Olive Stanton

Life is always a struggle! There’s never this straight line. I have to do this Margot! They can’t take away what I love. They can’t keep me silent. I don’t care if I could get in trouble with the government, the people, or even lose my status in the actors union. Ever since I was a little girl I knew my path was to perform. Performing is my passion and I am not going to let them stop me. I’ve heard it enough from you my whole life “You need something better,” “You’ll never make it in that,” “How are you going to raise a family with that kind of job?” I’m tired of it. I’m tired of you telling me what to do and who to be. I listened to you for too long. But then I got this job. “The cradle will rock”. My big moment, my break. I thought I finally made it. I was finally going to be somebody. And it gets taken away. Taken away by people who have no clue what they are talking about and you know it. Maybe you’re right. Maybe I should give up and let them take the one thing I care about. Maybe it isn’t worth the headache and the heartbreak anymore… No, I won't let them do this. I can’t and you are not going to stop me. This will be my moment. Everyone will remember this as the night Miss Olive Stanton stood up to her own government and performed the song they told her not to perform. They can’t take away who I am and neither can you.