Personal Narrative-Repertory Theater

In 4th grade I was invited to see a friend of mine in the stage production of "Charolette's Web." I was entranced by what was happening in front of me. Real life people on a stage with a crowd people watching. The theatre I saw the production at was called Spotlight Theatre and every time Spotlight did a performance, they gave away a cookie cake to one of the audience members. As luck would have it, I was the winner that day. I was asked to come up to the stage and receive my cake from some of the cast members. As I received the cake and looked out upon the crowd filled with lit up faces, I realized that this was where I belonged. I felt energized and happy unlike anything I had ever felt before. Later that year I would see myself audition
There were new people and new rules to get accustomed to, but I managed to fit in quite well and that is were I made a new family that I would spend my high school career with. I now enter my fourth year in the program and was blessed to receive the "best actor in the state" award at our state competition. That award was a dream come true because I saw great actors in the past receive it and now it was my time to step up and be the actor I have trained to be. Now as my year comes to a close, I am sadened that it is almost over, but I also rejoice in what it has done for me. It is not just a theatre class to do silly productions in, but a class that has helped me become a better human. I learned interaction and kindness towards others. I learned leadership and confidence when it was needed and most importantly, I learned that the future is not defined by one small moment. I use to worry so much about what came next rather than focusing on the now. I now see that the future will be okay no matter what I get on my ACT or how my math exam goes. There is so much more to life than being stressed all day long. I am grateful for my experiences in Repertory theatre and would not ever forget them. Not