The snow fail. In sixth grade, I knew I wanted to start musicals. The first chance I got for an audition, I took. The winter show that year was “The Snow Queen”. I was totally ignorant how an audition went, so I had to wing it. I was told to study the song ¨Do You Want to Build a Snowman¨, a song a despised, but I would have to put that hatred behind me and just focus on my singing. I studied the song for weeks, having my parents and friends critique my singing. I was determined to get a part, and begin my journey into my career of drama. When the day of the audition finally came, I felt sick to my stomach the whole day. It would be my first time singing by myself in front of about eighty people. Luckily, the first day would only
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The sound of every kid quietly singing their songs were filling the cafeteria. Again, I would have to go in the first group because, lucky me, my last name starts with a D. I walked up to my block again, and I quivered as the first two people before me went. When it was my turn, I heard the music blast in my ears. As I began to sing, I had trouble because my lips were quivering from shaking. Even though I sounded like a vibrating toothbrush, I hit every note. When I finished, I sat back down, and all of my friends also auditioning congratulated me. For the first time, I felt confident.
About a week after the audition, the cast was to be announced. I was so excited I could barely wait to run down the hall to the door where it was posted. When the bell rang, I bursted out my classroom and ran toward the list. A swarm of other kids trying to get in also rushed to the list, and I had to fight to see it.
When I got to the list, I scanned for my name. No main cast, not that I was expecting it. I checked ensemble, no name either. I hadn’t gotten in. I backed up from the list and started to tear up. My one dream to get into the musical was crushed. It was
The sound of every kid quietly singing their songs were filling the cafeteria. Again, I would have to go in the first group because, lucky me, my last name starts with a D. I walked up to my block again, and I quivered as the first two people before me went. When it was my turn, I heard the music blast in my ears. As I began to sing, I had trouble because my lips were quivering from shaking. Even though I sounded like a vibrating toothbrush, I hit every note. When I finished, I sat back down, and all of my friends also auditioning congratulated me. For the first time, I felt confident.
About a week after the audition, the cast was to be announced. I was so excited I could barely wait to run down the hall to the door where it was posted. When the bell rang, I bursted out my classroom and ran toward the list. A swarm of other kids trying to get in also rushed to the list, and I had to fight to see it.
When I got to the list, I scanned for my name. No main cast, not that I was expecting it. I checked ensemble, no name either. I hadn’t gotten in. I backed up from the list and started to tear up. My one dream to get into the musical was crushed. It was