What dreams will come tonight?
I hope the kind that guide and teach.
Last night I was a reluctant actor
Who nonetheless accepted her role and performed.
I realized I could do it -
Overcome my stage fright and stand under the bright light
I even relished the opportunity to be on stage
To project my voice
improvising when I had no guidance
Or the lines on the page weren't clear.
But was this acting and performing
Covering up the fear?
Was I on stage, among actors I do not know,
Reading my lines and delivering a performance
to be absorbed by an audience that doesn't know me?
Why was I asked (or told!) to portray a character in this production?
Why choose the quiet, introspective one
To play a loud character on a chaotic stage?
Maybe a dream tonight
Will tell me something more.
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