Page 11 of Come to Me
But I choose LA. It's warmer, cheaper, farther away from home.
Win, win, and big win.
"I'm listening," I respond cautiously.
"And, as an aspiring actress, you no doubt wanted to appear on Broadway?" she continues, her tone smug.
I swallow. "Broadway?"
Who wouldn't want to be on Broadway, with her name in lights on a marquee, performing in a historic theater every night?
Broadway. Of course I fucking want to be on Broadway.
The air leaves my lungs as I think about it.
Broadway. Broad-fucking-way. It's not possible. I must be dreaming. There's no way I'm going to have a part on Broadway. I can't compete with full-time theater actors and those parts don't go to B-list TV stars.
They go to serious film actors. The kind who win Oscars.
"And, darling, I know how you adore Tennessee Williams."
"What?" I gasp, my heart pounding.
"Ah, so do I finally have your attention?" she croons.
"Yes. God, yes. Tell me."
"Do you remember Kyle Lee, the producer from that movie...Golden State,wasn't it?"
"Yeah." We met once during production and had a thirty-minute conversation about my largely irrelevant character. He was nice enough, but it didn't seem like I made an impression.
"He's got some sort of family connection and he's in charge of a revival ofA Streetcar Named Desire."
"If you're fucking with me, I swear..."
"Never," Corine reassures me. "He wants you to play Blanche."
My heart skips in my chest.
Blanche DuBois.
He wants me to play Blanche DuBois. One of the best fucking characters in American theater. He wants me to play Blanche DuBois in a Broadway revival ofA Streetcar Named Desire.
There's no way this is real.
"Corine, I swear. If you're just leading me on here..."
"I have the contract right here." I hear papers shuffling in the background.
"What?" That's too fast, too easy.
"Well, Mr. Lee is lacking in the organizational department. He wants you in New York as soon as you're done withModel Citizen."
"But that's in eight days."
My stomach drops at that important piece of information.
"I know. It's sudden. But it's Tennessee Williams, Alyssa! You won't get this chance again."
