An AUDITION

THE DREAM:
So when I was a little girl I used to tell my parents ALL the time that I wanted to be an ACTRESS. My grandma would take me to musicals all the time and I always made her stay afterward just to watch all the cast members come out and go home. I admired them and wanted SO badly to be like them! I've always loved musicals and music in general and as a little girl I dreamed of being on the STAGE.

THE PROBLEM:
I get STAGE FRIGHT! Ok, so that's not the only reason. I mean, I was pretty involved in sports all the years I was growing up and that took up most of my time. But still, being stage fright has kept me from doing a ton of things in my life. I was never in choir, I wouldn't sing at church, I wasn't normally in talents shows or other performances. I just get all shy and scared and my voice gets shaky and it goes downhill from there. I mean I won't even play charades, that's how much I HATE being put on the spot.

PROGRESS:
A few times I have actually gotten up the COURAGE to do something brave. Like both my freshman and sophomore years in high school I sang a duet in the high school talent show. Then my senior year I finally got the guts to AUDITION for a play(and only because I didn't play volleyball that season, but that's another story) I auditioned for The Wizard of Oz, and let me tell you that was pretty dang scary. Well, I ended up being in the chorus for that show and then two years later I was in another small show called Charley's Aunt in which I had a fairly significant speaking role. What a crazy time, they were so fun!! Both times it was such a liberating experience for me!

TODAY:
Well here's why I'm telling you all this. I'm AUDITIONING for a show!! On Friday night my mother-in-law called to tell me that she cut out of the paper an ad for auditions for a show called PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES. I was shocked!! Nobody has ever heard of this show, but I grew up listening to the music and I love it! Even today I'll put in the CD on my way home sometimes and rock out BROADWAY style. And since I've always thought that I'd like to be in a community theatre show again sometime, I decided that I just have to give it a shot. I'm scared out of my mind and I'm totally not counting on anything coming of it, but I'm really excited about it. I'm glad that I've decided to just give it a try and go outside of my comfort zone a little bit. We'll see how it all goes...wish me luck!! Better yet, BREAK A LEG!