Theatre Personal Statement Essay

All things considered, there is one task that has given me the most joy out of all my experiences thus far: Directing. Funnily enough, my first exposure to directing was a direct result of having nothing to do at the time. yet it lead me to my biggest accomplishment of my theatre career, because what can be better than directing

I discovered my passion for theatre while directing, producing, and starring in an at-home production of The Nutcracker

I am passionate about technical theatre because it embraces all of the art that I love doing.

The most vivid memory I recall is of the first trip I ever made to my happy place, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Nothing could ever compare to those 5 days of pure happiness, without a single worry in the world. I truly believe this one little trip shaped the way I want to live the rest of my life.

My memories include being able to safely operate all the rides and the ability to be versatile. However the one I admired the most was when they made me responsible for the Train Ride which included ½ mile track and tunnel.

Of all the memories, one stands out as creating the largest impact on me. The very last time I took the floor with my longtime teammates constantly replays like a movie in my mind. I can still hear the BOOM of the floor during our warm ups. With my coach’s voice in the background as loud as ever, I vividly remember the feeling of layers of chalk coating my hands and legs. I knew the challenge of competing for

The first time that I watched a performance was when I was nine. My older brother got a lead in a production and my parents forced me to go. Once the house lights turned off and the stage lights came on, I felt like it was just me and the actors. I was caught. Acting was a crime and I the criminal. The lighting, the facial expressions, the blocking, it all captured my attention, and I couldn’t let it go, I can’t let it go. When the play ended, I asked my brother what I could do to get the chance to get up on that stage and he said, “Act,” Since that day, the only thing I did was act. I looked for monologues online and started getting really involved with other people that also enjoyed theater.

Magic carpet rides and genies have never seemed realistic to show “a whole new world.” Never would I think a children’s Disney production would help me realize how my talents and interests can change the world; however, when children are involved, their joyful innocence enlighten me to be a positive influence.

Through the years I’ve done theatre as an extracurricular activity. I started when I was in 1st grade and I show no signs of stopping. Theatre has helped me grow in so many ways; I owe my

I joined crew and painted sets, worked the curtains, helped the prop master, and was a stage hand. I did not audition until the fall of my junior year for A Christmas Carol. I received the part of the Ghost of Christmas Future and caroler. Then in the spring I auditioned and was given the role of Emily Parrish in Phantom of the Soap Opera the Musical. I also started auditioning for shows at Muncie Civic Theatre and got into The Little Mermaid Jr. and Once on this Island Jr. both in which I was chorus. Each time I stepped on that stage I experienced the same thrill. The same rush of jittery ecstasy that I experienced for Romeo and Juliet. I was addicted.

Whenever I would watch a television show or movie, I just couldn’t sit there and watch it without imagining what it would be like for me to be in it. Especially if it was a bad one--I knew I could improve it by being in it. I determined that one day I would try to do just that--be an actress. As an adult, my acting preparation consisted of six weeks of training in a private classroom. Some people will try to say that there is one right way to become an actor, but in my opinion (and experience), I would say there is never one route to becoming an actor.

The summer adventure that consisted of two college students in a large city. It was an adventures that would allow friend that enjoy photographer to not only allow them to do what they love, but to also build the bond and explore the world together. This trip wasn’t something that was planned for a few months, but instead somehow happen over two weeks. In the beginning I felt that this was going to be another dream that would never come to reality, but it did. After stepping foot off the Delta flight at JFK, that is when I realize that we really did make this trip happen. Driving through the different burrows of New York really forced the gears in my head to start shifting as I would begin to think about what type of shot I was looking to take.

Throughout my childhood and teenage years, I have searched and searched for a talent that would give me a unique identity to make me stand out from my peers. When I was five years old, I was given the chance to be in a musical in our city's community theatre, PMT. This musical was "The Wizard of Oz", and I played the role of a munchkin in the Lollipop Guild. This initially sparked a great interest in theatre, and I fell in love with acting. I had an amazing mentor for my youth acting career, the late Jack Ewing. He played Harold Hill in PMT's production of "The Music Man", while I had the opportunity to play the role of Winthrop, the young boy that helps Harold Hill become a better person. (Jack later died a year before I had the chance to play the role of Harold Hill in my high school's production of "The Music Man Jr.") When I was about nine, PMT dissolved as an organization and therefore there was no community theatre around me for years, which put a setback in my interest and talent for theatre.

This was all a gateway into a world I have never seen myself in. Once the show ended I continued to search for ways to be involved in the theatre department, being enrolled in the class wasn't enough for me, I needed more. Quickly I developed a passion for theatre and continued to find new ways to do it. The summer of my freshman year I was involved in a play in the park. During one of our performances a tree fell down onto the area we

I wish to study musical theatre at NYU Tisch so I can learn as much as possible while living in the biggest city in the world, so that when I'm thrown into the musical theatre rat race of New York City I'm better prepared to do my job and inspire others the way so many have inspired me. That's my dream. To one day, get to the point in my career and life where I have the ability to inspire others just by being present onstage and doing my job to the best of my ability. I was once given the advice of, "if you can see yourself being happy doing anything else, than do that," but I don't see myself being truly happy doing anything other than musical theatre. It's my passion, and it has been ever since I was a little girl.