10 Telltale Signs You Might Be a Theatre Kid

Do you randomly break out in song and dance? Do you find yourself constantly educating people about celebrities like Lin-Manuel Miranda or Idina Menzel? Well, you might just be a theater kid! But in case you’re not sure, here are 10 Telltale Signs You Might Be a Theatre Kid.

1. You’re Constantly Finding Random Bobby Pins and Makeup Brushes

Let’s be honest, your stage hair could survive a hurricane.

2. You Tend to “Project” at Inappropriate Times

Having a strong voice is both a great blessing and an unbearable curse. Perhaps you’ve also been accused of over-dramatizing.

3. You’re Very Proud of Your (Extensive) Playbill Collection

Bonus points if any of them are signed or framed!

4. Your Playlists Are Dominated by Showtunes

Because showtunes really are the perfect music for studying, and driving, and doing chores… heck, when AREN’T they the perfect music?

5. Your Furniture Is Constantly Rearranged for At-Home Choreography Rehearsal

You can’t let a rogue chair get in the way of your ‘stamp STEP step HEEL heel.’

6. “Upstage Right” Is Your Response When Asked Directions to the Bathroom

And then you get confused when a fellow Theatre Kid starts to walk downstage left.

7. You Celebrate the Tony Awards like Regular People Celebrate the Super Bowl

And you may or may not cry through the entire show… a lot.

8. You Slip in and out of Accents on Occasion

People think you’re crazy but it’s okay because you already know that.

9. You Talk to the Mirror… a Lot

Okay, mirror, time to say the same line 25 different ways!

10. You’ve Experienced Tech Week… and Lived to Talk About It

Exhausting, stressed, frantic, and soooo worth it come opening night.

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