Zara seems to have been very quiet lately, and there doesn't seem to be a thread like this here so I thought it would be a good idea to start one up to breathe some life into what I am sure will be an amazing, vibrant community full of like-minded artists.

I'll start!

I am Pepe le Quoi, and I turn 18 years old on February 2. I hail from the dry, forgotten Western half of Australia. I've been here a fair while now (ever since our glorious Admiral Shatner first advertised here on his twitter account), but as far as being *here* activity-wise, it's been on and off. I first joined up here because of the promise of meeting like-minded people and other aspiring actors, and perhaps even being lucky enough to get involved in a project.

I started taking drama lessons at school when I was 13 years old, and before that I only had a mild interest in doing drama. I totally fell in love with the subject and as a result I have been studying drama for the past five years at high school. I have also been in various school productions, and my straight acting debut was in Cloudstreet, where I shocked everybody by being cast as the Black Man (I am a white girl). Apart from the obvious, the role presented many challenges for me and I can confidently say it was the best experience I had. For my final assessment, I wrote an Original Solo Production and after spending months agonising over what to do for it, I decided to go back to what I loved the most - science fiction and comedy. This is how Delta Theta was born. Having to write, learn, block, rehearse, polish a 7 minute monologue, whilst also considering lighting, sound, props, hair, make-up and costumes in less than a week for the school's showcase evening was a massive challenge, and one I still don't quite know how I managed to succeed.

There are many reasons that I love acting, and I would like to explain a couple of them. I love being able to shrug off my own (not particularly exciting) personality in order to embrace a character totally different to myself. As a person who was very isolated in primary school, I was always drawn to the comradarie between castmates, and it is something that I will always treasure from the experience of rehearsing and performing Cloudstreet. By the end of the final show, we were like an extended family and it was amazing, and the first time I had ever felt truly a part of something. And of course, the adrenaline junkie in me just loves that pure rush you get when on stage performing - especially with an active audience. It is an indescribably wonderful feeling!

Anyway, that's more than enough about me now, it would be really great to see plenty of people posting here about their own experiences so that we can all get to know each other better. It is rather quiet in here at the moment!