DINO - Two Weeks

I honestly don't think I've ever been more stressed out in my life. I'm supposed to be off bok for Dino. Today is our first FULL run through of the show. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm nervous, that's how I feel. I think I'm off book, but I don't know. I've always had the crutch of calling "line" when I forget during rehearsal but no longer are we allowed to do so.

The show's in two weeks, and I'm freaking out. Completely and totally freaking out. I never realized how much pressure comes with being the lead role of a play that EVERYONE is talking about. The show is called Dino. I am Dino. I am the show. Alright, that's dramatic, but it's pretty much true.

Everyone is depending on me right now, on a side note. My grades are slipping and they're conflicting with my participation in Dino. At this point I am on "Play Probabtion" and can't attend rehearsal until my grades in ToK, EE, and CAS are up.

Speaking of CAS, here's how Dino has gone so far. I've never been a lead role, so I'm still learning. I've never actually had a  role in which I'm being given stage direction after stage direction, after blocking, after vocal notes, after movement notes, SO MANY NOTES.

This play's teaching me a lot, and I'm proud to be apart of it. I'm learning how to be a better actor, something I'm striving to be. I'm learning how to be patient, too. Things aren't just going to be perfect over night. Everyday I learn something new that I have to change, or do better, or do at all.