Scared Out of My Mind

OK -so I am telling on myself. In case you haven’t noticed, I do a lot of that!

I am scared out of my mind! I am in Acting 3, which has been described to me as the hardest class in my major. I do not have to take it- it is not on my list of required classes. However, I have no other choices offered this semester so here I am. I heard awful rumors which turned out to be untrue, but the truth is scary enough. I am trying to learn a Shakespearean sonnet and then a monologue and then a scene. I have never and most likely will never do any Shakespeare again. If I could figure a way out of this class, I might. I have asked others who are not in the class but blow it off as easy to take my place, but somehow I don’t think I can pull that off!

I have made really good grades to this point, I am proud of my GPA and the awards I have earned because of it. I think I may have to let those go. I also am very worried about being a dud in front of my classmates, but I may have to let my ego go, too. My scene partner, whoever you may be, I apologize now. I will do my best but… So I will have an enemy at Montevallo and I won’t be summa cum laude. It happens. In the meantime I am sick, really feeling depressed and sick. Pray for me!!!

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Marietta is a graduate of the University of Montevallo with a BFA in musical theater. She has been performing for over 50 years on the stage and continues to perform, direct and teach. Marietta is married to Tim, has a son named Jon, and a cat named Penny.