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Caught in the middle
Okay. So I'm in 8th Grade, and it's soo hard. And ontop of that I'm directing a show and I just finished doing Into the Woods Jr. Now, with the same company that did Into the Woods they're doing Hansel and Gretel and they seem to really like me there finally, I've been doing that company for years and I always got ensemble roles there. Now, the musical director wants me to audition for Hansel and Gretel, yet my Mom thinks I shouldn't and I don't know if I should. Auditions are in 5 days soo...yeh. Anyone who solves my problem gets a cookie.
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I loved being in Hansel and Gretel. I was just an ensemble player, but it was such a fun show.
I practically grew up in the community theater and it was a wonderful part of my life. I think I learned more there than in school. Hansel and Gretel was my first show there.
But that is my experience. Do you find theater to add stress to your life, or do you find it relieves stress? For me, it was a relief. There was another girl who found it stressful and had ulcers by the time she was 11. She was pushed too hard by her parents and grandmother, so she just didn't enjoy it.
If I hadn't had theater, I might not have gotten through school or difficult family times. If it is like that for you, by all means audition. If you feel overwhelmed by everything and would rather focus on school for a while, then let the director know you will be taking a break and once you are more on track you will start working with them again.
I haven't heard of Into the Woods Jr. I loved Into the Woods. I saw it in college. It was beautifully done. What show are you directing, and how did you manage to start directing so young? Is it a youth group where the kids do everything? Just before I left HI, a group like that started. I managed to do one show with them, Cinderella Wore Combat Boots. I was Cinderella. It was so much fun! I do miss theater.
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It sounds to me less about the 8th grade being hard, and more about you taking on too many extracurricular activities until you are spread too thin. I'd stick to one after-school activity at a time myself. If you are doing so much now that you are thinking the 8th grade is hard, continuing do this much on the side isn't going to make things any better. School doesnt get any easier as time goes by.
Why are you directing anything, when you are a student - and only in the 8th grade? I'm not saying you cannot do it, but usually I would think a teacher or parent with some experience would actually direct, and run things; IMO students should either stick to acting, set, or something similar. This wasn't even an option when I was in school, it was a teacher or parent, and that was it. Even if this is something that has no association with the school you go to, I'm still perplexed why you would be directing rather than an Adult. This might just be too much for you at your age...I'd either find something else to do besides directing and not audition for the singing part, or drop the company you are directing with altogether and do the singing part instead. As far as I know, when I was in college, none of my drama friends directed there either, not even then, it was an instructor at one time or another if memory serves.
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