This is not only beneficial to the teens coming to see the show but also New Village Arts. Being a teenager already puts me in an advantage when it comes to drawing in a teen audience. There may be certain pop culture references that will draw in my age group that seem alien or confusing people as little as five years older than me.
How did your project go from an idea or inspiration to a final product?
My coworkers at NVA are very confident. They, of course, get feedback from one another and bounce ideas off each other but they are more or less confident, sure the decision they are making is the right one. This is a quality I would like to see myself adopt. I want to be able to say my piece and be heard and know deep down that the description I am making is the right one. Of course this likely comes with years of experience but there are ways that I can begin to implement confidence in my daily life.
Not even two months ago my outlook on life after high school was quite grim. I was unsure if I would ever do anything more than take community college classes and sit at a desk in a dull, low wage job. I did not have the confidence in my ability to get into college and it felt like I had lost all my vigor for life. It was day in and day out of rolling out of bed and chugging an energy drink an energy drink and driving to school. Having this internship has proven to me that being involved with live theatre is my calling and my hopes are not as far away as they seem. Even as a child I knew that the dramatic art was where I wanted to be. However as I grew older doubt filled my head and the career path I so desperately wanted for myself began to look far away and impossible. Walking into my internship on the first day and every day after that was like being hit with a "It is possible!" And that has meant more to me than words can explain.