Bye-Bye Birdie Career Analysis

In 2007 I was in the musical “Bye Bye Birdie”, I thought nothing of it at the time, it was just something my whole school participated in so I decided to join in. I was in the ensemble so I kind of just stood in the back and went through the motions. As I became older and was getting better and more interested i started getting roles in shows. Having a part really impacted my public speaking and confidence in front of crowds. In 2010 i took a short break from theatre, I moved from my hometown in Westchester County, NY to a place I had never heard of before, This of course was the ever so exciting Middletown, CT. Moving to a new place at the age of 9 was hard for me, i didn't have many friends and unfortunately a lot of the students loved to …show more content…
After weeks and weeks of rehearsing, figuring out sets, lights, and sound it came to the performances. Everyone was really nervous because we were under a new director but, i had confidence it would go well. After opening night my director told me that for it being my first time i did the best she has ever seen. When i heard that i knew taking that leadership position was worth it. The second night of the show about an hour before curtain my mom came backstage and said she had to leave. My grandfather had just passed away and she wanted to be with her sisters and mother. Even though i was completely devastated i had learned from many years of theatre that the show must go on. I shed a few tears and immediately continued with putting on microphones and doing sound checks. I was sitting in the booth checking to make sure everyone was ready and decided to call curtain. At this time the same announcement we say every night about flash photography and candy wrappers droned on and on but, to my surprise, at the very end I heard “This show is dedicated to Tara Hightower's grandfather”, I couldn't contain