Theater Preparation.

Have you ever seen a Broadway show in Chicago or New York? If so, it was probably greatly enjoyed by all. But most people don't know how much effort it took just to pull that show off. It takes a great director who knows what he/she is doing, a great producer, stage manager, lighting designer, set designer, sound directors, choreographer, costume designer, and most importantly an orchestra to play those wonderful tunes in the pit! Then there's the cast. The cast are the actors who will be on stage most of the time. At least visibly. If you're thinking about joining a stage production, you have to be dedicated, punctual to all the practices, learn your stage directions, your lines, your choreography, keep your costume in line, you need to be able to project well so people can hear and see your wonderful face and singing voice. It takes A LOT! And I mean that.

Choreography are your dance moves or actions. There is a lot of choreography involved in musicals. The choreography should be creative and in time with the music. Also, you want to smile, a lot. Always overact things because the audience only sees half of what you think you're doing so be big unless told otherwise by your director. Choreography is usually very easy to learn, and you get the hang of it after a while. Plus, if you forget what moves your supposed to be doing, look over at other people dancing or if your individual, be your character and make up your own dances in time to the music; don't let it show that you're making it up though.

Another big thing is remember lines. Unless you have a photographic memory, you need to remember your lines and get off script as soon as you can. Highlighting all of your actions, dialogue, and/or singing cues helps you to remember. Also something that I use to cue myself is learn who speaks before your line and let them cue you! It works vice-versa. If you say something and you know who is supposed to speak next, you can try and cue them along by saying something like, "Right, your Majesty?" or "What do you think, Alice?" This might help cue them. If you completely blank out, just adlib, or make up some lines that make sense to the story which leads me to my next suggestion. Make sure you know the story, this will help you 'adlib' in times of crisis.

Now, people are usually good at acting but they are afraid to audition because it's a musical and they can't sing. It's okay if you can't sing, if you're that insecure about singing on stage, there are usually non-singing roles for you. OR just try out for the role you want because you can sometimes speak-sing your notes or just sing them an octave lower or higher or within your singing range. Try your best and it's always better to sing loudly even if you can't sing because people don't really care if you can't sing or not. They just want to hear the song. Everyone can sing, you just have to practice at it. Try your best at singing because you never know what you are capable of until you try.

So I dare ya, Try out for a community play or musical. Or join your school play! It might even be something you come to enjoy. Good luck, everyone! Or as they say in theater talk, "Break a leg!"

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