Theatre Admission Essay

Education can open many doors to many opportunities. This can go for many types of education, including sports and physical. One type of educational program that is lacking in my hometown of Utqiagvik, Alaska is that of theatrical education. Theatre, like sports and band, can be an outlet for those who don’t fit in, and it can also be an outlet for storytelling. I’m aiming to earn a Bachelor’s degree in drama/theatre so that I may be able to bring my own knowledge of drama to those of my hometown Utqiagvik, and perhaps the interest in theatre would grow from the small number that we have now.

If I were to further my education in drama and theatre, then I would use my new abilities and education to educate the youth of the community. Barrow High School doesn’t have much of an appreciation for the theatre, since we struggled to have a sufficient amount of actors for our last play presented by our drama club. The few kids we have in our drama club were the students of my social studies teacher from middle school, who also taught theatre after school. It was at that

The entire of community of Utqiagvik can benefit from it, especially the students. Like the many number of young males who turned over a new leaf when they joined football, so can many other students who have been getting into bad habits and who don’t feel like they fit in sports, band, or other extra-curricular activities. With the education in theatre that I can receive, I seek to return the favor by giving back to the community of Utqiagvik in the form of drama and theatre. With all the great stories from the many cultures in the community, we can adapt it into plays that the students can perform themselves. It can be engaging for both students and non-students. Perhaps theatre is exactly what Utqiagvik needs, and with an education in the art form, I can be able to supply Barrow with its unseen thirst for the dramatic