Student Blogger: Chloe Hechter

I hate theatre people. Okay, that was harsh. I don’t hate ALL theatre people.

When the time for the long-anticipated *stage kiss* arrived, I got up on my toes, leaned over, and did something that to this day, I will solely refer to as a?oeThe Chincident--a??

I admittedly once wore drama goggles with the strongest of prescriptions. 

Rejection sucks. It just does. Though we may not always admit it, validation is something that everybody craves, and not getting it constantly can feel like a real punch in the gut.

I was falling prey to an illness far worse than that summer's outbreak of impetigo: DRAMA GOGGLES. 

For people majoring in theatre and drama, college brings the inevitable questioning of your life choices by your Mom's friends and extended family.

a?oeYou're not in high school drama club anymorea?? was the first thing a college acting professor said upon entering the room on my first day of freshman year. There was something completely terrifying about hearing that phrase out loud, even for those of us who weren't even in a a?oedrama cluba?? to begin with.