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Personal Narrative: The Drowsy Chaperone

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The opportunity to perform as a sultry and stupid Latin man seldom presents itself to a 14-year-old white girl. Yet, in the winter of my 8th grade year, I graced the stage for eleven nights as Aldolpho-- a bumbling Spanish lover -- and fake seduced my best friend for a plot to halt a wedding in the musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. Theatre presents wild opportunities. In the eight years of performing, I sung as an operatic wardrobe, sold women to China as a fake Asian, danced as scarecrow who only need a brain, and much, much more. I exist in a world of fake eyelashes, egos the size of Australia, character shoes and confusing cast lists. I love the theatre world and as I enter adulthood, I hope to share that love with others for many years to come. …show more content…

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