My Passion Essay

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Everyone has that one and only place in there heart for that “thing” that can make them feel the absolute purest feeling of joy. We people live to find ways to make ourselves happy in this world. There’s so much we have discovered since the beginning of the Human Race that everyone has something that they unconditionally love. It’s called passion. When I started high school , I found this “thing”, the butterflies in my stomach, my passion. I discovered that musical theatre is and must be the path I take in order to pursue happiness. Acting on the musical stage is my passion, because it gave me the confidence in having my own opinion and view on the world and it has lead me to discover my talent of telling a story to an audience. Before I ever stepped foot into a rehearsal, I never expressed how open minded I really am. My family is very conservative and they brought me up that way. In my head however, I had my own views. My first show was All My Sons by Arthur Miller. I played the role of Bert. In the cast, everyone was beyond outgoing and comfortable with each other. They were just typical actors. One of the people in the cast was gay. I respected all of them for being so energetic and free, because that’s how I wanted to be. All my life I was afraid of being judged if I was too outgoing or crazy and then I found out that actors after all, are just goofballs! Becoming involved in theatre opened me up to a whole new world and really helped me find my place and my people. Before I ever stepped into an audition, I didn’t know that I had the potential of doing something absolutely incredible. I discovered that I have the ability to not only tell a story to an audience, but also manipulate their emotions. Constantly changing a person’s feelings for about 2 and a half hours straight has to be the greatest gift in the world. Being able to make someone laugh, cry, or

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