When I took my initial step to re-acclimate myself with college, I found myself the student of an acting class at Rockland Community College. I took the course because it sounded fun, I had a knack for the performing arts, and I needed a “filler” class to fulfill a requirement on my schedule.
Not but 2 weeks in, I found myself making friends with students in the class, most of whom had already known one another from previous acting classes or performances at the school. The second week pf the semester it was announced that auditions would be held for the spring play. (a comedy titled “Saving the Greeks One Tragedy at a Time”). I was quite hesitant to audition because typically “new-comers” have little chance at landing a significant role. Plus, I hadn’t acted in 5 years! I was a little frightened to say the least.
I signed up for auditions on the last day sign ups were accepted and, until the last minute, considered drumming up an excuse and skipping out. I found myself in a fit of morality, deciding whether or not quitting before I had actually begun something was actually quitting, and whether or not I should feel bad.
Needless to say, I over-came my whimisical light-heartedness over the situation and decided to audition. I overcame my petty fear, nailed the audition, and landed the two-role lead; two years in a row!
How did The Sharability Project impact Steve?
“Learning about others can be scary and difficult but this activity allows us to learn about ourselves at the same time, so it makes it easier.”
“The activity brings forth emotive learning experience that is likely to impact everybody involved. It provides the very foundation for breaking through separation of groups; it carries inherent life-lesson that shows us, yet again, that all people have more in common than we may realize.”
