My Love of Theatre

     Performing has always been a part of me.  As Davy Jones once said, “There’s an audience for everything.”(brainyquotes.com). I started at a very young age searching for my audience.  My mother said as an infant, I would make every environment a place to entertain people.  She said that I would smile, sing and perform for people while I sat in the shopping cart at the store.  At five years old, I happily volunteered to sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at a Slippery Rock Slider’s game.  I loved seeing the crowd smile and hearing them cheer.   My parents noticed a gift in me at a very young age and began to search for ways to help my talent grow.  I live in a town that does not offer much in theatre but my parents were able to find me a voice coach.  I started voice lessons on my eighth birthday.  This was the best present I could have received.  From that day on, I have been able to receive instruction in several areas of the arts such as acting, musical theatre, dance, and acting workshops. 

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     The year 2010 was a big year for me in theatre development.  Not only did I begin to receive instruction in the arts but I also began to perform on stage.  One of my first experiences on stage was performing in Missoula Children’s Theatre “Alice in Wonderland”.  I was the Flying Fish.   I can remember being in costume, the lights going up and the overwhelming joyful feeling I felt as I acted out my lines. I became the Flying Fish.  From that day on I did whatever I could to find more opportunities to be on stage.  As Alicia Witt said, “Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.”(brainyquotes.com). I find such excitement exploring acting.  Not only do I get to dress up and pretend to be that character, I become that character. Being on stage is where I feel my most comfortable and at my happiest.  I strive to find every opportunity to be on stage.  There is always opportunity to grow and learn more. 

I am a Junior  Theatre Major at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School.  I learn acting, dialect and speech, stage movement, make up, memorization, directing, play reading, Shakespeare reading, rhythm and rhyming and other skills necessary to perform during my school day.