Kat’s drama blog!
Like everybody else i have known since i was a child that a passion for performance was inside me. My earliest memories concerning the world of drama is probably dancing around my nana’s house watching “The Sound Of Music” and “Mary poppins” and pretending at the age of 3 and 4 to be the great Julie Andrews. But that’s not very original coz i think everyone did that at some stage…the girls anyway. My next fond memory involves going to see “Beauty and the Beast” on stage ( and Bert Newton leaving a program and chocolates at the stage door for myself and my sister…my Nana was childhood friends with good ol’ Bert you see). And from that night on i think i knew i wanted to be on stage just like all my favourite characters from that great Disney book. There was something amazing and colourful to me about witnessing those characters come to life in front of me. I wanted to be Belle for as long as I can remember.
During primary school there wasn’t much opportunity to do drama or musicals but we did get to go watch Loyola College’s musicals from Grade 4-6. I sat in awe! I wanted to be them so badly…but when i finally got to Loyola I realised how intimidating it was to be the youngest in a school of a thousand students. So I waited. In Year 8 I made it into the chorus of my first production…”Anything Goes”. And my love only continued to grow from there. It wasn’t just the limelight either that drew me to acting. I loved the whole process. The rehearsals, the singling lessons, the costume fittings and the fundraisers….and the chance to show of months of hard work and dedication to my family on Opening Night.
In between being the little kid in the back of the musicals for a few years i took a big interest in my brother’s acting ability. He was at the rival all boy’s school and they had a great drama teacher who built the department into something fun and cool instead of geeky and lame as it is commonly seen. Anyway my brother always had trouble remembering scripts so i helped him and in turn learnt “The Club” and “Two Weeks with the Queen” by heart. I have always admired my brother’s talent and enthusiasm, he has made a big impact on my love of drama. He is now a struggling artist with a great comedy show “the Shambles”…their dvd even got them to the ARIA’S!!!!! So yeah he is a huge inspiration for me.
Also along with Emily a drama teacher that came to our school when we were in Year 10 became my friend and mentor for all things drama…and life. Michelle has given me so much wisdom and guidance throughout Year’s 10, 11 and 12 and remains my mentor now. She taught me so much about the passion and the importance of dreaming for the future. Everything is possible with a dream.
ultimately I would rather be an actress on the stage…especially after getting to be in an adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” last year as Juliet. But teaching has always been in me…even at highschool i was a leader with the younger kids in competitions and such. I also love Shakespeare in a big way and had a lot of experience through Globe Shakespeare comps at highschool….right now I am lacking motivation but i hope this subject really brings me back to the hype and excitment that I once felt when I first saw a stage show or sang “So Long Farewell” from the steps of my Nana’s loungeroom.
Thanks guys!