Believe

Today in my theatre class we found who got cast in the play we are putting on. It's called The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket. It's about a boy named Daniel who can fly. Yes, that's right! The first act of the play is when Daniel and all of his friends are in 6th grade. This is when they first find out that Daniel can fly. The second act takes place 20 years later when all the kids have grown up and Daniel has become famous. I won't give too much of it away, but one of the primary themes of the play is having the courage to believe in something or someone when no one else does. During the course of the play, there are only two people who really believed Daniel could fly and wanted to see him succeed. This helped Daniel to reach for his dreams and actually fly. He believed in himself. Isn't this a great parallel to life? If you believe in yourself, then no one can change your goals. Daniel refused to compromise who he was just so he could fit in, even though he knew he would be made fun of. This isn't the play my theatre class considered doing at first. The first play we were going to put on was Plaza Suite by Neil Simon. Each act can stand alone as a one act play because the characters have no connection except that they all rent the same room at the Plaza Hotel in New York. While it is a great play, the second act is very, "risque" to say the least. We all weren't entirely sure how we were going to stage it to make it less awkward. I for one didn't want to compromise my integrity just so I could get a bigger part. Bravely, my sister Elizabeth and I went to our theatre teacher and talked to her about it. Because of our courage to step forward and say that we didn't agree with it, other kids in our class also expressed concern that probably would have otherwise kept their mouths shut because they didn't want to be the only ones that felt that way. After listening to us, our teacher agreed with us and decided to change the play. Hence that we are doing Daniel Rocket. I feel that I can relate to this play a lot because of what it stands for. If I hadn't stood up and refused to sacrifice my beliefs, we may have never done anything. This play is going to be a great success. I got the part of Claudia, one of the kids, and Elizabeth is Mrs. Rice the schoolteacher. Both are amazing characters and I can't wait to bring this story to life.