Descriptive Essay On Theatre

When the heat from the spotlight hits my face, blurring my vision of the dark abyss in front of me; my heart begins to race. I take a deep breath and enter the world that is known as the world of Theatre. When I am on stage, portraying a character from a far off land, or a playing the role of an everyday Joe, I know I am not the perfect actor. Perfectionism is not realistic, although, wither I am acting, doing a project for school, or just doing my daily routine, I will strive to do my very best.

In the world of theatre, you have many ups and downs. Sometimes your audience does not get a joke, or a critique gives you a bad review, or maybe rehearsals are longer than expected and you miss out on dinner with your family...multiple times. All these things and more are just some of the lows, but the highs take you to new heights. When everyone from the cast takes their bow at the end of a show, you think of all the time and sweat that went into the show, meanwhile the crowd is going wild and the applause is so loud that it echoes in your ear all the way home. Things like this are what make this profession worthwhile.

When I am on stage, I get a feeling. It is something that I only feel when I am performing. When I walked on stage to perform in my first production, I felt something in the room that I cherish to this day. It was the

I have also noticed that acting is much more than going on stage with fancy lights and reciting some words that some guy from the 1500’s; It is pouring out emotions onto the stage, enticing a crowd to listen to a story. The rush of standing in front of a large crowd, feeding off their energy, helping people laugh, and cry; This is what gives me life. Theatre is not just a hobby, it is a way of life; a lifestyle. As cheesy as it may sound, theatre is my