SETC First Timer

I have lost track of how many “firsts” I have had the chance to experience in this department; however, it is hard to forget four days at the Hilton in Atlanta, attending workshops that put you in the role of a trickster, and teach you that you have been breathing wrong your entire life. To cap it all, you are surrounded by thousands of people numbered like lemmings, wearing outfits that range from business-casual, to evening gown, to what is she wearing on her head???

If you haven’t had this same experience, then allow me to introduce you to it. It is the South Eastern Theatre Conference, held annually in various south-eastern cities. This was my FIRST excursion at SETC, and here are is what I learned:
First: I had better be ready for the world I am entering, (I speak of the theatre world….I am, in fact aware that I’m on planet Earth…)
Now think about it…this was ONE conference, in ONE section, of ONE country in the entire world. And I know for a fact that not everyone attended, who COULD HAVE attended. Moral of the story? I had better be in this 100 percent. It is both intimidating and incredibly exciting, seeing this fraction of humanity who have the same vocational hopes and dreams as myself.
Also, as a missionary kid, I take language to heart….speaking the same language is a hugely intimate thing to me. So when complete strangers speak to me of monologues, tech-positions, and ‘broken legs’, there is an unspoken bond that connects us, even if we will never see each other again. It is also is so encouraging to me to realize how much I have learned in the past two years, and to know how much more I will learn in the next two.
-GH

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