Day 57: My Short Lived Acting Career.

In 5th grade, I got my first real gig in a play. 


It was a comedic version of "Jack in the Beanstalk"


I got the role of a tough talking, golden egg laying chicken.


I remember my teacher wanted me to be more.."gangster?" 

My teacher told us to make our own costumes. 


So I took out some feathers from a feather duster and stuck it onto a yellow t-shirt with a cat on it.

Martha S, eat yo heart out.
(actually, I think might gouge her eyes out)


I wasn't sure how I felt about being the golden chicken, I think at the time I was rather offended at the time. I mean, who wants to be a gangster chicken.

But I think in some ways, playing this part helped me come out of my shell a little.

I was a really shy girl and thinking about it now, I'm surprised I agreed to it...

or maybe my teacher told me to stop being such a pansy and deal with it.

she was rather scary. Only she would make us do a play like this...

It was nice to hear people laugh at what I do. I wasn't used to it, but it made me feel really good about myself. The part that got them to laugh the most was..

I passionately gripped my shirt, tore out my feathers, and flung them into the air.

I tell ya, it was Oscar material.

When the play was over, the cast went out on the stage (which was inside our chapel) one by one. I got my first (and only) standing ovation.

Later on, my teacher wanted to do a play about the civil rights movement.

I was asked to play Rosa Parks...

(an Asian Rosa Parks speaking in a ghetto voice...I don't think thats how it really happened...)

Even though it happened so long ago, I still remember how it made me feel.

Its affected my life in a very positive way.

I learned that if I didn't try something that was outside my comfort zone, I could miss a great opportunity. 

And in this case, I discovered something that makes me happy.

making others laugh and making them happy.