Six week of non stop practice is finally over. To me, it was an experience never to be forgotten. I've been in a few productions and this cast was the best i've been apart of thus far. We had one mission- to have this play tight in six weeks. As for acting,if it wasn't something I considered as a profession before, I do now. When I was on stage I felt at home. I was nervous of course but it was a good nervous. I got a change to be in the New Haven Register. I got a one on one interview with Chris Velardi from WTNH. all of my family got to see me on TV.
It was a movie star experience. All of the students made me feel like a star. I'm not self centered but to have some of my friends and teachers make time to come up to me and tell me how proud they were of me felt good. I could get used to that.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Shakespeare Is Not As Boring As We Think!
Shakespeare class is live. When I first got to the class, I liked the idea of acting, but acting Shakespeare, Nah. But Shakespeare is nothing but slightly different modern day problems. Our particular play is a story about a man named Caesar. Everyone except a handful wants Caesar to be king of Rome. Brutus and Cassius lead the crew of those opposing Caesar being king because they are jealous. They grew up with Caesar and saw him as a regular person, one not worthy of kingship. They stabbed Caesar to death. Caesar’s best friend helped murder him for the good of Rome. It’s almost what happens in our politics behind closed doors.
It’s cool though! We do fun exercises to loosen up our vocals. We get to be out of the normal classroom scene. We get to go to the British art museum and look at art. We go to the lecture hall to practice our lines. We meet at Starbucks for breakfast sometimes to go through lines. Everyone thought this play was going to be boring until people got a chance to connect and dive into their character. Keely, Jim, Rey, Rich, Margaret, and Erik are wonderful theatre teachers. They help you realize your mistakes and instill that discernment to know when you’re doing it again, not to repeat you mistakes. They’re always open to suggestions, which make us more interactive.
I would recommend that anyone who wants to act at HSC to take this class. It’s hard work. You have to learn lines and be on point because you are on a schedule and you have deadlines. I wouldn’t trade it for another class.
It’s cool though! We do fun exercises to loosen up our vocals. We get to be out of the normal classroom scene. We get to go to the British art museum and look at art. We go to the lecture hall to practice our lines. We meet at Starbucks for breakfast sometimes to go through lines. Everyone thought this play was going to be boring until people got a chance to connect and dive into their character. Keely, Jim, Rey, Rich, Margaret, and Erik are wonderful theatre teachers. They help you realize your mistakes and instill that discernment to know when you’re doing it again, not to repeat you mistakes. They’re always open to suggestions, which make us more interactive.
I would recommend that anyone who wants to act at HSC to take this class. It’s hard work. You have to learn lines and be on point because you are on a schedule and you have deadlines. I wouldn’t trade it for another class.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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