Princess of Broadway

"If you can't see the bright side, polish the dull side."

-Sharpay, Disney's Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

All my life, all I've ever wanted to do was perform. For as long as I can remember, I rehearsed from day to day with one goal in mind: Broadway. Even as a wee child, whenever I went to the movies with my parents, I would go down to the area in front of the giant screen and dance to the music that was playing in the theater. But that's the ironic part, because if there is anything that is keeping me from reaching my dream, it is my lack of dance training. I have never had a dance class in my life.

The good news is that since my life is beginning to begin to begin (haha, see what I did there), I can start to make decisions on my own and take the steps that I need to to be able to achieve my dream. One of those decisions is taking plenty of dance classes in college. This fall I plan on enrolling in both ballet and tap classes. Hooray for taking advantage of college! I am majoring in Musical Theatre, and I am so excited to begin my career.

The first step of my career: an internship at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre! I will begin this internship at the end of May- before I even graduate from high school! I am nervous to be living away from my parents for the first time, but I know that my brother and sister-in-law (and fetus niece;) will keep me in good hands. I know that I am in for one heck of an opportunity though, working every day from 10 am to 10 pm. I am super excited to more fully experience what I want to do for the rest of my life! Muahahaha!

Perhaps the most important thing to have in the world of le theatre is a positive attitude! And well, I'd say that I think I'm pretty qualified... I have worked SO hard for half of my life to keep things on the bright side! I mean, you are definitely not going to get all of the jobs you audition for. In fact, you'll probably hardly ever get any of them. I have already experienced this to some extent! So it's important to focus on what you learned from the experience, and improve for next time! Focus on the positive. No tears. Keep your chin up and keep telling yourself how close you were!

Or even if you weren't close- everything happens for a reason. Just remind yourself that the Lord has something better in mind for you! I am a daughter of God, a princess, and I know that my Heavenly Father wants me to be happy. He has the most AWESOME plan in store for me, and if I stay faithful to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I am promised to be blessed! I know that my Heavenly Father puts me through trials that he knows I can handle. Obviously, the jobs that I don't get- it's all for a reason! Because if I WERE to get those jobs, it would mess up His plan for me! And I would miss out on a job that I'm SUPPOSED to have for some BIG HUGE REASON- like meeting my spouse or making a difference or something! So there's no way ever in the whole EXISTENCE that I should be upset about not getting an acting job. I just have to trust the Lord and let Him guide me on my path to the future.

Hopefully, somewhere in that future, Broadway is involved. That'd be cool. Then I'll be a daughter of God, fulfilling her dream. A princess of Broadway.