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Jitters and tingles race up and down my spine; nervous energy pervades my body. It’s opening night of the comedy Lend Me a Tenor. Tonight I am Maggie. The audience’s buzzing chatter reaches my ears. Lights dim, one last deep breath to calm my fears. Will the audience like it? Will they laugh? Disguised by darkness, Maggie walks onstage. A spotlight focuses, temporarily blinding her, but she does not notice. Secretly waiting in anticipation of the audience’s reaction, Maggie raises her arms, dreamily conducting an Italian Opera. The audience chuckles and Max enters stage left.

The time flies by, before I know it, it’s intermission. Drinking cold water, I regain control of my nerves and bliss. The director runs in, she too is smiling.

“The audience is ecstatic! They can’t stop telling me how funny it is! I even had some people say they cried!” Beaming, the director rushes to share the good news.


“Places in three,” calls the stage manager.

I return to being Maggie and wait for my cue. The characters walk onstage. Max begins his lines and the audience laughs.

“Oh Max!”

Gushing, Maggie kisses Max, throwing her arms around him, her right foot daintily popping up. A split-second of silence. A flash of fear enters her mind. Then, a booming tenor begins singing a magnificent crescendo; laughter is replaced by cheers and applause. The blinding stage lights fade out while the house lights turn on.

No longer the character Maggie, I walk onstage for the final curtain call. Curtsying, I steal a quick glimpse at the standing audience. They are smiling. A rush of joy and adrenaline sweeps over me, success and relief emerge. My own smile increases tenfold, and I forget the fear.

For me, acting is living in a moment. The art of theater is to suspend a moment, and unearth everything that makes this particular moment real. It is the theater’s duty to take that moment and present it to the audience so that they can connect with the moment and get in touch with their own emotions.

Theater is a harmonizing amalgamation of imagination and reality. It is an art where each emotion is explored and exemplified. It is an art that can reach out to people on both the most elementary and complex levels. It is an art that when performed well, is one of the purest forms of magic.

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