Polly Gershwin's Crazy For You

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At the age of sixteen, I had been doing community theater for a couple of years at The Quincy Music Theater. In this particular season, there was one show I wanted to do with all of my heart, Crazy For You by George and Ira Gershwin. The female lead in this musical is Polly Baker and she would sing some of my favorite songs such as “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “Embraceable You”. The problem was I was sixteen and would be competing with college students for this role. This, however, didn’t scare me it only strengthened my resolve to fully prepare and bring my best to this audition. This experience is one of many, that demonstrates my character. Even from a young age, I considered it natural to accept challenges just beyond my capability,

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