Personal Essay: My Dream Of Acting

This is about my dream of acting. Ever since I was a small girl, I have always wanted to perform in shows, movies, plays, anything! I just loved acting and singing, they were my passions. I loved seeing different types of actors and actresses, with different talents, bring their characters to life! The first time I had seen play, I was about 11 or 12. We were in New York City for my cousin’s birthday. My aunt and uncle had taken us to Broadway to view the play version of Aladdin. It was magical! I had never seen a play in person before, only from videos. The way the actors delved into their character, bringing them to life on stage, had me wanting to jump up on stage and join them! It was then that I realized one of my dreams. I wanted to become

I didn’t know who they were and how I could portray them. A week after auditions, the cast list went up. I checked for my name, and saw it on ‘Ensemble.’ My heart died at my casting. I didn’t make Natalie. I was upset for days, wishing I had done a better job, or did a different character. Anything would have been better than Ensemble. I didn’t want to be a background character.
After we started having practices, I began to slowly like the play. It started with practicing the songs, which I loved! Singing makes me happy, so to be able to sing something as good as Elvis Presley, made me proud to be part of the production. We learned the dances, which was difficult, since I don’t really dance. I had even made several friends from the production. I was happy and excited to be part of something as great and big as this.
On opening night, I was nervous. We would be performing in front of tons of people I did not know. I just hoped I didn’t mess up or that nothing too bad happened. After the first few songs and scenes, I was very confident and sure of the night. We received a major applause and I felt happy. I wanted to do this again. I wanted to be part of another show. It gave me something to do. It gave me a