Basil Method 2: Undetected Stardom

I have to agree with JJ. The drama department can provide one with an excessive amount of popularity if one plays their cards right. For example, doing what she mentioned and becoming amazing at theater, then impressing everyone and being modest about it. Even though that may be the most efficient way, MY version ends with a few more benefits.

1. No preparation is required prior to freshman year. In fact, you can do this even if you severely suck at singing and acting.

2. Either purposely or unknowingly bomb the audition completely. That's right, bomb it. That is, unless, your musical cuts people. Then you'll have to figure out how to be bad, but not bad enough to get cut.

3. The previous step should land you a nice juicy place in the ensemble. Good. This is because the ensemble consists of more people than the leads. As a lead, the ensemble kids basically fear you except for a select few. These select few are the ones that in this method, you must become close with.

4. Spend time joking around with the ensemble members that know the leads. Through these ensemble members, you can get to know the junior and senior leads. However, for this method, knowing the junior leads will be better.

5. Finish the play with several cast friends who have leads or will probably get them next year.

6. Search through your desk drawer until you find the remote from the movie, "Click". Now fast forward to the auditions for the musical next year.

7. This is the audition where you go all out. Blow everyone away by either showing your true voice or using a genie or magical giraffe to get an amazing voice.

8. Snag a semi-good part due to the fantabulous audition.

9. Because of your hard work last year, you've already made friends with the junior leads from last year, who have now become this year's senior leads. Their friends are also yours, and the little freshmen will look up to you due to your semi-awesome role.

10. In the end, this leaves you with a hefty supply of admirers, friends in all grades (due to your ensemble-ing last year) as well as a lack of people who hate you for getting a lead in freshmen year, since you were in the ensemble, as freshmen should be :) Oh, and you have the "Click" remote, too.

~Basil~