Theatre Admission Essay

There is a moment, before the large expanse of the red curtain is drawn back and the radiant glare of the lights will flood the stage, when I wonder if I can go through it. My stomach feel as if it’s a dryer in a high spin cycle and the adrenaline running through my veins makes me feel the most confident and most insecure I’ve ever felt. There is something so intimate about live theatre that it’s simultaneously terrifying and thrilling. Then the music begins, I close my eyes, and I take a deep breath. I open my eyes and the nerves are gone because I am no longer me but a character entering a world that is authentically their own. The curtains glide open and it begins, this is theatre.
I was always an outgoing kid. I loved making people laugh and the attention that came with it. For some reason, it never occurred to my parents to put me in theatre and I wanted to be a cheerleader, so I never considered it. Then in the …show more content…
Since being here I’ve been able to take production, acting, directing, film, musical theatre and technical theatre classes, all of which helped me grow and develop my understanding of all the sectors and aspects of theatre. The close knit students of the theatre strand are nothing short of family to me, and it’s amazing to go to a school of like-minded individuals. I was able to experience being in a multitude of plays and musicals and get an in-depth study of the many acting techniques. I appreciate the education I’ve been able to receive and will pursue theatre as a hobby in my adulthood. However, being at GPFAA also allowed me to realize that theatre is not my destined career or something I would pursue professionally after high school. As fun and fulfilling as theatre is, I believe I have a different purpose on earth, I want to interact with people on a more personal level than theatre allows and nursing is truly what I believe I was meant to