Chapter 16 - The March of the Siamese Children

Some production of The King and I

Cassandra's first time on stage occurred at the age of four when she played a yawning munchkin in a neighborhood production of the Wizard of Oz. At that time her name was still Siobhan Bobker and her performance went understandably unnoticed. This would not even be worth mentioning if the role were not the first in a decade of small shows in which young Siobhan was an invisible chorus child. From Siamese Child to Von Trapp child to Depression Orphan to Orphan Pickpocket she learned at a young age the importance of being part of a whole. We can be certain that, even at the age of four, Cassandra was in possession of enough of acting ability to captivate all of the community theatres put together, but something inside her told her to keep this to herself and to play the lowliest parts first. Besides, she could never have appeared on stage in a curly red wig