I headed off to SDSU to take the world by a storm. With a series of parts under my belt ( supporting and major) I was sure I would be a working actor in either LA or NY.
Cut to four years later in a group of at least 1000 who all thought the same thing, but had more confidence, seemed to have “ it,” or who knows- were better than me?
Yeah, my hopes and dreams got mutilated and pulverized pretty damn quick. It was a painful time.
Towards the end of my senior year I began to get involved in children’s theatre. We toured local elementary schools and had a “ Q&A” after each performance. I don’t know when it exactly happened but I began to enjoy and even look forward to their crazy questions and wonderings. Somehow, I just soaked up the children’s “ holy curiosity.”
That’s how I went into teaching and I have never regretted it. Their purity, energy and innocence gets me through life. It is beautiful. I almost feed off it. And my theatre background comes into use daily. In the spring we start adding drama/improvs to our days on Fridays.
That’s not to say there isn’t drama every day. . . ( wink wink)
I started college with a major in theater and ended up in education. Not much of a stretch-we step into that role and embrace it with gusto and pure improvisation for the situation. And yes...plenty of drama!!
ReplyDeleteI've been a believer that when one door closes, another one opens. Look where that door led you! What a fun Friday with drama and improvs!
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