{"id":710,"date":"2016-07-13T17:43:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T17:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgs.performerstuff.com\/?p=710"},"modified":"2018-09-05T17:40:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T17:40:34","slug":"you-might-be-a-theatre-kid-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/you-might-be-a-theatre-kid-if\/","title":{"rendered":"You Might Be a Theatre Kid If…"},"content":{"rendered":"

You Might Be a Theatre Kid If…<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Rob Ward<\/p>\n

July 12, 2016<\/p>\n<\/font>

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1.\u00a0You\u2019ve been accused of talking or singing to yourself (when you\u2019re really just learning your words).<\/h4>\n
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2.\u00a0You frequently give Broadway concerts in the car.<\/h4>\n
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3.\u00a0You\u2019ve worn costume pieces to school.<\/h4>\n
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4.\u00a0Non-Theatre People think you\u2019re weird, and you don\u2019t care.<\/h4>\n
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5.\u00a0You\u2019ve had another person undress and redress you in 35 seconds or less.<\/h4>\n
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6.\u00a0You\u2019ve somehow balanced tech week, thespian competition, and school finals all at the same time, and you wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/h4>\n
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7.\u00a0You know that real men wear makeup.<\/h4>\n
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8.\u00a0You know how to measure a year in the life.<\/h4>\n
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9.\u00a0Playing a baseball player in Damn Yankees<\/em> is as close to being an athlete as you\u2019ll ever get.<\/h4>\n
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10.\u00a0You\u2019re always thinking of new \u201cspecial skills\u201d to add to your theatre resume.<\/h4>\n
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11.\u00a0You\u2019ve thought you were going to lose your mind waiting for a cast list to be posted.<\/h4>\n
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12.\u00a0You\u2019ve sat through your share of rough auditions.<\/h4>\n
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13.\u00a0You\u2019ve been called a “Drama Queen” on more than one occasion.<\/h4>\n
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14. You\u2019ve had a co-star\u2019s spit all over your face during a dramatic scene.<\/h4>\n
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15.\u00a0You know to make a dramatic entrance\u2026<\/h4>\n
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16.\u00a0\u2026 And a dramatic exit.<\/h4>\n
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17.\u00a0When you step into the theatre, you know it\u2019s exactly where you belong.<\/h4>\n
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Rob Ward<\/strong>\u00a0is a freelance show writer and director and a resident improv performer and instructor at Orlando\u2019s SAK Comedy Lab.<\/em><\/h5>\n
Thumbnail:\u00a0Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/h5>\n
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