My Senior Drama Club Scholarship Essay Question.

This was important to me and I really wanted me readers to see how my last 4 years have changed me. I turned this essay in today. I will let you know if I receive any scholarships due to it. Enjoy.



The essay question given is what skills have I learned from being involved in theater that I will take with me in the future? Theater has taught me so much about living that I would have never gotten anywhere else. In the average academic classroom, I have learned math equations, how to write a thesis statement, and how to dissect a rat. In theater, I learned how to live. When I walked into high school I was shy and scared and didn’t have any sort of a personality what-so-ever. I was alone in a huge world with no clue what to do with myself. I didn’t know how to put out there what talent I had. I felt like I didn’t have a voice and this was only my first day of my high school experience. The very first day of high school I lost hope in myself on ever becoming something special.
Then I walked into my 3rd hour drama class with Mr. Flowers. I was scared out of my mind. I always knew I could be comfortable on stage because I was forced to be. Being given what to say and who to be was easy for me. I was comfortable being anyone but myself so I figured I would be ok in this class. Mr. Flowers, however, taught me so much more than just how to say lines. I learned to take risks and speak out and have a voice. After the first few days I could feel myself getting stronger, bolder, happier, which was all very new to me. I felt confident for the first time in a long time. With that being said, I auditioned for the fall show Out of the Frying Pan. One of my favorite memories of high school was seeing my name on that cast list. I was 1 out of 2 freshmen who made the show. I created friendships as well as a soul. I have a feeling that if I had never auditioned for that show I would not have became the person I am today.
That is where it all began. After that show, I took more and more risks like auditioning for the musical and running for council which I am proud to say I was in for 3 years in a row. Mr. Flowers kept me going and kept me motivated to give ideas and try new things and create new traditions, all things I never could do before. Theater taught me how to invent and it showed me that I am a unique human being who can do anything. English, math, and science helped me learn new things by being told, but theater taught me how to learn things by inventing on my own. It brought a skill into my life that created a new Alexa Starky.
I am proud to say that theater has helped me figure out what I want to do when I grow up. I want to stage manage and create shows and make the stage come to life in new and exciting ways like I have done in high school the past 4 glorious years. Now, the question was what skills will I take with me into my future career? I will take the ability to create and mold the small things in my mind and make all those thoughts and ideas a reality. Theater taught me how to shine and be bold and brave and I am taking every single aspect of those things with me in the future. Theater in school helped me paint pictures in my mind of what I want my life to look like and I know I have the Shadow Mountain Drama Club to thank for that.