“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” — Loa Tzu My first assignment is to audition for a place in the Beginner class. It’s pretty much a guaranteed place, but I still have to audition… I’ve never had to read or speak in an audition before. I’ve done a hundred dance auditions but never speaking auditions. There was that one time in NYC when I was called back for a chorus role in Aida on Broadway and they made me sing…a solo. The horror! I chose a monologue from the movie 300, Queen Gorgo’s speech to the Spartan leaders. It seemed pretty straightforward, not too much crying…
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Class 1: The Observation
“A winner doesn’t have to actually win to be a winner- a winner tries to win, a loser accepts defeat.” Ivana Chubbuck, The Power of the Actor I took my first acting class today. It was actually just an observation. My initial reaction was: What am I doing here?!? I need to get out of here NOW. I don’t know if I can do this. I don’t think I’m as Brave or as talented as everyone here. Can everyone tell that I don’t belong? I felt like a fully dressed clown, complete with red rubber nose and oversized shoes… in an operating room. So out of place. It was amazing…