My New Experience

When I think about my experience with the Hurrah Players, I am reminded of two pieces of advice: the first is to surround yourself with what you want to be; the second is to put your skills into practice. I am reminded of the first piece of advice because one of my dreams is to make performing in musical theatre my career. I want that to be my life. The instructors and directors at Hurrah are well-versed in various aspects that I would need to work towards my dream. There are different levels of jazz and tap classes, as well as musical theatre, acting and vocal classes. Many of the students are or are becoming quite talented since they have been taken in by the Hurrah Players family. It can be an onstage performance or just in their personal skills,but whatever it is, it is always enjoyable. That, I think, makes the whole learning process better. By surrounding yourself with people who inspire you, you work harder and you gain role models in the process.

I think of the second piece of advice because of another old phrase: "practice makes perfect". It truly does, and through rehearsals, the show we were working on got progressively better each and every rehearsal. The time that we spent perfecting a dance number or making sure we hit the right notes or getting to the right spot at the right time was all worth while when the show finally opens to the public. It's an amazing thing to see the hard work that you put into a show manifest itself when you perform for others. If you don't put your skills into practice, then there's the chance that you may get rusty or, even worse, you can lose those skills. If you continually work on something, it tends to get better so that the public will get the best show that we can offer.

I would recommend joining the Hurrah Players to anyone who has any amount of interest in theatre, musical theatre, singing and dance. In my opinion, the Hurrah Players is one of the best things that anyone could ever do to improve their skills and also to have fun and get enjoyment out of their skills .( even the skills they didn't know they had) Being a Hurrah Player has been an enriching and exciting experience for me in which I made new friends, learned many things, and overall had some of the most enjoyable times that I've had so far in my life. I hope that any new Hurrah Player will have and awesome experience with the company and continue in their love of the arts.

Chelsea Ellorin