Monday, August 3, 2009

FST

So this is a general note to self for when I'm deciding how to spend my next summer.

Foothill Summer Theatre is honestly the best thing that has ever happened to me. I can go there and be myself and people don't judge me, they accept me for who I am and because of that I'm able to grow so much as an actor and a person. Every single person I met there from my closest friends such as: Emma, Sean, Megan, Hallie, to people I never became close with: AJ, Allison, Emily. I'm going to remember all of them forever. I admit, I am pretty overly confident about my skills as a performer. Going into this show I thought I deserved a lead and that they would be crazy not to give me one. I did get a lead, but my performance at the end of the 6 weeks was so much better than I ever could have possibly done in June because of the nurturing artistic directors, talented costars, and generally supportive atmosphere. THIS GROUP IS UNBELIEVABLE. I'm sure someday I'll find something else that surpasses this experience, but as of now I am shocked and astonished by how much this program exceeded my already high expectations. I am so happy with all the effort that the board, production staff, parent volunteers make to make this possible for us to do, and my only regret is that I hadn't done it before. When I make plans next summer, I will try so hard to be sure I'm able to stay in this program. It changed my life.

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