What have i get myself into?!

Oh-My-God. Is the first phrase in my head when i first saw Mr Tanto, my now acting mentor days ago at The North Sumatera Culture Park. He looks more like a gangster than a stage director. He 's a real Indonesian unlike me (I'm a chinese born in Indonesia), he's got a rocker hair and a black moustache. Not that i'm a racist, but from his appearance I was discourage right away but find it impossible to just turn back and go home. So I chatted with him for a while, he said that he'd directed plays and soap operas. From the way he said it, I can figure slightly that he knows a lot about theatre and acting, or at least for me he sounds passionate enough about them. But other that lookin up at Alan, i'm still not quite sure if this (theatre) is something i really wanted to do, so i asked for his contact number, save it and excuse myself.

Then, i went to school the other day. I told my best friends about the idea of me gettin into theatre thingy like Alan. Apparantely, they thought that i was out of my mind... I couldn't really disagree with them because the idea indeed sounds ludacris for them. But then, the more i hear their prejudice objection with the idea, the more i wanted to prove to them that this can work! somehow... So i dial Mr Tanto's cellphone number and ask him whether he can train me from the basic, and after an on and on negotiation, in the end he settled me a once a week lesson every Monday (start tomorrow) at the North Sumatera Culture Park Theatre.

And  now after a nice cup of warm tea and a couple of biscuits i'm thiking about this and start sayin to myself, "For the love of Alan Rickman, what have i get my STUPID ASS into?! This is a REAL theatre! Not somekind of imagination in a daydream!" (*_*)

Comments

[Amy]

Marlina, stop doubting yourself - this is SO EXCITING!!! Seriously, everyone has to start somewhere. You may even get discouraged after a few lessons because you think it is hard, but I hope you give it a chance.

Wow, I am so excited for you!

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[Marlina]

Really?
Thanks! At least someone think this is a good thing to try doing!

Hugs!

[N]

But that is wonderful news !
Acting IS hard work both physically and emotionally but it is well worth the effort. Whether you intend to actually pursue a career in theatre or not is not completely relevant (beyong motivation) : it will give you an excellent basis for ANY acting (movie, TV and daily life). It will give you the opportunity to learn a lot about yourself and to work with the most essential basic material : YOU.
so relax, enjoy the ride and have a laugh at your friends who have not had the guts to try this for themselves.
N.
(spacedlaw in a Live Journal world)

[Joan]

Great start, Marlina! Happy to hear it. Good luck. And by the way, maybe your friends know only a bit about theatre or stage world. It's just like another profession. Well, can't blame them though, for our (Indonesian) theatre is not great and well...with some racial prejudice... Think that you know what I mean. ;-)

Anyway, I'm looking for an update!

[Marlina]

Thanks for the encouragement Spacedlaw and Joan :)

Hopin Indonesia can be better with theatre thingy ;)