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Hobbies and interests
Public Speaking
Speech and Debate
Acting And Theater
Dance
Advocacy And Activism
Exploring Nature And Being Outside
Spending Time With Friends and Family
Student Council or Student Government
Mock Trial
Playwriting
Church
Bible Study
Gardening
Human Rights
Movies And Film
Manga
Directing
Music
Reading
Action
Drama
Romance
Adventure
Thriller
Psychology
I read books multiple times per week
kelvin Langevine
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kelvin Langevine
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I am a seventeen-year-old African American male who wants to create and promote positive change In my community. I plan to attend college to establish the arts in underserved communities. To establish the arts, I work against hindrances to Its growth. I speak against Racism, Sexism, and Abuse of political power. I promote Gun control, Mental health awareness, and Equality through Equity. I believe that my Advocacy, Activism, Volunteering, and Speech/debate will create a firm foundation for my goal. I am currently enrolled at Cicely L Tyson Community School Of Performing and Fine Arts to further my abilities in three disciplines: Acting, Dance, and Singing, which will enable me to create and promote positive change worldwide.
Education
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)
Majors of interest:
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Career
Dream career field:
Theater
Dream career goals:
Theatrical Lights & Sound
SWEP2022 – Present2 years
Sports
Basketball
Club2014 – 20184 years
Research
Bible/Biblical Studies
Greater Works Apostolic Ministry — Youth Pastor2022 – Present
Arts
Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts
Acting42nd Street, Dreamgirls, A Soldier's Play, Fences, and The Colored Museum2019 – PresentWhitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts
ActingThe Power of One , Guys & Dolls, Aladin, Jr, Once on This Island2015 – 2018
Public services
Advocacy
International Thespian Society (Troupe 7203) — Sergeant At Arms2019 – PresentVolunteering
International Thespian Society (Troupe 7203) — Sergeant At Arms2019 – Present
Future Interests
Advocacy
Politics
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Entrepreneurship
Frantz Barron Scholarship
In my life, I limited my expression and lived two different realities. One reality is in America with my father and the other is in Guyana with my mother. My relationship with my mom was happy, but at the same time challenging. I was a confused child and longed to find myself. I tried my best in school but struggled to focus due to my Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. At the age of five, I wanted to find an outlet to express myself. Through after-school programs, I started exploring art. I would stay after school and participate in dance. At home, I would draw and express myself on paper. It felt good to convey my feelings through a framework that engaged my imagination. I discovered a part of myself that made me happy and did not discourage me, like school. Suddenly that all changed when I was visited one summer by my father. In one moment, I was introduced to his side of the family, and the next moment I was on a plane coming to live with them in America. The reality of growing up with my mom, who made me feel special, was stripped away. In America, I was alienated because of my accent, behavior, and the culture I brought from Guyana. I became resentful and viewed my father as the desecrator of my reality. My young mind was not prepared for the different rules and customs in America. To appease the new reality engulfing me, I separated my existence: the American reality and the Guyanese reality.In the fourth grade, I had an epiphany. It was there that I became familiar with the acting teacher, Mr. Lombard at Whitney Houston School of Performing Arts. One morning in class he unexpectedly called me onto the stage to perform a dramatization of an African poem. My classmates laughed and mocked my accent. I feared alienation. At first, I performed the piece half-heartedly. Mr. Lombard then stopped to instill a powerful message. He told me to perform the work from my heart and find the truth behind the words. I began again and spoke with an accent. My classmates laughed at first and it almost deterred me, but the stage evoked a familiar feeling that I had with my mother. The stage accepted me regardless of reality. I started to tune out the mocking and laughter and soon enough my classmates became quiet and started to listen to me. After the bell rang and everyone left, I stood on the stage for a while. I wanted to emulate that feeling again. The feeling of self-acceptance from living a reality resonated with who I was. On that day, I decided to pursue acting.
Afterward, I auditioned for the middle school theater program at Whitney Houston Academy In East Orange. I worked dutifully with Mr. Lombard to improve my craft. After four years of working with Mr. Lombard, I realized that my two realities were one; the sum of my experiences and journey. Theater became the vehicle for sharing my experiences and journey. With new understandings come change. I had to leave the familiar and once again boarded the metaphoric plane to land in high school. Again It felt like once again I was leaving a reality I came to love, but this time I did not separate them. I made my experience a part of my journey that I would share through acting. I now understood that to achieve self-acceptance one must focus on the truth within. You must believe in yourself and accept who you are. Truth establishes purpose and meaning in life.