Time flies! Our team has been practicing for almost 7 months now. I can’t believe I only have 9 more days till the show week to start. I have an invited dress rehearsal on the 10th of March, and proper shows on the 14th and 15th at 6 pm.

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The Wizard of Oz is my first production since Year 6 in NLCS, and I am so nervous! It’s honestly so scary but at the same time, I am very excited.

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I feel like I need to understand why I am feeling scared. I’ll try to write it down. I figured this helps when your emotions are vague and enormous like a fog.

1. It’s so close! I don’t have a lot of time. But there are still quite a lot of mistakes and confusion.
2. I am afraid to forget my lines on stage.
3. My solo song, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, is very difficult to sing and I am always dissatisfied with my singing.
4. It’s a very long show and I really want to perform the whole thing well.
5. I don’t want my throat to have a bad day on any of the show dates.
6. I want to show the best performance to the audience since many people are coming to see me and all the audience paid their money to come watch us.
7. I don’t have a lot of experience on stage as an actor, especially with long musicals. I want to handle mistakes and unexpected situations skillfully.

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Reading the list, I think I need three things: practice, trust (in God), and gratitude.

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Practice is surely an essential step to show confidence and quality performance. But only trusting in practice and my ability is ephemeral and has so many limitations. It’s important to trust in God. He was the one who chose me to be Dorothy. He is the one who gives me the ability to sing, act, and dance. I must remember that he will be responsible for His choice and always have a plan. It’s Him who put me on this journey; I know that he will provide me with strength and capability. All I have to do is try my best and trust in His power! But there’s one more crucial thing that I sometimes completely forget. Gratitude! I always try to be grateful for everything, but when things get too complicated or frightening, I just simply fail to remember that I can be grateful for everything. Thinking about this whole journey, every single thing is something I can be thankful for. Getting the role of DOROTHY (I honestly couldn’t believe it the day it was announced), rehearsing 2 times a week with our wonderful members, and getting to know more people in my first year at BHA thanks to production! I can even be grateful for our director telling us off, it really makes me work harder.

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I mustn’t forget these! Writing this out right now is helping me to be less frightened and less panicking. I am going to enjoy the show! It’s going to be AMAZING!