I asked my son what he would write about auditioning for his role in The Pilgrim’s Progress.
He said he would write about learning the word “diametrically,” even though it turned out not to be in a line he needed to recite.
It’s simple, but he’ll never forget that word and so many others that he’s had to learn for the stage.
It reminds me of his first time at a mic. He volunteered to read a line in Delaware Shakespeare‘s Shakespeare Day event. He couldn’t read yet, but his little hand shot up and he was charging forward before I could stop him. The emcee, David Stradley, read the line in his ear and Westen repeated the words clearly.
His fearlessness is matched only by his curiosity. Adventure means learning and the more we learn, the greater the adventures become.
I’m losing count of the times he has taken the stage in various settings, each time learning more.