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== Cooper McGuire Mr. Ferrell Language Arts September 15, 2008 Music Man**:** The Musical As I step onstage, I see lights blaring, cameras clicking, and people staring. I say my lines and as I stride to side stage, then hear the music start. I take a deep breath and then, I start to sing the ever so popular song, “Gary Indiana”. == ==  It all started when my mom wanted me to try out for the summer musical. I was extremely scared at first, but then I conquered my fear and tried out for the part of a kid in the boy’s band. After I sang, I was asked to come back and speak with a lisp. I went back to the High School and did every thing they told me to do, and I was e-mailed the results. Guess what? I got the part of Winthrop! == ==  Practice was super hard at first. I hardly knew anyone but as I went along, I met everyone! Every day on Mondays through Thursdays, at 6:00pm we went to practice. We got to leave at 9:00pm. If you missed a day, you had to contact someone to teach you what to do. It was all so much fun! In the play, I sang, danced, had speaking lines, and had solos! The cast was so talented! All the costumes were fabulous! They were either made or donated, and everyone helped. == == I remember when the cast members played a trick on the directors. One guy put on a huge fake mustache, and the mayor walked on with two other ladies. I went onstage with six springy pony tails. (The girls pinned me down and put them on me!) It was a hilarious catastrophe! == ==     During my experience with the musical, I got to know more people. With all of us working together, everything went fantastic! We were a hit and all the performances were perfect! All that practice really paid off! I did learn one very valuable lesson. Always keep trying. If you forget a line, paraphrase or try and remember it! [If you can’t, you can start over only if it was during practice.] The same thing applies with life. Think about it… and I’ll see you later! == 