Zero
I opened the assessment and saw zero. Not a low score. Not borderline. Zero. Across every domain. As if everything I had done in that theatre didn't exist.
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The House
I was asked to consider the biggest role available. I chose the smaller one instead. Not from fear — from knowing exactly where my leadership would actually mean something.
The Long Distance Between Speed and Experience
He was fifteen years older, calm, conservative in theatre. I assumed the half marathon was mine. He crossed the finish line well ahead of me and barely looked like he'd tried.
Two Languages
The approach that got me through training failed me completely in the exam room. Same knowledge. Different room. I had to learn a second language nobody teaches you.
In the Room Where They Used My Work
The panel told me I wasn't ready to sit my exam. That same term, I sat in a lecture theatre and heard my own work being taught to the room. Nobody knew I was there.