to still hanker after theatre arts

[Sparklepants53]

I have the misfortune of being passionate about performing, but being sadly talentless myself.
I can honestly say the happiest times of my life were when, as a child, I sang and danced my little heart out in school shows. I live in my head quite a lot and have a vivid imagination, the magic of being part of a production just captures me! And the collegiality and emotionality of bringing the whole production into being.

Anyway unfortunately I have a horrible singing voice and secondary school is not a kind place for enthusiastic but rubbish singers! So the singing got dropped at age 12, the acting around 14 and the dancing I carried on with till uni, but I was never anything special.

I focused on academics instead and I now have a good career. It makes me happy-ish. But even though I am nearly 40 I still can’t help feeling sad whenever I go to the theatre. I feel like my heart is ‘meant’ to be on the stage, but there simply is no getting away from the fact that I am just no good, not even for amateur stuff.

I don’t think I have an AIBU except has anyone else felt this way about something and how have you got over it?

Go and do some AmDram.

Honestly I would just join a local am dram. If you are happy to be in the chorus they always need extra people. I bet you are better than you think anyway.

Voices are very trainable. Have you thought of having a few singing lessons? You are probably not as bad as you expect and a few lessons might get you to a level where you feel confident singing in a chorus.

Directing
Lighting design
Front of house
Sound design
Publicity
Marketing
Education
Writing
Costumes
Set design
And a hundred more options I haven’t listed here.

Sure you’re shit at all of them OP? Plenty of ways to be involved.