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Question 11

Question 11: Take 4 minutes and tell your partner your life story in as much detail as possible.

Kurt's phone rang in his pocket:

"Hello."

"Hello, Kurt?"

"Hi Artie, what's new?"

"I'll be directing a film in New York. I arrived last week for the auditions."

Kurt held his phone with his shoulder to use his hands to open the door:

"And only now you're calling me? We need to see each other!"

Artie chuckled on the other side of the line:

"We will. But first, I need your help."

"Shoot; what do you need?"

"I need a drama student like yourself to check some auditions for me and help me choose my cast."

"Sure, will do. Send the auditions and script and I'll give you my opinion."

"Thank you, Kurt. You're a life saver."

They hung up from the phone. Kurt went to Blaine's just to check it was indeed empty – Blaine had said he'd be out with some friends that night. He adjusted something to eat in the kitchen, made some coffee and opened his computer to check the material Artie had sent.

It was a musical about dates and Tinder and how relationships work nowadays. Nothing too fancy. Maybe the vocal arrangements were challenging and Artie would need a better singer than actor. He made some notes and went on to the auditions. The first girl could act and sing but seemed to shy to do the more heated scenes the script required. She must have been in desperate need of a job (as were most actors in New York) to have auditioned. The next boy had a lisp. Most couldn't sing. Some sang like birds but couldn't act for the life of them. Kurt began to feel his eyes getting tired. He'd watch one more and call it a day.

He hit play on the next audition and a familiar face appeared on the screen:

"Hello, my name is Blaine Anderson, I'm 21 from Ohio. I'm an undergraduate student of musical theater at NYADA."

Kurt's attention was caught. Should he be watching Blaine's audition without telling him? Should he call Artie and say he was biased on the choice? Before he could decide what to do, the video was rolling and, after a few words from Artie, Blaine was beginning to sing and Kurt couldn't take his eyes off his best friend.

"I'll be singing some bars from Safer, from the musical First Date.

When you've felt so alone since
The moment of brith
And you're struggled to find
Your own true sense of worth

When it seems there is no one
Across this whole earth
To depend upon, you carry on
Just like you always do

'Cause it's safer to rely on you.
Oh, it's safer to rely on you.

Seen a million movies
All selling true love.
Fantasies I'm not sure
That I'm worthy of.

Caution to the wind
My heart's been on display.
Still the end result is
It's not gone my way.

So when I date some new guy
Who's a deadbeat or jerk
At least I'm not so crushed
When it all doesn't work...

When you once, unafraid,
Wore your heart on your sleeve
And the ones that you loved
Chose to just turn and leave