G.S.

Gabriel Semrau

“I started doing theater about four or five years ago. I just really liked it and I kept doing it. As I went along I realized that I wanted to keep doing this, telling these stories the way a director does. I haven’t done a ton of directing since there aren’t a lot of opportunities for high schoolers, but Community has impacted me in so many ways. It’s made me a better person. I say thank you to Community for what it has done for me. I don’t remember the online year, it was all a blur. One thing I remember is that a lot more happened than I thought would. I thought it was going to be a lot of nothing. I thought it would be lots of waiting, and it was that. We all just waited for things to be okay but it was cool to see how we made it all work. The thing I’ll remember the most is CET. I’ll remember the really cool shows we got to do. Especially this year with “The Visit” and “Cabaret.” Also probably the online year. I didn’t do “The Tempest” but that was certainly an experience for others. Now I laugh thinking of the online year. But I think it was interesting coming back and trying to get back into it all. It wasn’t as jarring a shift as I thought it would be because I adapted really easily. One thing I’ll for sure take away is being self-motivated, and how important that is for everyone. To just succeed at what I want, having the drive for that.”