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I am always trying to grow as a person. Everyday I learn about new things and try to work on my faults. When I was a kid I had always thought it would be cool to be an actor, but I was too chicken to try to do it.
So when I had the opportunity to take a drama class in college I jumped at the chance. My drama teacher was exceptional and forced us all to break down the walls that we had put up. Knocking down the walls was essential because these walls keep you from exploring all of you. To be the best actor you can be you must be totally honest with yourself and know who and what you are.
It was very liberating looking at the world without my prejudices. My creativity soared as did my openness to new ideas. It is sad that most people are so closed minded that they do not even consider many options available to them. There is absolutely no harm in considering them. If the options do not end up making sense, then you discount them. If they have merit, then you explore them further.
I can honestly say that I would not be the person I am today without taking that drama class. I learned more than I ever hoped to from that experience. There is so much more to acting than the performance itself.
I ended up joining the local college production of Romeo and Juliet. I had a smaller role with only 2 lines, but performing was an amazing experience. We literally acted out the whole play 200 times in the 6 months of preparation for the play. During the training time we put in 40 hour weeks.
We practiced performing the play for efficiently to cut down on the time, the fight choreography, and the performance of the play itself. All this was on top of school, jobs and relationships. During this time my life consisted of school and the play. I didn’t have time for anything else. It was grueling.
In the end it was all worth it however. I learned things about myself that I would not have learned otherwise. The play was a success during its 2 week run with many sellouts. And afterwards I had a new respect for acting. It’s not the cakewalk everyone thinks it is.
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