Reflection Of An Acting Class

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It all started in my senior of high school when I decided that I wanted to go for something a bit dramatic and use my creative style so I took an acting class..On August 14,2015 school had been in session for just a week now and it so happens that this week our teacher has assigned

I walked into this big room with a section in the back filled with rows of red seats and the middle part was about 24 great rows of seats with stairs going along the side like you would see in a movie theatre and then there was this big empty stage. The stage floor that seems to just be polished with this white wall and red curtains on stage left there was the American Flag on the flagpole with 4 small steps right by it and on stage right it was just 4 marble steps with yellow …show more content…

The lesson I had learned by taking this step to just go for acting it was fun, I would’ve of never known that I would have liked and what it was like to put everything together to make it into a great performance and knowing that it takes a lot of work to make this performance also seem fun but interesting to the audience/crowd that they would get a kick out of it. Also, I learned it doesn’t hurt to try new things whether it’s an activity, a sport, a new language, or vacation, you can find out so many new ideas that help you figure out what you like; You have to put yourself out there in order to know the outcome of things and from this experience from my acting class I have learned better communication skills and better ways to network when it comes to assignment or work. Additionally, from taking this acting class that I thought I would do terrible in and regret it; I started trying brand new things and I’m finding stuff out that I would’ve never known that was shocking or finding out more things I like. Overall the lesson I learned didn 't be afraid to be out of my comfort zone and try new

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