I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live theater. That energy, that combined focus, the synergy - it's addictive.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I love theater. To have the people onstage right there, to be working in concert with other artists, this is a like a school of fish moving together.
Performing live on stage is such a community, whether it's my musicians or a cast of a show that I'm in. And then when you're in the studio or on set, it's a much more solitary experience. Both can serve me at different times in my life. And when I go back and forth from one to the other, it helps me appreciate all of them much better.
Most of my enjoyable times in the theater have been working in a group.
When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
I'm very lucky to work in so many different arenas of the entertainment industry and I do enjoy them all, but making music - original music - in the studio or live onstage is definitely my favorite thing to do.
When I'm on stage, I feel very much at home - within a theater, within an ensemble - so this entire process is something I feel very attuned with.
No matter what part of the business you want to be in, live performances are the most thrilling.
I always love performing live, and that's what I was doing that started getting me acting parts, so I still find time do it.
Theater will always be a huge part of my life. The high I get from doing theater is not, quite honestly, matched by many things. I like the fact that when you step out on the stage, for that given night, for better or for worse, you are the master of the boards. I love it to death.
I have spent my whole life working in the theater, and most of the people I know have done the same. And we are pretty interesting people.
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