16. Explain a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dillema you have faced and its impact on you
The day had finally come.
My first audition.
I was nervous. Afraid I would make a mistake. I felt as if I had something stuck on my throat. That if I talked, not even a whisper would come out. I tried not to think about it, but as my turn approached with each second,my heartbeat increased. "Next", the teacher yelled.
It was my turn; my turn to shine and make the scene I had practiced like as if my life depended on this simple yet important act. But when I got on stage and saw everyone's eyes on me, I could only stare back. I was not myself. Where was my voice? I could not find it, nor the strength to begin. Suddenly, I see a smile. This smile is inviting me to proceed with my audition. Then the words that were lost came. I did not think. I did not "see". I just "felt"
It is true that I did not say the exact same word as my character, nonetheless I felt as if I was the character myself.
It did not matter if I did it wrong; if everyone was watching me.
I was only me in that stage...
I finished. I'm not "that one person" anymore.
And I feel proud of myself. Everytime I go onstage I feel the warm of the public. Being able to entertain people gives me strength I can not quite describe. It is a feeling of satisfaction but the greatest feeling it is that when you see people smile. It makes me warmness on the soul. And it makes me feel as if I was not just only another person in this world. Acting makes me find my true self; the true colors of my wings...