6 Reasons to Love Theatre. . . Or Maybe Not

 

The top 6 reasons I love performing in theatre: 

1. The unwavering, haunting feeling you really aren't good enough, and everyone just says otherwise, so you won't cry on stage. 

2. Knowing a scene starts unravelling all because you dropped a line or said something from a completely different show. 

3. Having a quick change only to realize someone moved your props and costume, and so you have no choice but to jump up and down in your underwear. 

4. An audience so dead and uninterested that you can hear every single fart. 

5. After the show is over, your body screams you're not as young as you used to be, and you have a limp for the next six weeks. 

6. Smelling like a water buffalo that just did a 60 Minute workout due to the hot lights and winter coat-like costume. 

Wait. . . I think this is the wrong list. 

But even with all those things possibly existing, theatre is one of the greatest things in the entire universe. It is always worth it.

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