I have just done the last weekend of High School Musical at Ogunquit playhouse and after doing the show one weekend every month for 6 months, it's been quite a ride. Coming out of this experience has really showed me the mastery of this art form (drama) that I have so come to love. The people I worked with were so focused on their character that it took them to a different realm. As I worked around this sort of talent, I am learning to do this as well. There is just something about losing myself in a complete whimsical fiction that excites me greatly. I love becoming someone I'm not. Not that I don't like who I am, but just the fact that I am able to experience life in another's shoes (even if it is just pretend). After reading the play "The Rivals" and reading of Lydia's fantasies about how she wants to be wooed and loved it reminded me of why I love to act. In real life love is not something that most are able to control, but through theater, you can. Also working with the same people for so long, you really become a family and get to know them well. I will miss all the people I met, but I will be visiting them in their prestigious acting schools and in their awesome plays when I someday see them on Broadway. Even though I probably won't do a lot of theatre after high school, I will always love and cherish the art of acting.
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CE: congrats! I really think that type of committment to the arts (acting, etc) is fascinating. I could NEVER do it but I watch people and they seem so natural doing it. Keep at it, I say.
That should read "commitment." Whatever.
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