Acting is hard work! I knew that people devoted themselves to their acting craft. But when I auditioned I got a closer look at what it takes. I got clear that I was not willing to do what it would take to develop my voice and learn dance moves to the level that I might be cast in a professional musical production. My guess is that even with voice training it would likely not be enough to be cast in a musical on a big stage. I love musical theater and I will be sticking to the community level. I love community theater. I love the people and the process. In my acting classes I have learned how much work it takes. Characters are studied, and learned. Seems to me the best actors are the ones who know things about their character that the audience will never know directly but will see clearly. The actor will know what their goal is with each interaction on stage. They know how their character reacts. They will know the details of the character's life from long before the story ever began. They may know what body part the character dwells in or leads with. And then pretending to be someone else, and memorize lines and make it look like it is the first time the words have ever left their mouths. Lots of work indeed. Every time I've had a role on stage I have gotten something huge for myself. And I am also getting that in acting I get to relate to people in a way unlike any other. I love that part. There is something about risking making a complete fool of oneself too....
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