I will never forget that moment at the end of opening night: running back onto the stage, the spotlight beaming into my eyes and the sound of applause flooding my ears. With a smile that stretched from ear to ear, I took a bow. Before me, the silhouette of the audience rose, until the entire theater was on its feet. I still get goosebumps thinking about it, but it would never have happened if my acting teacher had not persuaded me to take part in the school musical, Sister Act. I was completely opposed to it: One of my greatest fears was singing in front of anyone other than my shower head. As a football and lacrosse player, I would definitely be (feel)out of place in a musical. Those involved in the school theatre are mostly performing arts students, not athletes. It was my junior year and my (thrilling)football season where I had played a leading role, had come to an end, but a new door was about to open for me. For a month I had rejected my teachers persistent requests for me to audition. But the days leading up to the audition I really couldn't stop thinking about it. The idea both excited and scared me. I was very nervous about the prospect of singing in …show more content…
Two weeks later, I was cast as the lead male role, Curtis Jackson. I was immersed in the hysteria of musical theatre, learning lines, choreography, and singing two solos. I was a little over whelmed, scared, excited, and determined. I was new to acting and I did not want to let any of the other actors down. I studied my script every day, and made sure to give my all at every run-through. In the early weeks I would leave every music rehearsal beet-red and dripping with sweat — exhausted from my fear of singing in front of others. When I wasn’t at rehearsal, I was singing my songs in my car and working on my dances moves in the comfort of my
On March 31 I had the pleasure of seeing Hello Dolly at Mandeville High School. As a talented theater student at the school, I take the shows that are put on very seriously. Being involved in the show, helping make set pieces, and working box office brings light to me as an individual, every little helping hand counts. I want to make sure that my school represents theater in the best way possible. With this production put on, I am proud to say that I am a theater student in Mandeville High.
This was the first time I really had to act on stage and it was a challenge. Let me tell you that saying the word “so” to Kira Maddel’s standards is not easy, Sam, Lizzy, and Callen feel me on that. As for Maddy Cox’s Musical Island of Misfit Fairytales, I was upgraded from ensemble to pesant and was pumped about it.
As I walk on the stage, I can see the spotlight shining on me. I can feel the butterflies in my stomach fluttering around. Suddenly, I remember the time when I was a little girl and I followed a butterfly a long ways. I ended up getting lost and wandering around in circles. Finally, I heard our cow’s bell clanking and I found my way home. I smiled as I sang “My coat of many colors that my momma made for me.” Being a singer was all I ever dreamed of.
Meanwhile, my voice inevitably shook in rhythm with the music. I was filled from head to toe with terror, but pushed through it. Why did I agree to do the Christmas show in the first place? I knew I didn’t like talking in front of large groups, so what made me think singing and playing guitar would be fine? Nothing. I was pressured into doing it. “It will be fun!” my neighbor, teacher, and friend Tim said, “Your family will love it!” He was right about the second part, but at least for me, it was far from
It’s a very rewarding feeling knowing you’ve helped someone who has been really struggling, and knowing that they trust you with their problems and that they know they can rely on you for assistance when they need it. Being involved with the musicals is some of the most fun i’ve had in my highschool career. I’ve always tried out for the highschool musical and always gotten a part, and just last year I helped the backstage crew of the middle school musical. Just being a part of it is what I like the most, being a single part in an entire production, and i’m the person who was best fit for that specific part. It makes me feel unique and different knowing that I was picked for that certain part. Last year I got my first actual lead as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard Of Oz. It had to have been the greatest experience of my life, I read my script any chance I could because I wanted to make this the best performance I have ever done, and I feel like I had
It was the first time that someone took a chance on me. I am forever grateful to my directors because it made me realize that hardwork does pay off. I had the biggest surge of confidence and power that I knew that this was something I could never give up. Now almost two years later, I've made it into advanced choir and was casted as a lead in last spring's production of the Music Man. This year I looked forward to another round of nerve wracking auditions in
Every summer I participate in the Musical through our local Parks and Recreation program, and last year the musical was Beauty and the Beast. At first I was apprehensive because this was a musical with few female roles, and our theater department had a plethora of talented female actors. Regardless, I was excited to perform with my friends because my opportunities to perform before I went to college were shrinking. The audition was relaxed, and I even got a callback the next day. The only problem was I had to fly out to Nashville the same day, so I finished my callback and rushed myself to the Kansas City Airport. The cast list was scheduled to come out that evening, and I was receiving anxious texts from my fellow actors. As the plane was
My best friend, Liv, got the part of Belle because she is super accomplished and does all sorts of voice lessons and performs at theaters. My other friends that were in it still had great parts, but were not in as many scenes as Liv. So, we practiced for weeks and weeks until the day finally came to perform. I was so nervous, I could barely eat my lunch that day! The play ended up being super fun! In the end, we put on an incredible production and everyone that saw it loved it. My mom and dad were taken aback that an elementary school could put on a show like
The week before the show I had a basketball ball game and I knew it would conflict with a dress rehearsal. Once I had mustered up enough courage I went to inform my director that I would be missing the next rehearsal. This didn’t sit too well with him. He pulled me aside and for about ten minutes angrily lectured to me the importance of being at rehearsal and continuously mentioned how stupid it was of me to choose basketball over his musical. I had never been so scared in my entire life, and when I returned to rehearsal the day after my game I was not received too pleasantly by my peers in the show. Being one of five freshman in our fifty person cast was already lonely enough but it only got worse until the show ended. It took until my Junior year to gain respect back from some of those people when I was awarded the lead role of The Beast in Beauty and the
I have been involved in theatre ever since middle school. My first official play was in the 8th grade at Farley Middle School: M*A*S*H. My character was Private Sue Todd, a small role but I was able to learn the ropes of theatre performance. After that play in the fall, Hutto High School was putting on its musical:
People remember music and walk out of the theater singing the songs they just heard on stage. They buy cast recordings, memorize the songs, and some, if lucky enough, will play coveted parts in community and regional theaters nationwide.” Overall, even though plays are interesting they don’t always relate or gravitate towards today’s
I sang to my fullest, and i did everything that we did throughout rehearsals. The other two shows flew by amazingly. Even though I am anxious, I could not have ask for a better chance to be the lead rather than
Being with three different cheerleading programs I have made more accomplishments with theatre than cheer ever could’ve offered me. I always appreciate how I was welcomed into drama club with open arms and was given the opportunities that would be cherished
Weeks passed, and our ensemble kept improving. The concert loomed in the near future, and the dress rehearsal was the next day, but I was sure that it would go smoothly.
I was floored whenever I went to the principal’s office to check the cast list. I already knew all of the lyrics, so I was able to perfect the role. Those two performances I put my entire heart out on the stage. I knew I would never get an experience like that again and I cried my eyes out when the curtain