Have you heard …

I know it’s an ambitious aspiration, but still.

I began attending the drama class at Jubilee Christian Center when I was ten years old, September of 2006. I only had one line that year and was one of those kids who doesn’t talk unless they absolutely have to. Last year I was the narrator, who has the most lines, and I frequently get slight reprimands for talking too much and too loud. = ) I also personally believe that the quality of the plays and skits has improved significantly.

The former drama teacher, Wesley Milliken, has moved to a different church. So, we have a new teacher. Her name is Callie Garrett. She has been in a few theater productions. She recently starred in The Wizard of Oz at Ohlone College, which is about five minutes away from our house. She was even in our newspaper! I congratulate her.

What I wouldn’t give to be doing that myself. Meeting new people, getting to “play pretend” for hours each day as a career, and having fun all at the same time. Learning about and playing with different kinds of animals in productions that have animals in them!

One of our friends almost always has a skit written for us whenever we are visiting with each other. I have tried to write skits before but nobody wanted to act them. Another one of our friends used to come over roughly once a week. A few times we didn’t exactly write skits so much as we decided what to say and when to say it and memorized it. Then, we would put on these original skits for our parents. With other friends of ours we are working on a script. A lot of our friends have performed in musicals, among other things. My aunt has been in a few things with Stage 1 Theater, including The Music Man and The Man Who Came To Dinner. Her friend might be working on this year’s childrens’ play. I hope to be able to audition for it.

Being an actress is an ambitious aspiration, but one can dream, can’t she?

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