The Church Play
I've once mentioned it here in one of my various post that I've always had a passion for being an actor and acting from a very young age but unfortunately, I was a very shy lad and we all know that acting and being shy don't work together.
But there had been one time where I had challenged myself and tried to not be shy. It was during the children's day celebration and just like many other churches in the country, my church had decided to celebrate it by allowing the kids handle that entire Sunday service. So the kids were in charge of drumming, playing the piano, singing and all that stuff.
So they had come up with a plan to organize a little drama, one that only the kids would be in, it was a way of celebrating us. So I had volunteered to be in the play and the role I was given was that of the father. I remember how nervous I was during rehearsals and how I would always stutter or not say my lines at all because I was shy and my heart was always pounding real hard against my chest.
Well, after about two rehearsals, I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that there was no way I would go through with the drama. If I can't even do well in the rehearsal where there's minimum people, how can I act in front of the entire congregation. So I told them I won't be able to do it and someone else was given my role and I remember how relieved I was.
On the day of the actual children's day celebration, it turned out that drama didn't make it to the list of things we would be performing that day and I think it was because majority of the kids ended up not performing their role like they were suppose to.
So yeah that was my first acting role that I never got to perform because of being shy. But that wasn't the last role I got because I ended up playing some more roles (not really major roles) in primary school and it was amazing. Those were easy for me to do because I knew that the spotlights wouldn't be on me but rather on my other fellow actors, lol.
Well, I hope I do get to continue harnessing this talent and I don't keep it a secret anymore, hopefully. At least now I'm less shy and will be able to finish my lines if I ever get one.
True, acting and shyness don't go well at all.
There was a time I was forced to join a drama crew, not even for a presentation but for their rehearsal, I was so shy. The shyness felt like cloth or net covering my face, I felt like a fool doing what they asked me to do😑
It was my thing at all, it's still not my thing.
.Since you love acting, you should quickly overcome that spirit or shyness so you won't be limited.
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I understand you, trust me I do.
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That shyness in acting😄.
I was once like you, especially the fact that English was a problem to us...and you know, those drama are more of English
But at a time, I found myself so bold and that was it till today.
I don't know what happened to me, I no longer fancy all those dramas, no matter how interesting they appear 😥
I guess we all outgrow shyness when we get to a certain age because I also don't feel as shy as I use to.
Yeaaaaah💪
The people who are very good actors today were once shy like you and they were able come over it...
I just believe you can do it
Thanks for the vote of confidence 😂
Opportunities don't come every time and you missed your opportunity and after that, you need to create an opportunity if you need the first one and it's not easy because the manual effort is needed in the second case. I think you should not miss the opportunity because of your shyness. It's one kind of weakness also and I hope you know it very well.