ShowTime!

I was backstage and show time was almost here. Ten more minutes. Counting down the time. Always looking at the clock. The nerves were running through my veins. I was whispering my first lines, which happened to be a song, all the more reason for my nerves. Acting was the easy part but singing? That was hard. At least I wouldn't be alone. Seven more minutes. Everyone was running around finding their props, throwing on their costumes, looking for microphones. It was chaotic backstage. I had always thought a play ran so smoothly, the way it looks from the audience is nothing like from backstage. Backstage was a whole new world. And being an actress was so much different than just working the technology backstage. five more minutes. It built up your nerves, messed with your mind. what if I forgot the words to a song? Or my lines? i never had to worry about that when I ran the power point projector last year. Even the skits I did in drama were just skits, easy to memorize. This on the other hand was an entire play! Three more minutes. Most people are in their palces at this point. The director is talking to the audience about the musical. Breathe, that's all I had to do. Control my nerves so my voice wouldn't shake. 3...2....1.....lights up and go!

~Sara