It is worth it in the end.

Memorizing your monologue takes days,
The audition seems far away.
No need to be nervous here,
you are now with your peers.

A couple days later that phone rings,
with that call, happiness it brings.
You got the part, your in the play,
everything up till now has gone your way.

Make-up, hair, costumes, and goods,
10 minutes till opening night and there you stood.
'Good luck' is bad, 'so break a leg',
here you are, about to go on stage.

You're playing a character that you don't know,
a friend can play a friend or even a foe.
10 seconds till it starts, here we go,
We were all made to put on this show.