Later, at dinner, one of the faculty members said the students were very impressed at my performance, and are already spreading the word that I'm a cool professor.
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Piano Teacher
Today I had a job interview at a liberal arts college in Minnesota. As part of the process, I taught a film studies class, where I gave a lecture on sound in science fiction movies. Then, after meetings with various administrators, there was "meet-and-greet" where students would have a chance to chat with me and eat free cookies. Two girls, both archetypal film students (one with the bright red lipstick/1940s hairdo look, the other sporting Buddy Holly glasses and bleach blonde pigtails beneath a pageboy cap), showed up at the reception. They marched over, told me they really liked my lecture, and asked "Will you be in our movie? We're filming upstairs right now." I said "Sure!... What do you want me to do?" They confessed that when I walked into their class to start my lecture, the first thing they said to one another was "She would be perfect to play the piano teacher." I told them that I have a remarkable lack of musical talent, but would be happy to pass myself off as a piano teacher for the sake of cinema. We hustled upstairs, they put me on my mark and gave me my lines, and soon it was all "Quiet on set...Action!"
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2 comments:
You bear no resemblance whatsoever to the piano teacher I had, and trust me, that's a compliment!
Maybe they were casting for a professorial and quirky piano teacher with excellent English usage and untold Girl Guide knowledge? I want to see the movie, and am excited about your job prospects!
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