Winter Musical Review

I feel like this year’s musical is not that great of a success comparing to last year, but I think this year’s musical actually makes people hype. I think we have a very dependable stage crew this year, and we cannot put on this show without their design and stage management. Especially we move the stage to a totally new direction this year. The lighting and the stage paid more effort than ever to prepare for this brand new show. I think the turning of the stage is a great success. SInce now we have multiple ways of letting the actors entering the stage. The performance would look much more alive and the audience would feel the flexibility of this performance as well. One more thing that is interesting about this year’s musical is our energy on stage. I remembered during long rehearsals on Saturdays and Wednesdays, no one really wants to be there and everything looks wack during those times. However, all cast members put on all of our energy on all three shows. Yes there were still complaining, but I believe we look good on the stage. When everyone is dancing with the beat and singing together, the energy just flows out naturally.

I don’t know how did I do on the stage, and I really want to see the video of the show so I can give myself a review. I can’t really acknowledge my performance, people’s been saying that I improved a lot. I can only hope that to be true and trying my best on the next show, but I do feel something different this year. The past two years I have intense stage fright that I can’t even say anything without my heart hard pumping like a pile driver. This year although my hands are always sweaty, but I feel more calm on the stage, as if I am Willard, which makes everything feels natural to me.

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