This is Tech Week, which we have lovingly renamed, Heck Week. It is the week of long and exhausting rehearsals. The week of, how in the name of all that is holy am I going to be able to finish my homework? The week where you desperately wish you could function with minimal sleep.
I suppose I shall tell you what I think about the play.
Every winter, Timpview High School does a play from that great master, William Shakespeare. This year we are doing a little known one entitled Winter's Tale. This play is bipolar. The first three acts are a tragedy, and the last two, a comedy. Its a rather nice change of pace because the first half has some of the most emotionally draining scenes I have encountered. One of the scenes I am in ties my stomach in knots because of the King's bellowing, and his ranting. But the second half keeps me giggling. I won't get into the plot till after the last showing just in case some of you people are going to see it. If there is one thing in this world that I despise with a fiery passion, it would be spoilers.
Once again, I praise modern medicine. I think I would probably be dead by the end without it.
Despite the stress and the exhaustion, acting really is one of the best things in my life. It gives someone with low self esteem a chance to be someone else, and not be judged. The character may be judged, but not them. It is a very, very freeing feeling. And it gives a chance to work out frustrations, and it is a great release for excess emotion. Its like crying, or screaming in that way. It is an art, and it is all the more fun when one has a fantastic teacher like I do. He knows exactly how to pull the best qualities out in a person to enhance their ability. I am terribly excited to continue working with him for the next two and a half years.
Thats all for now. If anyone has a topic suggestion, feel free to give me a comment. I'm open to any ideas.
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