from an actor's perspective....

So I'm an acting major at Wright state, you know this, correct? The goal of this program is to teach us how to live truthfully in imaginary circumstances. I find this interesting. how does one live truthfully in imaginary circumstances? How does one live truthfully in realistic circumstances? Many people say that theatre is just playing around. you put on a mask and say a few lines on stage. maybe dance and sing a bit to. but its more than that. so much preparation goes into creating a character. The idea is to make you believe that i am really someone else. People do this everyday. they put on masks to hide their true faces, their inner thoughts, personalities, all because of what society has told us what we need to be in order to be happy. I myself have held up walls and masks to people to try and fit in, or be popular or get what i want.
but there is a difference from pretending it on stage and in real life. we can never open up if we have to keep pretending. on stage it is a mask, put on to entertain you and, if the mask is good, make you think. but real life it is to avoid conflict, stay in stasis, never break free and change. i think its about time that we put down our masks. put down the walls and the fake identities and start living truthfully to the realistic circumstances that we must confront daily. Make a fresh start by not playing pretend in real life. because when the curtain goes down on this act...you won't come back out to take a bow. how do you want to be remembered? As a person behind a mask? or a character true to self?