It’s January 4th and I’m deep in the throes of the new years resolution thing. I am somewhat of a goal setter no matter what, but this year I’m in it with a vengeance. There’s a few reasons: Firstly, it’s just natural to feel the need for change after the over indulgence of the holiday season. As well, 2010 was good to me and I’m hoping to keep the ball rolling, strike while the iron is hot, hit the ground running and all of those cliches.
Of course, the main reason for this sudden rush of self-improvement is the fact that I will graduate from theatre school this May. I’ve dreamed of the day “when I graduate from theatre school” since I was 13 years old, with visions of national tours dancing through my head. The reality is a much sweatier, queasier kind of future, but that’s okay. Despite feeling like I might abruptly vomit whenever I remember my time as a student is coming to an end, I’m feeling excited and optimistic. And I feel like blogging about it.
Back when I was a little younger, I used to love all those clichés and romanticized images of the theatre, and one of my favorite phrases was “life upon the wicked stage”. I chose this for the name of my blog because of its other meaning to me: I’m about to enter that wicked stage of life, fresh out of the nurturing womb of theatre school and hoping to make my mark in the big bad ‘real world’. Exciting times and disappointment both await, and while rough at times, I bet it will be wonderful too. So here I am, surviving that wicked stage.
Here goes nothing.
Christine Quintana 
Good luck out there! It will be whatever you make it!
Here goes SOMETHING GREAT, more like it. Excited to read your further musings! 🙂
My Christy-crackers! You will always be fantastic in whatever and where ever you choose to strut your “stuff”. I’ve seen it since you were 2 1/2 and in all your school productions. Your writing is pretty darn good, too, but I guess when you start reading the newspaper when you are four years old, then you are looking to write magic, in the form of plays.
So go get ’em Sweetie–we will see your name up in lights soon. YB
Optimism tempered with pragmatism. That’s my gal! Go for the Big Dream. Why the heck not? You are wicked good.
xo