"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."- William Shakespeare
This is a blog about my experiences in theatre, thoughts, philosophies, etc. | 4/23/12 I am headed to ESPANA! It is for a internship- the theatre kind! 1/30/2012 I've been swamped with work lately. No, not the kind that you get paid, the theatre kind. One day, I will get paid for theatre! Anywhoo...I am preparing to go to Weber State (!!) for KCACTF, I recently got cast working with Rima Miller (at FLC) for her spin on the Moliere classic, The Imaginary Invalid. I will be playing Toinette, and rehearsals start this coming Friday, right before leaving for Utah. One top of this, at the forefront of my mind is the upcoming show Radium Girls. We will be starting our tech/ hell week the day that I get back from Utah! and then, there is of course the other fact of school, etc. So, hanging in there. If this semester doesnt kill me, it'll make me stronger! 12/4/11 Its been a month since my last post, so there is a lot to catch up on! I was recently cast in the upcoming show at my school- Radium Girls. I will be portraying Grace Fryer. The role is a very daunting job for me so far. Of course there is the large amount of lines, but the character itself is proving to b vry difficult to wrap my head around. She is sick with radium poisoning for the majority of the show, she ends up pushing people away from her, and focusing on winning her lawsuit and eventually fighting for a cuase much larger than her own. I have a feeling there will be quite a few more posts on this matter before im through with the show. Unfortunately right now im in the midst of finals at school, so of course the show is on the back burner! I am also gearing up for the Irene Ryan competition for the region VIII KCACTF festival in February! again- exciting, but a bear of a project to take on. I am selecting my scenes keeping in mind something my mother told me recently. She told me that I need to keep in mind having fun- ironically enough, this is something I often forget when I am onstage. So this is how I am making decisions concerning this competition- perhaps something I should keep in mind with all things? 11/3/11 I've been very busy with school and el theatro as of late, but I thought I would come update this! So, since my last posting, I found out that Char Nelson nominated me from the ensemble to compete in the Irene Ryan Acting Competition this year in region 8! Very excited/nervous for this. It is a very stressful process, but SO worth it! The work is great, but the starting point of reading plays is a bit daunting - so if anyone has any recomendations, I would love to read them! Also, we auditioned and cast FLC's next mainstage show Radium Girls recently. I found out last night I will be playing Grace Fryer. At first I thought she didn't seem very complex- but after the recent read through, I have that all too familiar feeling of being in over my head. But the director of this show always guides the actors through shows in a way that helps develop everything. Still nervous about it - but not ungrateful! On top of all this- I have school (always rearing its ugly head!) where one of my main courses is Asian performance, which is fascinating. (geology, on the other hand, slightly less exciting...) So, I am off to read the Ramayana, since I have yet to comprehend much of it. 10/13/11 Tonight was the response for KCACTF region 8 by Char Nelson! This is one of my most favorite days- like Christmas morning! The response was to the newest devised show of FLC, We are the Source. Her response was phenomenal! Her advice is always so insightful, and I love any responses from people outside of shows. She called our show 'eclectic' many times- one of my most favorite words! One of my favorite things she spoke on was about a specific part where the ensemble portrays assimilated Native American students. Ms. Nelson said that she saw us cross racial boundries and step into the shoes of another- if this is not acting, I do not know what is! "Learning how to take the voice of another (and understand it)...This is what will save our country." I thought this was an amzing and profound thought from the response of our show! The biggest tips she gave me, which I feel I can never hear enough, were to make sure that the monologues end, really pay attention to beats and with that, breathing. "The only way to sell a monologue is to connect with your audience" - change of focus is crucial! Some people do not understand the theatre that we create at Fort Lewis, but after tonight, I am confident that what we create on our stage is beautiful, and if anything this is helping me get my roots in acting, and finding what is important. |
