I enjoyed performing in high school. I dreamt of performing on Broadway. The downside when I performed was that I paid little attention to the scenes that didn't involve me. I was able to be in Little Women, The Crucible and Much Ado About Nothing.
It was during this time that I began to read plays the way one would read books. It started as a way to find monologues for auditions and I would get wrapped up in the stories. I recently read The Importance of Being Earnest and loved that it makes me laugh just as hard as any comedy on TV or in the movie theatre. When you're watching a performance you get lost in the actors' interpretation of the plot, but when you read a play the story can unfold in your own head and in your own time.
I love that you mentioned 'The Importance of Being Earnest' because it was also one of the first dramas that I read that truly enthralled me. I have always been a lover of language and the witty and sharp way Wilde wields his words impressed me so much that I (who has never had any talent in acting) chose to use it as the basis for a large project my senior year of high school. One of my favorite things about literature is it constantly creates points of contact with other art forms and other individuals that otherwise may have never happened. Thank you for sharing!!
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