“Who wouldn’t mind being a man?” My hand shot up. I was willing to do anything and everything to be onstage whether it be a mailman in “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” or being a wooden boy in “Shrek the musical”. My hand raises because I know every part counts. I know that every part I recieve will shape me into the artist I want to be: knowledgeable. Any education I can receive from theatre I will jump for the opportunity. Whether it be the lead in a musical or interning in a nearby theater’s business department. High school theatre is the purest form of art. These teens who are stereotyped as uncaring and non creative get to show that they can be enthusiastic and hard-working through singing, dancing, and storytelling. You see that girl walk down the hallway and never know she can do a triple pirouette. You see that guy …show more content…
I resonate Goodwill or Playto's Closet with every one. Costumes, stage makeup, and expressing oneself onstage is freeing. That’s what theatre means to me: freedom. An open door to new experiences, new friends, and new education. Every experience I have with theatre is new and uncensored. Uncensored criticisms that help the show, and myself, grow. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t interested in the performing art because it is mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting. I can’t help what I want to do. Performing absorbed me but it was not originally what I wanted in my life. Flashback to Junior Vaudeville in middle school. I was given one line to say and I almost choked. It was exhilarating, nevertheless, and I signed myself up for classes both semesters for freshman year. As time goes on and comfort takes over, I was immediately immersed into a culture I did not want to let go. Every show is the possibly the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done, but well worth every bag under my