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When I committed to Kenyon, my mom told me I would be a “big fish in a small pond.” She was wrong. Yes, Kenyon is a small pond, but the beauty of this school is that nobody takes up too much space: there are opportunities for everybody. Those opportunities may just not look the way you expected.
At the beginning of this semester, I auditioned for a senior thesis play called Rapture, Blister, Burn. Because it was a thesis production, three of the roles had already been cast, and only two roles were open for audition: a middle-aged man and an elderly woman. So, I auditioned for the latter. And I didn’t get the part. I wasn’t surprised, of course: I’ve been rejected from things time and time again. I was mostly upset because I just wanted to be involved. I know all of the thesis performers very well and was upset I wouldn’t be able to work with them on stage. So, when one of them approached me in Peirce Hall and asked me if I wanted to design props, I said yes without a second thought. And I’m so glad I did.