Stage Crew Research Paper

The music starts. The curtain opens up. Actors walk out onto the stage facing the audience. The lights shine down on them. They have the audience's undivided attention. There I stand, in the wings. Watching.

All my life I have always wanted to feel that I was a part of something. However, I was not about to get up on the stage and make a fool of myself on stage. Therefore I joined stage crew for our fall play ¨The Odd Couple" during my sophomore year. This was a huge step for me, since I had never really been involved in something after school. Now, I secretly love everything about theatre and it is one of my true passions, but you will never find me reciting lines. Being able to work behind the scenes in theatre is one of my major interests

that not many people know about. I may have gotten my interest from my Grandma, who used to perform.
Overall being in stage crew really made me realize that to put myself out there, I need to try new things.

Volunteering to do set design is what brought me to doing stage crew which I never thought that I would join. I honestly do not know how my life would be if I never went to that one Saturday morning in the auditorium of the school and got out a roller and began to paint platforms. The smell of paint fumes filling the entire place, trying not to choke on them. Even though it's unpleasant, I adore it.

The reason I find theatre to be so meaningful is because you get to encounter many different people that you would never actually think to associate with. Theatre is a place where everyone can be who they want to be, even if you are not performing on the stage. It doesn't matter if I have the talent to be on stage or organize props, I'm still a part of something.

Now joining theatre got me into lot's of unusual circumstances that I did not think I would be a part of. This is where the title comes into play. It's November of my junior year. I'm in a car with a guy who apparently has no sense of directions and one of my close friends. I had idiotically gotten into his car with my friend. The car smelled of temporary color hair spray and leather seats. Now this guy, for the most part, drove pretty fast and two, absolutely love "Plane" by Jason Mraz. Lyrics blast through the speakers, "and I'm over the ground that you've been spinning" playing over and

over.
At this time it was already after 10 o'clock at night. A light amount of snow begins to cover the road. This guy kept turning his brights on and off, not knowing which was better, as the light reflected off the snow. I just remained quiet in back seat, listening to him, as he kept restarting the song that was playing.
The strange thing was this formed a strong connection between me and my close friend. To this day, I occasionally come across that song and instantly think of this night. All I have to say is the word "plane" and we will both start laughing. Though there are some negatives attached to this memory, it was still an amazing night.
This was when I realized that what I was apart of really meant something to me. I was involved in these silly situations that never would have happened if I didn't get up the courage to go to set building. All of the memories I've made will always be there. Though it is not what I want to do with my life, it will always still be apart of who I am.