I caught the acting bug in third grade. For my first play, I memorized an audition piece with my mom’s help and proceeded to secure the lead part. My parents helped me memorize all of my lines to a degree that everyone in the house knew them-- even my four year-old brother. I fell in love with performing, and I auditioned every year afterwards. Once my freshman year approached, I checked out a script and read through it, trying to decide which role I could best embody. I decided to audition for the part of Miss Paddy. She had two lines in the entire play, but I only wanted a small part since I was still adjusting to a busy high school schedule. I tried out with all of the rage and humor that came with the role. I truly thought that I nailed …show more content…
I was pleasantly surprised when I looked at the cast list the next week and found that I earned a role. My love of acting was renewed. Senior year arrived, and I hoped to earn a part for my last high school production. I auditioned, but I didn’t feel as confident as I have in the past. As I left my audition, I told my parents, “I didn’t do well trying out for the lead. I couldn’t figure out what kind of personality to use because the character is so dynamic and has no distinct traits.” Yet again, my mom cheered me up, telling me how much she loved me and how it would not be the end of the world if I did not get a part. The cast list was not posted until the end of the next day. I went through the entire day telling everyone who asked that didn’t think I auditioned well. The time seemed to drag on forever. Finally it reached the end of the day, and I slowly made my way to the list. I made my way through a small crowd of people, silently telling myself that the world would go on. As I made my way up the list, I was happy to see that many of my friends received roles. My eyes finally reached the top of the list, where my name was posted next to the lead character’s
I practically begged my mom to let me audition, the number was from the Broadway production Chicago and I was practically on cloud 9 just from the idea that they may be doing the number. I worked my mother for a good week, my name already on the list of auditioners as it was. When she finally allowed me to audition for the number I was thrilled, and my stomach was getting butterflies already.
I pretty much felt like an outcast when I began high school. Most of my classmates still had their friends from middle school, whereas mine went to the neighboring high school. Having social anxiety really didn’t help me either. It was hard for me to make eye contact with others or even bother to introduce myself to new people. In the first few weeks of high school, something had caught my eye. There were flyers advertising auditions for ‘The Little Mermaid’ production. Taking the risk, I decided to audition. Through the auditorium doors there was a grey table with upperclassmen talking to other students. Located on the table were different character scripts and a clipboard for signing in. One of the strangers approached
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.
Whether it is on the stage acting out roles in a school musical or up in the booth working the lights when I am part of a show I feel at home. It wasn’t until eighth grade until I began to enjoy acting. Our school had a mandatory eighth-grade play in which all eighth graders were required to participate. At the time I wasn’t too sure about the play. The show was The Little Mermaid, and being a typical eighth-grade boy, I thought the show was too “girly.” It wasn't until I received a call-back that I became interested in the show. I remember I ran home to my dad and after asking him what a call-back was, I asked if he could help me in any way possible to get the role of Prince
Which brings me to Sister act, BEST. MUSICAL. EVER. Not only did I get to play the role of Sister Mary Patrick, my spirit animal, but I got to sing a ton of fun music with my sistas.
I didn’t let her hurt me from run into this role. She was like a monster in my nightmare. Until, I finished my dance with a split and my hands making little stars. After that, the judges told everyone their winner for the role at the end of the auditions. Ava - They told me I won, then I stared at Lily, and started laughing at her.
Hurriedly walking into the Center for Arts and Theater, I rushed to sign in and see what I could do since I wasn’t the most punctual person that day. I wasn’t significantly late, but call time was at 6:30 and I had walked in at 6:45. Being fifteen minutes late in theatre is a big deal, even if you are not an actor. Luckily I wasn’t really responsible for many props, so my
I became interested in becoming a actor. My 8th grade year I joined the drama club with my friend Craig. We auditioned for a play called Isolation. The director stated he was only going to choose 11 good actors because the play is going to be used for the UIL competition. A week later the drama club director posted who all made cuts. I was in such disbelief when I found out that I made the cut to become one of the main characters in the play. I played a character name Tad in the play. The play was about four friends who broke into a school gym in became locked inside of it. While in the gym the one of the characters killed two of his friends and himself. It was an excellent play. I stayed after school daily to ensure I knew my lines out of the script. I would even go home and have my mom to go over the script with me. I felt well prepared about the play. Two days before we performed the play at UIL, we performed it for the school. I was nervous to see so many people in the audience but that didn't stop me from performing well. After the play there were many of my friends and teachers approaching me telling how good I
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
Dating back to ancient Greek theater in the sixth century BC, acting has tremendously evolved and become more than the plays acted in the Roman period. As it continues to evolve until this day, it is important to look into history to understand the present era of the career in acting. For Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, acting is “the right management of the voice to express various emotions,” considered to be a talent rather than a skill to be taught. While growing in Greece, the acting field was supported by a lack of subtleness and a great variety of huge costumes; all played in outdoor theaters with books, the written version of the play, written by Euripides and Sophocles. Despite the expansion in Greek theaters, acting as an art began to decline during ...
At this point in time everyone knew their title role for the show and we immediately began working. My team would work night and day getting everything ready for opening night. Andrea and I knew the play like the balk of our hand and were prepared for everything. Time flew by quickly, and before we knew it the date we had been practicing for had finally arrived. Both the crew and cast were extremely nerves.
As we were approaching tech week I was already getting sad to leave the cast, thinking I would have to wait a long time untill I get to work with a group as amazing as they were and will always be. I had been thinking about that for a few days, when Tess approached me during Chinese and asked me if I was auditioning for MTT after school that day. I don’t remember what I said to Tess, but I spent the rest of the day debating if I should and being extremely stressed out about it. Then it was after school and I found myself outside R100 thinking it would be a good way to spend more time with people from fall play two.
I'll never forget the time I made it into my high school's variety show during my freshman year. Every student has dreams of being the most popular kid in school. I was the quiet kid in school. I never caused any trouble, I never asked questions and I never started conversations. I wanted to be popular, but I knew that I needed a new image. I always enjoyed music; I always thought the drums were cool, so I began to play the drums. I formed a band with a few of my friends in hope to gain little popularity. In order for us to get our peer's attention, we had to try out for the variety show. I would have never imagined that playing in the variety show for my peers would transform me from a nobody into a somebody. I had two main goals that I wanted to get from being in the variety show: to gain recognition from the students and to play music on stage in front of a large audience.
Every since I can remember I have liked to watch movies, I would never watch a scary
I got really happy. It felt like all of my wishes blossomed into the fabric of reality. Other friends started asking me questions about my selection and my answer was “E”. Later, I found that the selection was not published yet and the news was just a prank. I was heart-broken by my friend’s treachery which made me look like a salt miner-undermining the truth among my