College Admissions Essay: My Passion Of Theatre

Theatre is a major passion of mine. Even though I have only been involved in a total a three plays, theatre has fascinated me since I was a child. During a field trip in elementary school I got to see my very first play on an actual stage, Peter Pan performed at a small local theatre downtown. Awestruck is the best way to describe the immense feeling of adoration, captivation, and pure joy that I had found while watching that play. Peter pan had always been, and still is, one of my favourite movies. Seeing it come to life on stage was incredible, something I had never seen before, to my younger self it was pure magic. Nevertheless as the years have gone past and I’ve become experienced with ever little in and out to putting on a performance, to me it’s all still magic, awe inspiring, captivating, and

Even though I don’t remember much about the play itself, I can still remember the feelings of giddiness and excitement about being able to be a part of something that had wormed its way deep into my heart. Several years went passed and it wasn’t until my sophomore year of high school that I was able to rejoin theatre and be a part of my first big scale production. Acting and being onstage in the limelight has never been my favourite thing, instead tech crew and behind the scenes work is what I fell in love with being a part of. “A Christmas Carol” was that very first step into the crazy, hectic, and magical world of theatre. Throughout the course of the show I learned heaps and bounds about everything, from rigging, to set building, and even how to do stage makeup. Magic was coming to life before my eyes, and for the very first time in my life after all those years, the knowledge and the skills of how to perform and create that magic was finally within my