My Accomplishment: My High School's Theatre Performance

One accomplishment that is important to me was landing a lead role and performing in my high school’s theatre production of “Annie”. I auditioned for the musical with the certainty that I was not going to land a part because I felt like my singing voice and my acting skills were not good enough, but I still auditioned because the theatre teacher asked me to since I was an extra in the previous musical and she knew I had some potential. Surprisingly I got a callback and landed a lead role. I felt proud of myself because I stepped out of my comfort zone and actually accomplished something by doing this.

Before this experience I was a very timid and insecure person, but performing in front of all those people at the audition and at the actual

show, helped me overcome those qualities of myself that were only going to hold me back when it came to going to college. Being in front of an audience was not exactly my “cup of tea”. I was insecure about my voice and my acting skills but my teacher always told me how good I did during rehearsals; and after the actual shows, a lot of my friends and teachers complimented me as well which eventually helped me realize that I needed to believe in myself. Ever since that experience, I have presented in class and talked to people with more confidence and security. I still get a little nervous at first before a presentation in class or a show, but this experience did help improve a lot of my speaking and performance skills and gave me that boost of confidence that I needed to do well during these kinds of assignments.
This accomplishment has helped me improve qualities that I never thought were going to be necessary. It helped presentations that were once dreadful, seem like a breeze and it helped me feel confident when it came to being in front of an audience. It is also one of the biggest influences for my choice of career. This accomplishment has led me to explore outside of conventional majors and choose a performing arts path in college. I am proud of this accomplishment because now I am able to explore outside of my boundaries and enjoy new experiences, which is important in order to thrive in college and life in general.