Coming up is my high school’s spring musical, and this year we will be doing Bye Bye Birdie. I’ve heard many good things about it, and I can’t wait for it to come! The cast are now meeting and being assigned their roles in the musical.
You know, it wasn’t until I became a senior that I became interested in musicals and plays. But, now I’m in drama class, so I do understand the pressure a performer has when they go up on stage, and how one line can change everything. I remember when I was in Reader’s Theater, first night, it was the last scene, and I was having a ‘conversation’ to the boy I was on stage with, and he skipped one of his lines. You only have a second to try and recover when you mess up, but I had his back and recovered the show for that moment. I also messed up sometime within those two days, but it wasn’t as heart-stopping like it was the first time nor at such a crucial part.
Yup, I do like drama now, but it’s still difficult for me. Kinda like a love-hate relationship, really. But, those drama kids are wonderful! They really do know how to have a good time…
~G2G
