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A Most Impacting
Performance
Prior to August of
2009, I had never done any singing, acting, or performing of any
sort. That all changed in the summer of 2009 when I was cast as Jesus
in my church's production of Godspell.
Each summer, the children's ministry at my church puts on a musical.
Up until that point they had been low budget, mediocre, (still
wonderful) shows that were easy and enjoyable. The year they they
decided to do Godspell was
the first time they had ever done any big production.
One
way or another, somebody must have realized, “Hey, this kid is
pretty good.” and next thing I knew, I was playing the lead role. I
had never done any singing before. I had never done any acting
before. It was all new to me, but it all came so naturally. An older
friend from the church, Becky, helped me memorize my lines, something
I had never done before. Lots of repetition and repetition and
repetition until I got it, in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if I
could still recite the Beatitudes. Looking back, it was all a blur,
rehearsals came and went, lines were memorized, and before I knew it,
I was in the limelight. John the Baptist was walking down the aisle
of the sanctuary towards me as we began to sing in unison. I acted
out the lines I had said hundreds of times, and sang the songs we had
rehearsed countless times, but I wasn't just going through the
motions, I was really enjoying myself. As I stood stretched out on
the cross dying, singing my final prayer in the final moments of the
musical, my mother tells me it was then that she thought to herself,
“Wow, my son is talented.” And apparently everyone else felt the
same way. They stood and applauded, not just me but the other actors
and actresses who had done such a wonderful job, and the musicians as
well who were just superb. I thanked the countless who had helped me
and said to myself and anyone else who would listen, “That was
really fun, I want to do some more.”
And
I did do more. Since then, I've been a part of many productions,
musicals and plays. I've even joined choir in high school in choir
and am now a part of the number one show choir in Indiana. I also
play about five different instruments as well as sing and play
worship music at church services with a good friend of mine. I think
that without this experience, I never would've become so interested
in music, acting, and performing in general. I will always look back
on this experience as being a major boost of my interest of
performance and thank God and every one of the countless people who
helped and supported me in it because it shaped my life and resulted
in my interest in music and performance of all types which, in turn
brings me joy everyday.
