It's Over

My Advanced Drama class performed 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' this past Friday. It's a disturbingly dark play that involves cannibalism, evolution, mad scientists, cussing like sailors, and heavy drinking. It wasn't the greatest play ever written, but it was fun to be on stage again. The weird thing is that this is my last Drama performance for an actual grade... I won't ever again take high school drama...it's kind of a sad thought. I've grown so used to being in the drama classroom or the auditorium every day of high school, that I'm not really sure how I'll handle next year. The stage over the year and a half of drama has become a sort of home to me. I can remember the first performance I had on the stage, I was so nervous, and yet so elated when the audience applauded for me. Then I took Intermediate Drama and the nervousness returned, because I had a lead and I didn't know my lines at all (the play was cast the week before the show). And yet the applause still gave me the elation a performance does. Then it was Footloose, where I performed four times in three days and every time we had a standing ovation, that was the best feeling ever. Now with the Island of Dr. Moreau my drama days are over. It's interesting, I'm not really sad, just surprised. On the other hand Choir is gonna be awesome next year!