Never Give Up on Your Dreams
Loud cheers, big rounds of applause that can be heard from the entire continent, and people throwing flowers my way as they shout my name. The echo bounced from wall to wall waking everything in its presence. Bright lights shining upon me, bringing everything to life. Ever since I was a little girl, acting has always been a passion of mine. My life consisted of being on and off the stage. At the age of eight, I performed in my first show. The show was portrayed around bullying and I played the bullied. It taught me what is deemed acceptable aside from what is considered demeaning. That day, I fell head over heels with acting.
Acting became a part of this life that I did not know I was living. Everything about acting excited me. Playing different characters and having multiple personalities sparked something deep inside of me. I found that it was easier being a fictional character that had her own set of rules. It all changed when I got the news that I was to depart from the life I had known all my life, to one where I would feel like a lonely rock mixed in with millions of other small particles. Later on in life, I struggled to get into acting again, after a couple of tries I had finally succeeded.
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I teach others like me who have been lost at one point in time. So far, we have put on quite a few shows. Today, my students have brought with them a past memory and they will be acting it out. The activity is all about raw emotions. This one kid gets on stage and seems to be a little shy getting it together. I come up to help him, “broaden your shoulders, look your audience in the eyes, and show them how fearless you are. Now, step a few inches back and scream out the first word that comes to mind.” I stepped off the stage and let him do his thing. He made me laugh. As I laughed, my eyes crinkled and that’s when I knew I was really smiling, I had a reason to
Loud cheers, big rounds of applause that can be heard from the entire continent, and people throwing flowers my way as they shout my name. The echo bounced from wall to wall waking everything in its presence. Bright lights shining upon me, bringing everything to life. Ever since I was a little girl, acting has always been a passion of mine. My life consisted of being on and off the stage. At the age of eight, I performed in my first show. The show was portrayed around bullying and I played the bullied. It taught me what is deemed acceptable aside from what is considered demeaning. That day, I fell head over heels with acting.
Acting became a part of this life that I did not know I was living. Everything about acting excited me. Playing different characters and having multiple personalities sparked something deep inside of me. I found that it was easier being a fictional character that had her own set of rules. It all changed when I got the news that I was to depart from the life I had known all my life, to one where I would feel like a lonely rock mixed in with millions of other small particles. Later on in life, I struggled to get into acting again, after a couple of tries I had finally succeeded.
As I …show more content…
I teach others like me who have been lost at one point in time. So far, we have put on quite a few shows. Today, my students have brought with them a past memory and they will be acting it out. The activity is all about raw emotions. This one kid gets on stage and seems to be a little shy getting it together. I come up to help him, “broaden your shoulders, look your audience in the eyes, and show them how fearless you are. Now, step a few inches back and scream out the first word that comes to mind.” I stepped off the stage and let him do his thing. He made me laugh. As I laughed, my eyes crinkled and that’s when I knew I was really smiling, I had a reason to