{"id":8866,"date":"2016-09-23T18:54:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T18:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/?p=8866"},"modified":"2016-09-23T18:54:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T18:54:10","slug":"jose-aguayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/23\/jose-aguayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Aguayo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Student immerses himself in the performing arts<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n

By Jonathan Kane <\/span><\/p>\n

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Wood River High School senior Jose Aguayo. Photo courtesy of Jose Aguayo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wood River High School senior Jose Aguayo, carrying a 3.6 grade point average and a member of National Honor Society, moved to the Wood River Valley at the beginning of his junior year, from Chicago.<\/p>\n

Aguayo now finds himself in love with the performing arts and, to hear him tell it, he never participated or even thought of participating until he arrived in Idaho.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess the seeds were planted my sophomore year in Chicago,\u201d Aguayo said. \u201cA friend invited me to see a production of \u2018West Side Story\u2019 and I ended up being so inspired because everyone up on the stage had been a close friend since childhood. What moved me the most and really struck a chord was seeing shy kids up there singing and dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n

By his own account, despite his shyness, theater and music have become Aguayo\u2019s passion in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a sense, I was antisocial and I didn\u2019t talk much. I owe all my newfound confidence to the theater; otherwise, I\u2019d be peeing in my pants doing this interview,\u201d he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

Aguayo started by playing some guitar back in Chicago, but joined the choir and the B-Tones at WRHS upon enrolling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a long process getting comfortable. I\u2019m pretty decent at singing and I\u2019m a lot better than I was before. I just really enjoy it and I\u2019ll continue even if I\u2019m not good. I aspire to be the best singer ever. That\u2019s my dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singing gives him a freedom that he can\u2019t find anywhere else. \u201cIt allows you to be a true artist and allows you to share something that you enjoy and that other people like. I also want to inspire the next generation of kids like I was inspired that may want to do it and may not necessarily believe in themselves. That\u2019s the same way that I felt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Aguayo recently watched a tape of himself singing a year ago and couldn\u2019t believe how nervous he was and how awkward he was onstage.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, it\u2019s the best experience imaginable. At first, there is that rush of adrenaline and thrill, and then, once that passes, you feel you can take on any problems that the world throws at you. I found this out more as an actor. In the choir, you can rely on other people, while in acting, you are pretty much on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is Aguayo\u2019s second year taking performing arts classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve really grown as an actor these past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

His first show was one of the most technically challenging, \u201cNoises Off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting a laugh is one of the most awesome experiences you can have. But I was really nervous, as I was the second male lead. It went really well, otherwise I wouldn\u2019t be talking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a promising career that\u2019s just starting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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