Chillin' with Will

My favorite author of all time is William Shakespeare. I have studied his work since I was seven years old, and his plays are what got me started on my love of acting. Here is the story of me and Will:

Once upon a time, there was a young child named Maddie who didn't yet have a lot to do every week. Her mother decided to sign her up for a Shakespeare day camp with Maddie's best friend, Elli, who had taken the camp before and enjoyed it a lot. Little did they realize that this would change Maddie's life completely.

Maddie and Elli enjoyed the camp immensely, and learned more than they could ever put into words from their wonderful teacher, Heather Sanderson. They did many more 'Stageplay' camps with her and several semester-long classes as well. They learned how to memorize lines. They learned how to 'get into' a character. They learned how to understand the marvelous language of Shakespeare. They learned how to act with their whole bodies, choose a costume, tell a story, improvise, and most of all, have the times of their lives learning new things. This is what they looked like during those years:

The girls are much bigger now, but Maddie's fashion sense and passion for hats has not changed in the slightest. 

However, as with all good things, Stageplay had to come to an end. When the girls were about 11, Heather had to move away, and Maddie sought theater opportunities elsewhere. She joined the Homeschool Theatre  Troupe (and so did Elli, after a while), and made many new, wonderful friendships and learned a lot. Our young heroine had an absolute ball with her new theater troupe, and was very sad when the rehearsal schedule changed such that she could no longer audition. Once again, she went to look for more theater opportunities, hoping to find some that involved Shakespeare.

Maddie discovered that the Shakespeare Theatre Company was accepting applications for their Young Company. Excitedly, she filled out her application and sent it in. Recently, she received an email that said that she had been invited to come and audition, and she is now over the moon with excitement.

~The End~