Nationals for a fourth time, he suddenly fell for Rachel and went as far as to transfer to her school (and glee club!) so that they could openly be together. Is it possible that Jesse is too good to be true?
Note: in America, the state abbreviation for Louisiana is "LA".
Sample Post:
Hi, I'm Jesse St. James. You might have heard of me, even out here in the sticks: three-time national champion as the lead vocalist in Vocal Adrenaline, the nation's most distinguished show choir? Please, I know you're all in awe, but I'm going to have to ask you to pick up your jaws - you're going to need those. You see, I like to do community service because it's my gift to the public, and UCLA had a few suggestions for me in terms of where my abilities would be best suited. That's the university I'm going to in the fall - it's in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure they got their "LA"s mixed up since I somehow ended up out here instead of somewhere around there. But who am I to turn down an opportunity like this? Particularly when you're clearly desperately in need of my assistance.
So, what am I going to be helping all of you with? Well, it's rather simple - I'm going to offer you my expertise as a professional vocalist and reconnect you to the joys of music. As the sage Andrew Lloyd Webber once said, "love never dies", and neither does a passion for music, despite your current undead state. And while it's fairly clear that some of you are ... lacking in some physical respects as performers, I'm not the kind of guy who will judge you because of that. Let's have a quick show of hands. How many of you still have your tongues intact? Okay, good. The rest of you who don't, step to the side. While I'm afraid there's not much I can do with your singing if you're missing a vital body part, you still have potentially promising futures as back-up dancers. Just wait here for a bit - I've got an idea for a routine that involves Britney Spears, sparklers, and synchronised scapula spinning.
Alright. As for the rest of you, let's get started. The key to being a great performer is to feel your material, to emotionally connect to it. For example, what drives you? What makes you thirst an almost unquenchable thirst? What makes you long with the passion of a thousand suns to the point where your heart feels as though it could burst through your chest? What is that one thing? ... of course, brains. I do realize that you're all zombies and this means you have more obstacles to overcome than most normal human beings aside from philistines and director Chris Columbus. However, I was hoping you'd be a little less Stephen Sondheim and a little more Rodgers and Hammerstein circa Oklahoma!.
We can work with this, though. Consider the passion you have for that grey matter and channel that into the song itself. Whatever it is, you must sell it to your audience. Let them feel the longing that you feel when you stare stoically at a sizable cerebellum, the anger that simmers in the depths of your soul as well as the scraps of your stomach. And once you've integrated that into your very mind, an excellent show face can only magnify its effect on your audience. With a wide-eyed smile and emotion oozing from every pore you still have, anyone can believe that the words emanating from the melody that you emit come from your unbeating heart. Come on now, let's give it a spin. Okay everyone, look alive!
... Oh, right. Well, we can't have everything, can we? Still, let's work with what we've got. From the top!
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