Saturday, January 19, 2013

I was the rising actor in the young theatre community until....

NOTE: This post is devoted to any aspiring artist or anyone with an inspiration to remind you that it's okay to make mistakes and to have a downpoint in your life, it's only a test to move forward with your goal. 2007 After my second year in high school while I show people all the gus I got by joining the drama department, I looove Broadway musicals since I was a child living next to NYC, the shows that got me into live theatre was Les Miserables and Jekyll and Hyde, but they never really give me a impact of me wanting to be in musicals it wasn't until in sixth grade I was introduce to one of the most daring and very out there, over the top musicals to date, a roller skating locomotive theme musical called: Starlight Express.
Okay now I bet you're wondering why is a singing man fish choose his dream job to be in a over the top, rock musical, where you could more broken bones as Spider Man on Broadway. Well that's the thing it's because it is different and daring and it's being done so physical and it's still has a that undertone of hope in it, so like many aspiring actor I join the drama department. Originally I started in 2006 but I was still learning the ropes of it all and my God I did! I went on to get supporting roles after fighting about being an understudy to a ratter brainless fool (sorry, but true) but I took over and from one performance I got notice and that what got me notice from other drama departments, because I made myself proud and my teacher who I will gladly point out this quote: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Angel! Do you want to be in Starlight Express or not!?" my reply: "yes" her response: "then work harder!" and I did because of that I got to join Districts and performed at one the largest regional theatre's in South Florida and later on that year I was request to do any performances for any theatre events the department was having and boy my ego went out of control but because of this simple class I feel I at top of my game even at the beginning of the new year I was one of the very few students of 2008 to recieve an honor award my was for "Most Dramatic" I still carry that title, I really was on top of the world and boy that was an understatement. 2008 After months and months of getting ready for a new production of The Wiz, over budget cost, misleading cast, delays of recieving props and costumes cause this magical urban fantasy from Oz into one overwhelming nightmare that it came to the point the show would NOT open, behold a FLOP!! My dissapointment with The Wiz cause me to explore into different areas and that all lead to a small company know as: The Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre!
What was the reason? Well... "I already becoming someone so I could be in whatever I want!" yeah, I was a brat big time. The production they were doing was the famous children's flop: Seussical! Yeah you know Dr. Seuss, well I went at the very last day of auditions and the song I sing was "This is the Moment" from Jekyll and boy did I leave the impression five days later I found out I'm in the show. Well it was a complete joy for me but in terms of school it wasn't, after the production of Seussical had ended I found out I wasn't walking down the stage for Graduation it was hell for me. Everything I had going all chewed up and spit right in my face, I was alone in the world, nobody didn't give me a clear answer of what I need to complete so I was full of pure hate and I went to have a public job which means I would get yelled at and face one of the wack out people I have ever seen, I really did feel I walked into the gates of Hell. Sounds bold, but that's how I felt. 2009 I was not in a happy place at this point I started smoking alot, hanging out with the wrong people cause I really felt lost, everything I had going I blew it cause of my ego! And I have people downing me all the time! And one audition after another didn't turned out well I really was in a downpoint, until I did a audition for a production of Hello Dolly where I found out I did got the job, but I got a cyst which means I was in bed for three whole months, it wasn't a happy time for me, honestly I wished many times to myself I was dead. 2010-to-2011 I really was in a downhill turn. Nothing went right! I fail one audition after another I people were turning againist me, I hate the job I was working, it came up to the point where I just lock myself in my house just beating myself up on all the mistake I made regreting everything I did. But you know what I'm still here, and there is a reason for me to be here still, I had enough! I went to present myself as the merman Angel and that's how I got notice and I decided it was crush time for me, I promoted myself up and down like no tomorrow and I met people I know there's a reason for this, and on a plus side I went to write my own musical which I'm still working on, it's my proudest creation yet! I knew I have alot going to this point and it still is. 2012 and the aftermath I decided to go back and study theatre but more importantly I want to put the bottom of the high school nonesense and I did, only to find out I need freaking HALF a credit all that touture for nothing! Since then things have slowly been picking up for me more and more despite all the mistakes, the naysaying, all of it became dead to me cause in such a long time I felt I became my old self again, and that became more so when I became Angel: The Little Merman and that made a whole new chapter in my life and there's so much I'm doing now that I want to share! The purpose of this I want you to understand anyone could have a downpoint it's alright to make mistakes just don't give up, always follow your heart no matter how bleak thing's are getting take it as test and always stay caution! Also the Starlight Express dream is still going to happen mark my words! It will happen!

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