kristinep13's Journal

May 2012
1:40 AM PST

Post-Spring Show Depression Thank You All

The Spring show was a great privelage to be a part of. Since I am new to this whole acting thing—and I really do regret that I had not done this earlier—I was really excited to get the part of Gina. It was nerve-wracking for me to play the prostitute of the play and have my first ever ON-STAGE kiss on my second show. Need I repeat it again? Second show (And this part is thrown at me)

Yeah. It's only my second show and I was thrown this big responsibility. I was forced to mature quickly, develop my acting skills, and my professionalism on stage, faster. But I learned a lot. I met new people that I will forever miss (Grade 12s) and people that I hope I will be working with again soon. It really was a fun experience for me and I was grateful for Mr. Nick's for giving me a chance at being casted in this show and for Mr. B for recommending me. Without the two of them, I wouldn't be where I am today. I wouldn't have learned all the lessons I did learn from the two of them.�

Being on stage gives me the biggest rush of adrenaline. I love the fact that I get to be anybody who I want to be on stage. I don't have to be Kristine or anything, I get to be anyone else. Anyone I want. Once the spot-light comes on, I get to live my dream. It's like this weird euphoria I feel whenever I open my mouth to say the first few lines. It's the biggest rush, if I need to repeat myself again.�

During the auditions, I remember being so nervous, scared that I wouldn't be good enough, but I was. This is why I can't wait for next year. I feel so grateful whenever Mr. B compliments me and tells me that he's never seen anybody work as hard as I do when it comes to acting. I can only hope that one day, I will get discovered. It's my dream which sounds almost impossible, I know. But, I will work hard to achieve it. I will do my best next year in theatre performance and my summer's and falls auditions for theatres around. I just hope they see me the way Mr. B and Mr. Nicks saw me during the day I auditioned and fought for my part in the Spring Show.�

I might not be even be voted as anything this year because of all the Grad 12s, so I'm not really hoping for anything. Because I know I will jsut end up getting disappointed. So, not this year. But next year, I will work hard. I promise. I hope I get into the FALL and SPRING shows again. Maybe even the musical (If I can sing and dance well enough)�

It was a pleasure working with everybody. Special thanks to Mr. B and Mr. Nicks and all the lessons they taught me. Thank you to Khaled for always having my back. You were great! Khaled, aside from Mr. B and our director, you taught me a lot as well. Khaled, I appreciate everything you have done. Thanks for being a great friend and you really helped me with everything and you made me a better actress. You are probably one of the role models I look up to. You were never quick to get mad at me whenever I messed up on lines or blocking. You were always very patient with me and thank you for that. And, since I'm new in acting, and this is only my second show, the kiss seriously freaked me out. I mean, the first show I was in, I had a small part and my character was fun and easy to play. Imagine being thrown the character of a prostitute on your second show and being told that you're going to have you first ON-STAGE KISS on your second show. I totally freaked out, but you were so mature about it. You made everything comfortable for me and that's a good thing because I still get really bad stage fright. Khaled, you made everything fun and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you, thank you, thank you. To Hana, Rheannon, Haley. Thank you for all the tips and help you gave me and for the support. I couldn't have done it without you guys, so this goes to you as well. And to Crystal for the support as well. You're an awesome best friend and thank you for showing your support for me by showing up for all my rehearsals and having my back during my bad days. To Shakaed and Shiza, my hair and make-up artists. Shaked, thank you for being patient with my un-ruly hair and my very hyper-self backstage. Shiza, thank you for taking your time and putting hard work into me so I could look good for ALL of the shows. George, thanks for being a friend to me. Nikita, Max and everybody else. This is for you.�

Add comment

kristinep13's Profile

Username: kristinep13

Gender / Age: Female, 28

Location: Canada