William Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” But just like all stage plays, there is a whole different world behind the curtain. Last year, my family and I went abroad on vacation. It had always been my dream to go to the United Kingdom. Most specifically, I always yearned to go to London. During my week there, I discovered a love for something new: stage plays.
One of the causes of my passion for theater was the opportunity to watch plays in the West End and Her Majesty’s Theater. My family had gotten tickets to watch two famous plays which were currently being shown in the theaters. The first play we went to was the ever famous “Phantom of The Opera” in Her Majesty’s Theater.
There, I got to experience the magic that was being shown on stage, live, and right in front of me. When the play started, the lights turned off, the orchestra started playing, and the actors finally come out on stage. As I watched, I look at all the little details of the stage production. I saw how the stage moved as one particular scene occurred. I saw how the timing of the music was perfect to the actions, the aura of the scene as the lights changed. It was grand. Having the theater specifically made for this single play was phenomenal. A small spark of infatuation ignited inside of me.
The next play we went to was “Les Miserables” in the West End.
Just like the first play, I watched at every little detail: the way the actors moved, sang with all of their emotions, and how elaborate the costumes were. This was much simpler than the first play, but it still had me sat on the edge of my seat. I had the same feeling, excitement, curiosity, and passion. When it ended, I knew I had learned a lot.
It just so happened that the next school year was a fun one. In December, it was announced that we were going to have a stage play for English Month. I was ecstatic, and a little nervous. I wanted us to win, to have fun, and skip some classes. My best friend and I volunteered to be directors. We knew what to. We knew that this was the last year we would be together as a class. As soon as we got our parts, we started to make the script. That’s when it all happened. I was hands-on. I timed the music, thought of props, and ideas were flooding through my head for weeks.
Finally, weeks of practice, sweat, tears, finally paid off. We ended up winning best play, and almost all of the other awards. I was proud of us. The main actors, supporting roles, and even the simple merchants in the background.
I was thankful to everyone who made an effort to make the vision my friend and I had for the play. Thus, my knowledge on stage plays helped us win the last competition of the school year 2016-2017. All the world’s a stage.
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