5 reasons why you should audition

So you're not quite sure what to think about this whole Crucible thing. Salem Witch Trials? Lots of screaming, manipulative girls? A tragic ending? Who even wants to be involved with this?

oh trust me. YOU DO. and here are the top 5 reasons why you should audition.

5. Auditions = Party
No, I am not kidding. Town Hall during auditions is like one big happy family. Scripts are going back and forth, people are laughing at the funny parts, (hopefully) almost crying at the sad parts, seeing people do things you didn't know they had in them. But if you come down to just to watch, you miss out on half of the fun. You need the part of the party where YOU get to be the ham to make it a well rounded experience.

4. This Play is Incredible
If you haven't read The Crucible, go. Now. Now come back and tell me that you still don't want to be involved in this play. (okay fine, I guess you can read it after you finish reading this post.) Although it's a modern play, The Crucible incorporates a beautiful richness of language that is hard to come by these days. Not as complex as Shakespeare, you're not left scratching your head at the lines, but the play itself is beautiful. You have time -- read it before auditions! Check out the first few pages of the play here

3. Your Mom Wants You To
She is already envisioning conversations with other moms that go something like this:

"So How's Johnny doing at PHC?" "Oh, awesome. He's basically the star of this semester's play." "Oh my goodness! I am so impressed!" "I know, I know, we are so proud."

Besides. She always told you that you were a ham.

2. You Want To
I know it. You have always watched the other kids do Eden Troupe and you think "I want to do that! oh, I don't know. Maybe I can't. Oh, I don't know." Here is a great opportunity! It's a genre of play we haven't done in a while, so no one knows who is good at it. Here is your chance to be the PHC breakout star.

1. The Drama
You may say "oh Jenna and Stephy. I get enough of that." Trust us. We go to school here. We know what it's like. But this is a different sort of drama. Had a super hard midterm? Come to rehearsal and cry about it all over the stage. Feeling ready to conquer the world? Come to rehearsal and run a few courtroom proceedings. Angry at your roommate? okay, well, talk to them in the spirit of Matthew 18. But then come to rehearsal and shout it out at that other guy in the village who is trying to KILL YOU.

Any sort of dramatic production like this gives you a wonderful outlet to express yourself in the midst of a stressful semester. I know it's hard to believe, but even though this play will be a ton of hard work, it's great to go from a day of classes to be able to just focus on being someone else -- if only for a few hours.


so what are you waiting for? decide to audition for The Crucible, August 23rd + 24th.

watch tomorrow for the "5 lamest excuses not to audition"