I’ve climbed a mountain; not like marched up Everest, but climbed a 100 foot rock face. It is important you know this about me because this act encompasses how far I’ve come in my life, and in my art. It is also the thing I am most proud of.
First, I have never been the thinnest girl, quite the opposite actually, so the idea of putting on a harness in front of anyone was terrifying. What if it didn’t fit, or worse, what if it barely fit and I looked like one of those stress toys you squeeze? I had always been adventurous, but insecurities can be crippling. I have that knowledge first hand as a theatre artist. I attended an extremely competitive undergraduate program where my doubts and insecurities began to surface and run rampant. I found myself losing sight of my original goal of becoming a performer, director, and ultimately a university …show more content…
Maybe I had been something special and unique when I was in high school, but I clearly didn’t have what it took to succeed there; or so I thought. So I planted my feet firmly on the ground, instead of up in the clouds, and I took to the technical side of theatre. Every assignment I was given I tackled with dedication, creativity, and a strong degree of professionalism. I was just so happy to be a part of the theatrical process. You see; I believe that all theatre artists have the amazing opportunity to remind themselves, their collaborators, and most importantly their audience, of the power to transcend obstacles and that they hold more power than they believe. I would have swept the floors every day just to be a part of that, but I wasn’t being true to myself and what my heart desired. So in the middle of my sophomore year I decided to change all of that. I wanted to be a director. I wanted to take all I had learned from my technical experiences and couple that with my performance-based nature to create moving and
First, I have never been the thinnest girl, quite the opposite actually, so the idea of putting on a harness in front of anyone was terrifying. What if it didn’t fit, or worse, what if it barely fit and I looked like one of those stress toys you squeeze? I had always been adventurous, but insecurities can be crippling. I have that knowledge first hand as a theatre artist. I attended an extremely competitive undergraduate program where my doubts and insecurities began to surface and run rampant. I found myself losing sight of my original goal of becoming a performer, director, and ultimately a university …show more content…
Maybe I had been something special and unique when I was in high school, but I clearly didn’t have what it took to succeed there; or so I thought. So I planted my feet firmly on the ground, instead of up in the clouds, and I took to the technical side of theatre. Every assignment I was given I tackled with dedication, creativity, and a strong degree of professionalism. I was just so happy to be a part of the theatrical process. You see; I believe that all theatre artists have the amazing opportunity to remind themselves, their collaborators, and most importantly their audience, of the power to transcend obstacles and that they hold more power than they believe. I would have swept the floors every day just to be a part of that, but I wasn’t being true to myself and what my heart desired. So in the middle of my sophomore year I decided to change all of that. I wanted to be a director. I wanted to take all I had learned from my technical experiences and couple that with my performance-based nature to create moving and