The Diva

We all know at least one. Every school and theater group has their divas. Although the term was originally used for opera singers the term has come to be used in every field for a female who thinks she is better than everyone else. She is the prettiest, most talented, best, whatever it is she is the best. I have met many divas in my day and they are not easy to deal with. They will be where ever you go and we will have to deal with them.
Unfortunately many of these divas actually are talented. Sometimes they will be the girls who always get the lead. Eventually these divas will have their down fall. You may not see it but they will. They will have a rude awakening when they do not get the part or some one exposes them for who they really are: a narcissist. This does not mean that you should be the one to expose her. Remember she is the diva not you, at least I hope not.
You can deal with them. I do not mean be rude or try to upstage her. That will make you look bad rather than her. Simply be nice but do not go out of your way to fawn over her. You can say "that was really good." You don't even have to include the really. Just be nice. Sometimes she will have a mesmerizing performance and you are free to tell her she was good. There's nothing wrong giving to credit where it's deserved. Just do what you know is right and what you have to. Just because she thinks she is amazing it doesn't mean that you are not talented as well. Do not let her discourage you.
Don't go around talking about how terrible she is and what a egotistical person she can be. The last thing you want is a reputation of being mean and full of yourself. Which is often sometimes how you will come off for trashing someone else. And even worse, one of her groupies (which divas often have) will tell her what you said and oh boy.
Once at my high school, before I was there, for one of the shows a girls mike was not turned off backstage and she started talking to someone about how awful another girl in the cast was. Do I even need to go into the amount of drama that followed that little incident?
Dealing with divas in the theater is just a part of the business. You will have to do it just trya nd do it the right way.