My Passion In My Life Of Theatre As A Theatre

I discovered my passion for theatre while directing, producing, and starring in an at-home production of The Nutcracker when I was six years old. I discovered my passion for arts administration and political advocacy when I became a student at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film when I was eighteen years old. Most recently, I discovered my passion for applied children’s theatre just one month ago while attending the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Theatre became an important

year, Mr. Richmond, my beloved high school theatre teacher, changed my life. Lecture days in theatre class typically invited sighs from our energetic class of predominantly kinesthetic learners. On this particular day, Mr. Richmond announced he would be lecturing and the class energy dropped, as was to be expected. Nothing average occurred past that point, though. Our teacher proceeded to pass out a one-page handout that would impact me forever: a page of remarkable quotes on passion. As Mr. Richmond

Growing up in the theatre has shown me how much of an impact theatre professionals can have on someone. The most miraculous thing about theater is that someone can always be inspired by something you have created. I have been inspired by theatre that I have seen, and it has impacted my entire life. My theatre teachers and other professionals I have worked with helped me find my passion, and I want to inspire other artists to find their passions as well. It is an incredible feeling to know that a

It was hard finding my passion growing up with family of two very business oriented parents, a brother about to finish medical school, and a sister getting her PhD in Public Health. From the start of high school I was always told I needed to be a business, pre-med, or pre-law major to make any money in life. Everyone in my family perceived success as a monetary value, the higher your salary the higher your happiness. However, I was never able to wrap my head all the way around the idea. It seemed

I have been involved in theatre since I was in the fourth grade and from day one, I was hooked. Nothing has given me as much excitement, encouragement or pride as the feeling when I know that I have helped in some way to make a production come to fruition. I have been onstage, backstage, in the audience, working front of house, selling concessions, and more of the hundreds of tiny things that go into making a theatre department thrive. All things considered, there is one task that has given me the

Theatre has a different meaning for everyone who encounters it. Over the years theatre has given me a lot. It has given me an outlet, a way to express myself. In fact one of my mentors said that, “It isn’t about impressing, but about expressing,” and that really resonated with me, as that’s what I really believe theatre is about. Also, theatre has given me a safe place that I can always turn to. In addition, I have learned many life lessons through theatre, such as, dedication and work ethic. It

The world is packed full of talented individuals. Every individual has something that can be considered a talent. Specifically, in musical theatre, talented actors, singers, and dancers are in abundance. But being “talented” isn’t what makes a successful artist. The industry has created a skewed vision of “success”. Many consider a successful artist to be simply talented, but I believe it goes beyond talent. One’s work ethic and character should be equally if not more prioritized than talent. Though

For my whole life, it seems like, I’ve been in love with acting, and animals. Ever since preschool I have been involved with dramas and musicals. Back in 2009 I discovered Richmond Civic Theatre. The first show I was in was The Nutcracker. It was the start of my acting career. Later on in highschool I discovered a program that my school offered, the Vocational Career Program. The class that most appealed to me was the Veterinary Science class. My reasoning to join this class at first, was my love

let myself become the beaten down victim. I quit theatre for a year and a half, felt I was not good enough to continue because a boy, a friend of a friend, decided he had the right to touch me. My freshman year of high school was the first opportunity I had to join a theatre class, and I was ecstatic. Theatre, acting, performing, is something that has always drawn me in, for as long as I can remember. So, finally having an outlet for this passion, I dove straight in. I auditioned for the plays and

My mom always tells me that the first time she heard me sing was when I was two-years-old. We were at the supermarket and I was attempting to use vibrato to sing along with the music playing in the background. Music has been a part of my life ever since- I started to play piano when I was four (I would always try to impress my music classes with my super up-tempo version of Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turka) and started to play the flute in 5th grade. It would be a disservice to myself to pursue anything