Yesterday in London, Ontario, we got a pretty big dumping of snow overnight — enough snow to have to cancel our 10 am performance of Dr. Dolittle Jr., and to cancel all the rehearsals for the day.  Bummer!!!

So what’s a theatre person to do?  Read on for a veritable smorgasbord of boredom busting ideas… theatre-style!

• Listen to Broadway showtunes on Live365
• Watch a DVD of your favourite Broadway-show-turned-film (Les Miserables, Rock of Ages, Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, and so on and so on)…
• …and then watch ALL the special features (“An alternate ending to Rent?  Yes please!”)
• Organize your Playbill collection
• Create your dream cast of your favourite Broadway show with all your friends (“Me as Eponine… Susan as Cosette… John as Marius…”)
• Practice your lines/music/choreo for your next rehearsal
• Organize your rehearsal bag
• Order tickets online to a show you’ve been wanting to see
• Browse Playbill.com and Broadway.com for all the latest buzz and gossip
• Update your resume
• Play Be A Broadway Star
• Put on your favourite show albums and sing along
• Stretch out (try to see if you can improve your split!)
• Play Karaoke Revolution Glee on the Wii (duet on “Defying Gravity”!)
• Paint yourself green, a la Elphaba from Wicked, or try to re-create the makeup from Cats
• Watch the entirety of Legally Blonde: The Musical on Youtube and perfect your “Bend and Snap”
• Make a list of all your dream shows and dream roles
• Start writing that play you’ve been talking about
• Take all of your random costume pieces and put them together in a bin to make a “Tickle Trunk”
• Make a mask
• Make a puppet
• Dig out your sewing machine and make yourself some new costume pieces
• Convince your family to take photos of you (“Mom, I really need new headshots!”)
• Research performing arts schools and universities and see if you meet the entrance requirements (If you currently don’t meet the requirements, figure out how to do so!)
• Check out GuilbeauxFan’s Youtube channel and immerse yourself in Tony Awards performances
• Read scripts
• Watch reruns of Bunheads and sigh over the perfection that is Sutton Foster
• Watch reruns of Smash and sigh over everything (Megan Hilty, Christian Borle, Katherine McPhee, Debra Messing… the list goes on!)
• Sing your favourite showtunes at the top of your voice
• Brave the elements and go to your best friend’s house and re-enact all of Shrek: The Musical
• Sing “Snow” from White Christmas
• Watch the Glee episode “Tina in the Sky with Diamonds” and lament over how unrealistic Rachel being cast as the lead in Funny Girl on Broadway is
• Plan your thank-you speech for when you win your first Tony Award
• Run outside, dance like a maniac and sing the lyrics of “Singin’ in the Rain” but change “rain” to “snow”
• Read about how Broadway performers handle holiday schedules
• Find your favourite actors and theatres on Twitter and follow them (especially Theatre Kid Problems)
• Read What Theatre Should Call Me and agree with EVERYTHING
• Give yourself a facial to repair all the yuckiness from wearing too much stage makeup
• Bake Broadway Brownie Bars
• While you’re at it, figure out how to make a Toledo Surprise
• Start your own theatre blog
• Organize your show photos into a scrapbook
• Re-write the lyrics to “My Favourite Things” with all of your favourite things (“Instagram photos and trips to McDonalds, shopping at Target and eating pink Mentos…”)
• Create an audition tape for American Idol or The Voice
• Email or call all your old castmates and see how everyone’s doing
• Practice speaking in different accents
• Complete a theatre crossword puzzle
• Create some theatre-themed nail polish art
• Perform an interpretive snow dance
• Take a nap and enjoy your unexpected day off!

Got any suggestions on how to spend a snow day, theatre-style?  Share your ideas in the comments!