Monday Muses

Monday Muses

Question:Write about something that you recently saw, did, thought or talked about, listened to, or watched that inspired you. It could be a fun activity that you did over the weekend, a sports game you participated in, movie you watched. Describe it.

I just came back from an auditon at Murrow High School for Drama. When we got there we got a worksheet that had a question on it that said, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

This made me think. I don't have a definite decision but I’m pretty sure I want to be an actress.

Since I was little, I loved to act. I would play family, dress up, vet, house and many other games that involved being a different character. I love acting because it is a bit of an escape from real life. It gives you the ability to make a new person out of yourself.

In MS 51, drama is my talent. I love it because in 6th grade, you start off with a big group of kids your age that you hardly know, and by the end of 8th grade you all become best friends - like family. We worked together two times every week for about an hour and a half (2 class periods) and practice things like rehearsing plays, improv, drama games, memorization. It is so much fun.

Other than in school, I have performed in plays in my summer community. One play I did was, Check Please, where I was a little boy and a mime. It was a really great experience because I got to work with adults instead of students. Also, when I was about 10-years old I wrote a play with my two friends called, Annie’s Parents, about a girl with crazy parents. I was the dad and everyone thought it was hilarious the way I looked in boy clothes.

There are so many famous actors and actresses that it inspires me to become one. I can’t believe I am even thinking of this now when I’m only 13. Overall I don't know what I definitely want to be when I grow up, but seeing a bunch of famous actors makes me want t become one.