Theatre Major.

I did it. I switched to a theatre major. I will be theatre performance once I get it approved. I'm not doing away with music, I'll will still keep a music minor. People ask, "Why the sudden switch?" A simple answer could be that it just feels right. I find my joy in theatre. It is amazing the joy that it brings.

Tonight I have the first of two performances of 'Beauty and the Lonely Beast', the second performance is tomorrow. It is a children's musical directed by a senior for her final project. I am playing Beast. It is a great role to stretch my abilities and be someone I am not like at all. He is an interesting character because it seems like his has four different moods. The angry beast, the lonely beast, the happy beast and the charm of a prince. It's fun working with a lot of facial expressions. I might post some pictures soon.

The two one acts I am in are more of the adult version plays this year. "Opposites Attract" by Bruce Kane is an abstract performance in which just about everyone has to play three different characters. The theme of this one act is that people want each other and the way they tend to fill the need is through sex. Interesting dialogue and scenarios. That will be performed Dec. 2nd.

The second one is called 'Life Under Water' by Richard Greenberg. An interesting story where my relationship with my mother is not the greatest. I end up running away staying with two girls down the shore and getting to know each of them, but feel terrible after sleeping with one of them, then eventually the other. I end up finding comfort at home with my mother after all. Will be performed Dec. 4th.

It is quite an interesting shift from the Sterling theatre. More risque plays can be done here. Sex, Alcohol, Cursing is all accepted at Whitworth. In 'Life Under Water', it calls for me to walk nude across the stage, but that's the one thing Whitworth won't allow. I was totally for it, it will stretch me as an actor, but I guess we will improvise. If I didn't make the switch to Whitworth, I don't know where I would be and what I would be doing.

I found joy.