Day 15...

Last night's show was definitly amazing. I am going to miss all of you oh so much. I love yooooooooooooooooooooou! (lol) I feel so bad that I can't come monday, I'm leaving for Carolina Beach today. I'm going to make this post short, so on a last note: we all need to hang out!!

Love you guys FOREVER! <3

~Kayla

Sad face!! =T.T=

I'm really going to miss this. Truly I am. As I said yesterday, I can't remember the last time I laughed this much. I think that's one of the things that I'm going to miss the most. Oh, and all the learning stuff, of course.


I suppose this is the part where I'm supposed to gush about how we'll all keep in contact and whatnot, but I'm a realist. I've moved 11 times, and I know what happens when people are separated for long periods of time. I know that sounds really depressing, I'm sorry.

That being said, I will make every effort to keep in contact with each of you.

For all those who may care about contacting me, if you have my cell number, I got a new one to replace the one that replaced the one that was stolen. The new number is, well, I actually don't like giving my phone number away on websites. So just email me- dragonsglow@yahoo.com. Or call the number you have, if you have it. It'll have a message saying the new number.

At this point, I'm so tired that I can hardley think and want nothing more to fall into my nice, warm, fluffy bed, so I'm going to go do that. I feel really bad posting so little on a last post, but I'm really, really tired. If any cares, I'll post again tomorrow, filled with long, poetical rambles about the past three weeks and how fantastic they've been, but hopefully my previous posts have conveyed that.

Anyway, as profound as this isn't, I shall depart with at least some proof of my depth,and that is that , though I have posted every day, I think that only this one and my first one were in black. The others were multi-coloured, and now I am coming full circle. The beginning of somthing else, where hopefully the things I used may be put to use in other ways.

And due to the fact that my exhaustion has wiped all elequency from my mind, I think I'll stop now, before I really start sounding stupid.

As one of my favourite songs says;

This is goodnight, and not goodbye.

- -Cat (O'Connor) O'Grady

I'm not very good with goodbyes, so this isn't one.

Ok, I just read Michael's post and, seriously, tears started to fill my eyes. I am going to miss all of you so much that it's not even funny. We all HAVE to get together sometime in these sad, post-STC days. I also definitely see a STC reunion in our future. :)

Now that the mushy stuff's all over, today was absolutely AMAZING. It just made me love you all even more. All of you are such amazing actors and individuals and I am blessed to have had the pleasure of working with you. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to work with. And now I'm just repeating myself, but I just can't say how wonderful you all are enough!

Well, I guess what I'm trying to say is: thank you. Thank you for the smiles. Thanks for the laughs; for all of those times that each and every one of you just made my day. Thanks for the memories; for Leo and his Germanphile tendencies and Ian's futile attempt to hide underneath his chair. But most of all, thanks for the love. I know that it's been only three weeks, but I feel closer to you all than I do to some people I've known for years. I can't really explain it, but even in the beginning I felt a connection to you all. These three weeks have just made that connection grow into bonds that, for me, are very rare. In other words, this is the first time, outside of family, that I have not felt like an outsider among a group of people. Thank you all for becoming my friends. I will miss you dearly.

<3,
Anna

PS: If anyone's free this weekend I was thinking that it would be fun to go bowling. Call me if you can! (919-539-0239)

I shall miss you all... forever?

yea, definately thinking I'm gonna do STC again next year, if not just to get out here and hang with you all again. my word I can already feel I'm gonna really miss you all...

if I'm ever in town I'll give you a call, and whenever I'm out with my friends and I have a moment where I'm like "oh, this reminds me of that one time at STC" I'll be sure to tell you all about it, one way or another.

I promise I will stay in touch...

spreading love... a lot.

also, I must thank you all, you have pulled me out of my secret songwriting slump, and you have given me inspiration for a new song, this is the first verse

when you laugh so hard you cry
and the hours just fly by,
you feel, "without these friends, I might as well die"
well then you know, the best days of your life.

sappy, yes, but it has a nice tune, and a lot of meaning. When I have the finished song I'll record it, and send it to any of you who would like it.

TTFN (which stands for ta ta for now, for those who wondered this whole time),
Michael

(also, I say for now, because I intend to keep in touch :))

only love

Tonight i will have to say was amazing!
I think the best preformance we have put on yet ( and sadly our last)
but i wanted to leave on a happy note saying that i will truely miss you
all. You guys where wonderful to work with and i absolutely loved every moment
and i aasdm terribley sorry that i have to say good by. so i wont
i WILL keep in contact with you all and our friendships WILL continue to grow. so

much love to all

love your reba

Dick in a box

I am really bad at writing on this but i feel like i need to because today is the LAST dayy! yes it's 2:09 Am and i'm still up. haha
I've never seen 3 weeks go by soooo fast! Getting our notes, I wasn't very confident but when we ran it, it was fabuloso! And Kirbly was great as well. I will have to say, Kayla's head was very heavy but it was fun.
i'm going to miss you guys more than you can ever imagine and i probaly won't see most of you guys ever again but i hope we will and stay in touch! Definitly have to have a cast party.
were going to roccckkk the house tomorrow night guys- as well as with our italian run.
LOVE YOU ALL.

I slept furing the excercise...

yeah i did, sue me! well i'm more then upset about tommarow, i'll miss everyone of you. I regret my decision about riding in meg's car, it was like a rollercoatser only it smelled like a hotel room. I can't wait for the italian run! I'm not sure what i'm gonig to do, but it'll be more interesting than orlando. I'm really looknig forward to teh show! It's gonig to be 10 times better than grease! ( play my friends are in) bleh! well i'm sure they'll be OK. thank you susanna for teh doughnuts, and happy birthday! i really enjoyed kirby's excercises. they were relaxing and helped me catch on my sleep. I aplogize to micheal for getting my hands lsot in his forest of hair. can't wait for tommarow!

leo lord of putting hands in hair

excuse ME CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

Tomorrow i am looking forward to but also hating it. its kinda
a love hate relationship. C: but i know that i love you guys!
I am so the show will go on tomorrow and we WILL do the italian run
AND we will have fun and will miss each other aw im already missing you guys

++
dressing up tomorrow shall be super fun! dont forget a change of clothes!
gosh i have more to say but i cant really remember what i was saying /:
oh well i will talk to you guys more than enough tomorrow!
mucho love love
-reba

Insert Clever Title Here

I'm currently baking a cake. A blue cake. I hope that it will be delicious, but you never know, do you?

I'm really looking forward to the Italian Run tomorrow and I have been brainstorming for awhile. Hopefully my ideas are good ones, but I'm not sure. I do have a rather odd sense of humour, which isn't always in line with normal peoples. Like that time I was watching a movie on a plane, and the women next to me was watching and I kept laughing and she never even smiled. I felt so awkward!!

Anyway, back to the point. One idea I have may or may not even be allowed. Though it does technically follow the rules. I'll ask tomorrow.

There is one thing I'm nervous about, and that is that my friend Mandi is coming and I need to give her a lift home and was wondering if she could help strike? She does it a lot, since this is almost always the case and has striked a couple of my plays before, though never any of her own. (we go to different schools) It's sad when a friend is more active in your drama program then with her own.

I'm also really really really sad about tomorrow being the last day! I'm going to miss everyone so much! I can't remember the last time I laughed so much, in such a concentrated space of time. Which probably says sad things about my social life.

I would say more, but I'd like to go to bed early(ish) and I have a cake to finish.

Night!!

- - Cat (O'Connor) O'Grady

Notice!

I believe that Cat just mistakenly posted in my name because I was still logged in on her computer...SO, that was Cat, not me. Anna does not make cake(although she doth eat it<.<).

Cake!!

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow!

Tomorrow is our show and I'm so sad because I am going to miss you guys so much. You all are such amazing and unique people and I have decided that we absatively posolutely must keep in touch!

The run through this morning went really well. I'm very excited about tomorrow because our show is going to be FABULOUS!

The physical exercises with Kirby were really cool. I thought the head one was especially neat. However, I almost fell asleep during the first exercise on our backs because I didn't get much sleep last night and I guess I relaxed a bit too much...<.< But, as Shakespeare would say, all's well that ends well!

The Italian run tomorrow should be fun. I have yet to figure out what I'm going to do, but I shall keep brainstorming(or just improv it <.<)!

See you all tomorrow!

-Anna <3

Tomorrow?! No way.

The show is tomorrow?! Whatttt????????
I'm pretty sure something is wrong because it definitely doesn't seem like I've spent 3 weeks with you guys. Not in the least. It's gone by way way way too fast.
& the show is tomorrow!! Seriously, I cannot get over that! We are sooo going to rock the house down tomorrow, no doubt about that, but I feel like I just auditioned for this thing yesterday!

I'm going to miss you all terribly :(

But on a lighter note, ITALIAN RUNNNNNN!!
Thank goodness Reba has been so persistent about having this, or Ian probably would have never agreed.

I'm also very excited to see everyone all pretty tomorrow! :)

+ Jackie

Day 14

Today was very relaxing. Our exercises with Kirby made me feel very light and refreshed afterwards.

Run-through today was awesome. I feel very manly in my suit. :) (And very hippie-ish in my other attire.) I can't wait for the Italian Run tomorrow. No idea what I'm going to do, but I lurve craziness. I know tomorrow night's going to be A-MAZ-ING.

~Kayla

Birthdays, Irish accents, and yoga mats.

That certainly sounds like fun to me!

I felt like the run through today was pretty solid. And the songs sounded a lot better, but we still need to work on the beginning of Lover and His Lass. Suzanna and Taylor looked gorgeous in the last scene! I see what Ian meant about the energy being down today, but I'm sure with the audience and the memories of an Italian run, our energy will be through the roof tomorrow night!

Lunch was quite an event with the fake Irish man and the appearance by Lopez. Exciting! I love you guys so muchhhhh! I'm trying to forget that tomorrow is our last day.

I have never loved breathing so much in my life. I felt so wonderful and relaxed when it was over, and Kirby was so down to earth and sweet. But yeah, that whole leg shaking thing was CRAZYYYY.

I'll see you all tomorrow, in our clubbing clothes! Haha.
<3
Madison

Breathing

its good for you.

Today was great in everyway a day should be great. The run of the show was very promising, and I finally got my music memorized, hooray!

I'm very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very sad that I am leaving on the twelth... I will definately stay in touch

today was the amazing KIRBY, which of course is a name synonomous with VICTORY to and epic degree. anyhow, we learned today about releasing tension throughout our entire beings. at first it was a little bit scary because I wondered "why in gods name are my legs shaking so violently?" which of course was answered moments later... delicious, apperatnly I really needed some tension released...

anyhow, with love,
Michael

P.S. Italian run brings michael great joy...

STC 2008 Absofreakinlutely rules

You guys, this has been so fun. I can't believe it's almost over- ugh.... no sad thoughts!!! but I do want to say that I couldn't have spent my birthday with a kinder, more genuine group of friends anywhere- you guys are the BEST!!!!
During the morning run, I was definitely not feeling too energized, so I really had to concentrate to get things right.... stupid cues... Taylor... I don't think you and I can ever do anything backstage without checking to see what our next cue is first... :-). Everyone got their lines and it went pretty smoothly otherwise so let's keep it that way and add some pep and it shall be the greatest show EVER. SERIOUSLY.
Kirby was such a fun, down-to-earth guy and I felt so relaxed and energized after his session. I've done the moving the partner's head exercise before- it is my favorite. Period. As far as learning new stuff from his session, the last exercise with the pushing on one's legs was really cool and I felt great afterwards- I'll keep that one in my back pocket of back- helping tricks.
OK, guys, I love you all. A lot. This has been so much fun. Can I get yo numbah?
No but really, I love you all,
Suzanna Ziko

WE GET DONUTS NOM NOM NOM.

Delishoush, haha.

Getting notes on the floor is probably the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. True story.

Watching the fight choreography today was very enlightening, Kathryn definitely knows what she's doing, and the fight improved a lot once the little moments had been fine tuned. Early lunch is a beautiful thing, it really is.

First one through was definitely rough. THOSE ENTRANCES OH MY GOD. But, on the bright side, the second runthrough was incredible! The songs are definitely getting there. O Mistress Mine was INCREDIBLE! AHHH! And props to orlando for improving on lines so much. I've decided that Jaques loves Touchstone, she just doesn't want anyone to know, hence the whole "I hate lovers" front. So the whole sad Jaques thing alone at the end of Lover and His Lass works out rather nicely.

EVERYONE WORK HARD TOMORROW SO WE CAN DO AN ITALIAN RUNNN!!!

<3
Madison

P.S. Has anyone ever watched Cash In The Attic on BBC? The host's name is Alistair Appleton, and I'm pretty sure it's the greatest name ever.

Hey Nani, Nani!

Today we went over the notes from yesterday and ran through the play twice: once without costumes and once with costumes. The play is really starting to shape up. I'm so excited!

I would write more, but I'm rather distracted right now because I'm watching 10th Kingdom at the same time. I can't help but see the similarities between Silvius and Wolf. They're both so lovestruck!

-Anna

booger

because thats what I thought of when I thought, "oh, I still have to blog"

song work must be done... we are SO close, I can taste it.

other than that just more fine tuning, we're nearing the end sadly.

also, stretching all instruments at once was fun...

cockroach mats... ewww... speaking of which, we need to work that fight scene still...

We will sheer you!!

Margh!!!

Anyone here ever seen The 10th Kingdom? Anyone?

Well, Anna and I (and Jordan, but you don't know her) are watching it. And my hair is in rollers to make it all curly and whatnot. Funstuff like that.

No! Don't touch that! You idiot!!!

Sorry.

So, today we got notes and, um, more notes? And we blocked the fight some more, which was probably quite fun for Michael and Leo. Ok, it was really interesting to watch as well.

Then we ran through the entire show- twice. I keep forgetting to put on my glasses for Le Beau. Shoot. And I think that it's really important because it helps distinguish Le Beau from Audrey.

Other than that nothing really come to mind to talk about. . .

So yeah, I do believe that I should go, rater than desperately try to search for something witty and clever to say simply to fill space and time.

Aloha!! (I'm not nuts, this really does mean Hello and Goodbye)

heyyyy jude

So today was good, very good, very excellent good, and yet it was not...



I'm not excited about learning the whole little speach about insulting someone's beard. I just doesn't seem like one of Touchstone's wittier moments and doesn't seem all that important. But Ian's right: it's in there for a reason. That reason being so Suzanna and Taylor have time to change costumes.



Anyway, today was cool. I'm just getting more and more nervous as we inch towards Friday, but then again I'm also getting more confident in all of our work. Everyone's doing really really great :)



& Happy early Birthday, Suzanna!!



+ Jackie

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Day 13

Today was great!! Yeah, there were a few mess-ups but they were easy to fix. About the songs, we still do need to work on them, but they are a LOT better. :)

Umm... I guess that's it.

~Kayla

Donuts tomorrow!!!!

After notes this morning we ran the show TWICE!!!!! yay!!!!!! wow.... we're almost there :-)
Oh, before I forget, don't fill up on breakfast tomorrow cuz my mom will be bringing donuts!!!!!
Ok... I almost don't know what to say because I feel like we pretty much just need to run it as many more times as we can and it will be solid- score!!! The costumes look great- I LOVE the Jacques suit and the Duke Senior suit and all of Anna's costumes :-)
I really don't know what else to say.... just keep it up guys!!
One day more... or rather two :-)
Suzanna Ziko

Heya Folks,

Below is the text I'm replacing in the last scene to cover the costume change. I'll have printed versions tomorrow.

TOUCHSTONE
I have undone three tailors. I have had four quarrels, and like to have fought one.

JAQUES
And how was that ta'en up?

TOUCHSTONE
Faith, we met, and found the quarrel was upon the
seventh cause.

JAQUES
How seventh cause?

TOUCHSTONE
Upon a lie seven times removed:--bear your body more
seeming, Audrey:--as thus, sir. I did dislike the
cut of a certain courtier's beard: he sent me word,
if I said his beard was not cut well, he was in the
mind it was: this is called the Retort Courteous.
If I sent him word again 'it was not well cut,' he
would send me word, he cut it to please himself:
this is called the Quip Modest. If again 'it was
not well cut,' he disabled my judgment: this is
called the Reply Churlish. If again 'it was not
well cut,' he would answer, I spake not true: this
is called the Reproof Valiant. If again 'it was not
well cut,' he would say I lied: this is called the
Counter-cheque Quarrelsome: and so to the Lie
Circumstantial and the Lie Direct.

JAQUES
Is not this a rare fellow, my lord? he's as good at
any thing and yet a fool.

audiences scare me

Today, as many other bloggers have said, was a wake up call. It should me how truly shaky I am in some parts of the show. Which is on Friday?! AHHH!!
So tonight, I have dedicated some serious quality time with my lines. Hopefully this will help me feel more comfortable with those parts that I'm positive I know until I get on stage and I start trying to act with them. I really like what Ian says, "Acting is like juggling cats and knives."

And I tried to leave a comment on Madison's post, but it doesn't show up very well... What I was trying to get across was that I will try and get there as early as I can tomorrow so we can work on the songs. That should definitely help.

And unlike Madison, I'm hating my life right now :( because as soon as we are done with the show, I'm leaving to go to the beach which means unless the cast party was after the 12th, I wouldn't be able to go. Which bummed me out

No! Move the chairs over there!!

I should really start posting earlier in the day. . .

So yeah, today we got to do some more 'on our feet' work, which was really fun. "Please don't move the chair." "Move that chair over there!" or, my personal favourite, Taylor walking up and just yanking that chair away. It also made me realize how passive agressive some lower stature people can be.

It also made me see how very, very true my comment earlier was about my two characters being on opposite ends of the social spectrum.

Then we did a full costume run through (well, as much as possible without the full costumes) And this time, everyone was talking to someone, not just thin air, which is always an improvement. We even had an audience, of sorts.

I must say, I am incredibly glad that Celia got some more text there, as I really don't think my costume change would be physically possible otherwise. As it was, I didn't have time to pull my hair back, but that's fixable, as I was struggling with the fancy clip and next time won't bother and just use a ponytail.

The only thing I'm worried about is the fact that I have to leave my Audrey clothes on the floor in there for anyone to find, as I'm sure that bathroom will flood with people as soon as the curtain call is over. Maybe I should get a box and put it in the back. . .

Oh well.

Sayonara!!

I am back from Pittsburgh! Everynoe cheer! yay! more hilary and marine biology for EVERYONE! So i guess today's rehersals was orlando day. I felt liek a fool i always screwed up on my lnies so guess what i'm donig tonight! Memorizing yay! Well really glad to see everyone again, and the batman on drugs really was freiken hilarious. For those of you taht didn't hear at lunch, i rode the scariest roller coaster in the entire universe/world/country. It's called teh steel phantom, they should have named it Leo's bathroom. When i went up the climb all i thought was, " i can't die i have two shows to put up and highschool" but it was too late. I'm upset to hear i missed valubal educatino while I was gone. You guys will have to fill me in. I'd like you all to see my play. "Emma" i'm sure you have heard of it, if not it's ok you'll like it. I play the part of mr. Elton. I will post the time and date and place. For right now I am drawing a blank. Well hopefully tommarow will be a better day! Goodnight!

-leo lord of lines

theres a show friday?

why did i not hear about the show. i really thought it was on saturday
what the heck!?
BAHAHAHHA just kidding. im ready and excited about friday,
today was fun/funny(thanks to suzanna and her facial expressions)
my stomach is so gonna hurt for laughing so much and i know im gonna live to be
like 100+ years old thanks to you guys for making me laugh so much.
I hope the song(s) are sticking with the people who have to remember them

i really do hope we get to do an italian run. god that would funny as crap! well hopefully ian well
let us do it. and if he doesnt we can all gang up on him. just kidding ian!

see you all tomorrow!
much love reba

AND I LOVE MY LIFE.

My cakes are working! And not overflowing! Hallelujahhhhh!
haha.
Anyways, this morning was fantastic. Who knew being a 2 could be so entertaining? I loved switching from an 8 to a 3 and wanting the same thing. It changes your tactics and the way you interact with people around you. Generally, I love our exercises involving chairs. I mean, subway with the crazies, standing up and sitting down on impulse, and now the status chairs! Any chance a round of musical chairs is on the way?
It was also enlightening to go over the U-T-A Uta questions with everyone. I loved Phebe's answers, Anna seems like she's done a lot of thought.

Rehearsal today was shaky, mostly due to songs and entrances. Amiens, Touchstone, Audrey, and Micheal- maybe we can meet at 9:30 and get some solid work done on Lover and his Lass? Pretty much none of us knew what we were doing, haha. We'll get it eventually. I'm sure tomorrow will be better, today was our first full run through with costumes and music, so problems were bound to arise. So if all of us look at our lines, then we will be golden!

PHEBE/AMANDA/ANNA- You look AMAZING in that pink dress! Like, I cannot get over it. Ahhhh. I will see all you lovely people tomorrow!
<3
Madison

Mr. Box

So today we applied U-T-A directly to our roles. I love sitting around just discussing our characters inner feelings. It's one of my favorite possibilities of theater- being able to create an entire new life that you know EVERY detail of. We talked about rank and put all the characters in order from highest to lowest. Then we played the rank and chairs game where we would be assigned a secret rank and goal and the results were monstrous!!! People and chairs seemed to be flying right and left and actually being in the game was like the book I, Robot in that you had to follow your rules but some actions had to outway others because of the rules implanted in you.... Ok, this is nerdy reference, but still.
We did a full run through with costumes today- yayyyy!!!!!!!!!! (oh, and don't worry about the Sarratt's watching- I've known them since middle school and they're THE BEST) We still need a credit card and can someone teach me the rest of the songs?!! They're awesome!! Not bad for a first run- oh my god you guys it's almost a show!!!!
Adieu,
Suzanna Ziko

Day 12

OMG this morning was hilarious. Chairs and folding and putting them in different parts of the room while maintaining a status.... fun stuff.

Anyway, the run through today showed me that we have a LOT of work to do before friday. The songs right now are probably the worst. It was so embarrassing not knowing what to do during the song, and on top of that- in front of people I didn't even know! Well, I know what I'm doing first thing tomorrow morning.

Oh yeah, I posted a topic on our group on Facebook for any ideas about a cast party. :)

~Kayla

Breathing Is Important

I really enjoyed the exercise with the chairs this morning. It was actually kind of fun being dragged across the floor by Suzanna while hanging onto my chair for dear life. Don't ask me why. It just was. The status exercises, including the one I just mentioned, were really enlightening and added another very important level to our performance.

During today's run through I had a lot of trouble with breath support. I got kind of nervous because we had a mini audience...so my throat kinda started to close up...which made it rather hard to breathe...which was a problem. Because of this, I shall now go over my lines and find these wonderful things called punctuation marks which make breathing quite do-able. I shall also attempt to relax...<.<

-Anna

PS: I second the cast party idea!

*insert title here*

Today was great, it had an early lunch! but seriously...

I think today was a good wake-up call for just how much more work we need to do before we're ready as an ensemble. on a personal level, I definately need to learn the songs, and I need a lot of help with my entrances, as they continue to happen and perplex me.

Tonight I spend all night memorizing the songs, very much of the joy, then tommorow I work really awesome hardcore with the singers tommorow, and get this whole singing nonsense hopefully wrapped up.

I'm liking the costumes and how the look of the show is, we just need to tighten all the loose screws and this will be a great show.

Also, I attribute some good improving randomness to amiens and jaques as we waited for the duke to show up...

Another stanzo... now...

anyhow, I've been thinking about the possibility of a cast party, maybe sometime over the weekend just to chill and celebrate a show well done...

P.S. to leo!

Dukedom...

Day 11

Oh why, oh why do I always forget to blog until this time in the morning? Well, better late than never.

Today's (or yesterday's) lecture was informative, I would like to think I done none of the "don't's" of auditioning. I know I haven't done what I think is the worst one though. I've never dressed up in costume, because if I did, I think I would be going crazy.

Rehersal went well. I don't know how much longer I can pretend that invisible Leo is right in front of me though in that first scence though. Also, that ladder is scary!!!!! I just know it will be the death of me. Thank god I only have to go up and down it once in the show.

~Kayla

The day of speaking

Today we mostly listened and that's ok because it was all really useful information and quite fascinating. *Heads slowly out of door in middle of monologue*

I really enjoyed getting Ian's perspective on holding a career, being comfortable with auditioning, Equity, and, of course, hearing all those great real-life stories- hahahahahahahha!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, man guys... I can't believe this is the last week- it's been SO MUCH FLIPPIN' FUN!!!!!! from lean cuisines to bad dreams and Krispy Kremes and strange people asking for your number, STC has been an excellent bonding experience. and the show is coming along great- let's just try and get those lines... aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! But the costumes are coming together and the set looks great and everything is coming together rather nicely :-)

And Anna... how could I not forgive you?!!! Phoebe I might have a problem with... but YOU'RE cool!!!!

<3,
Suzanna Ziko

the final monday

Was mostly wonderful.
After a severely traumatic morning, I got to listen to entertaining stories told by the highly animated Ian, and I learned things. What a lovely combination. I wish I had been there for the whole thing, I know I would've loved it. It was very helpful to listen to the bit about chocolate, and I went out to go get some afterwards. Mmmm truffles.

Krispy Kreme was righteousy delicious, and THANK YOU MEG FOR DRIVING US.

Rehearsal today went pretty well. Climbing that ladder in heels and that tight skirt is going to be a challenge, but I think I'll survive it. Hopefully. Polishing without Leo is kind of depressing. I haven't heard someone rave about sharks and Hilary Clinton for 4 whole days now. I feel like everything is coming together very well, and by Friday we'll be ready to go on tour. ;]

The costumes look wonderful, I'm just so excited to see it all come together!

<3
Madison
P.S. I WANT AN ITALIAN RUNNNN!

SUZANNA!!!

For some insane reason I failed to mention Suzanna, my true love, in my last post. Please forgive me my dearest Ganymede!

Suzanna= <3

AND

Ian + Jackie + Cat + Leo + Michael + Reba + Madison + Kayla + Taylor + MeG + SUZANNA = 42

I, uh, um, what?

So yeah. I'm tired. And the 'blood' will not get off my hands (to any cops who may or may not be reading this blog, that means the dye used for fake blood).

Today we learned the dos and do nots of auditioning. Now, I, for one, find that really helpful, since I always seem to do really badly at auditioning. Though, I've never bolted out the door the second I finish. Yet.

A lot of what we talked about reminded me of the audition tape I saw of James Roday auditioning for Psych. Even though he didn't get all of his lines, he just improved stuff that fit, and was so totally relaxed about it that tnoth the reader and the camera person (if they weren't the same person) were laughing, even though they've surely heard it 50 thousand times by that point.

And then we talked about Equity. I may not ever join, but I sure enjoyed it's effects at NCT, namely the days off and the amount of hours we had to do-of course, that was for actors, and the tech hours were way longer, but we still got the day off, even if we did have to work longer hours the rest of the time. . .

Then we did yet another day of polishing sans Leo. It is, however, a great excuse to talk to no one and not seem completely nuts. That was fun. I think Michael is having a blast being beaten up by nothing. Which is something even I have yet to accomplish (tripped over, yes, beaten up, no). Though I'm sure that day isn't long in coming.

There. I have fulfilled my posting quota of the day.


Sleep!!!!!

CHOCOLATE!

eat it, lots of it. so says ian (and now I'm wondering how he keeps his shape, lol). I honestly think thats the best advice anyone has ever given me for audition, cause I'm totally one of those people who take it personally when I don't get the part I want. but seriously today with ian was extremely awesome, and very helpful for everything I intend to do with the future.

The play is also seeming to go well, just gotta tighten the screws of the last few lines, and polish is going well. I just finished recording the music so hopefully we can get that on its feet... soon... now...

anyhow, as we get closer and closer to finally opening this just gets better and better. I wish it didn't also mean I had to leave you all

sad face D:

TTFN,
Michael Thompson

Day 42

Ian + Jackie + Reba + Cat + Michael + Leo + Taylor + Madison + Kayla + MeG = 42

Enough said.


This morning we talked about auditions. I have had multiple audition 'workshops' before so many of the things that Ian said I had heard of before. However, I did learn a few new tricks like the three essential things necessary to get a role: clarity, humanity and objective. Oh, and I have to remember that I'll probably be rejected. Yay for self-confidence! (jk)

Rehearsal this afternoon was absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed polishing the Silvius/Phebe scene immensely. It really solidified Phebe for me. Also, wearing a pair of heels that I could walk in was an extra bonus.

I must say that I was almost in tears today. I can't believe that it's our last Monday together! I am going to miss you all SO much. You guys are just so amazing and I agree with Michael in that we should all definitely keep in touch. I know it's been only two weeks, but for me it feels like it has been longer than that. I love you guys!!! *sniff* *sniff*

Well then, now that the melodrama's over, I shall go eat some chocolate...in a dark corner...with a knife. <.< >.>






Just kidding! ;)

See y'all tomorrow!

-Anna

ahh!! I forgot to ask!

Where do we get that lovely little list of the 100 plays we should read?

I may be crazy, but I'm not tom cruise.

Today's talk was probably the best talk I've ever had in my life. No one has ever ever ever sat me down and talked me through an audition like Ian did. I now know what to wear, how to act (human), what to bring, and how to prepare myself. At the beginning of this conservatory I had already decided that I would definitely not be choosing acting as a career, but as more and more people talk to me about it, I'm greatly considering changing my mindset. As John Gulley so beautiful said, "You can always become a respectable citizen later on."



Tangent train: I, personally, would love to see a play about Ian's life. The stories he told today about what some crazy, obviously un-human, people do during auditions made me think of what great stories Ian has to share. Maybe the play could just be random anecdotes from I-dizzle Fin-dawg's life. I would be immensely entertained by that.



+ Jackie

ah today

today was simple for me.

nothing to big
nothing out of the ordinary
except for that ladde, i dont like it as much as i thought i would
i cant believe have the show on friday

ahh well thats the end
<3reba

Answer me these questions three(well, nine) ere the other side ye see!

Who am I?

I am Phebe. I am a shepherdess. I am an only child. I am a drama queen. I am Silvius's object of affection. I am a country girl.


What time is it?

It is present day in the early afternoon(around 2-ish). It's time to get this stupid shepherd off my back once and for all!


Where am I?

I am in the forest of Arden at the bend in a forest path leading from the meadows(the sheep grazing areas) to my house.


What surrounds me?

I am surrounded by Oak and maple trees, low-lying shrubs and other ground cover(ferns, for example), a path of firmly packed dirt, a few big boulders, rocks scattered randomly around, a nice bit of deer droppings smack dab in the middle of the path, the besotted shepherd who won't leave me alone, and greying skies inticating that it's about to rain.


What are the given circumstances?

Silvius is in love with me and annoys me to no end.


What is my relationship?

I was born in the forest and have never left it. I walk down this pather every day on my way home. I've grown up with Silvius in the forest and liked before we hit puberty and he changed and got all weird and 'lovey dovey.'


What I you want?

I want Silvius to go away and stop 'wooing' me. I want to get home before it starts to rain and I get soaked. I want Silvius to go back to the way he was before.


What's my obstacle?

My obstacle is Silvius's constant wooing, stupidity and deaf ear to my pleas.


What do I do to get what I want?

I yell at Silvius and try to use logic and refusal/'meanness' to knock some sense back into him. I run away from him to get home before the storm breaks.

BONUS:

How will I know when I've got it?

I'll know when Silvius speaks plainly again and stops flowering everything up and when I get home and close the door before it begins to rain.

Day 10

You have noooo idea how close I was to forgetting to do this! So, here it goes:

1. Who Am I?
I am Oliver of course! Oldest son of Sir Rowland de Boys. I am very evil and coniving. (bwahaha)
2. What time is it?
Morning I would guess.
3. Where am I?
Outside my house in France.
4. What surrounds me?
My house, a field, trees, my annoying little brother, and a servant.
5. What are the given circumstances?
My brother is going to go wrestle today. I have also had it with him.
6. What is my relationship?
I HATE him. He is annoying and everyone likes him more than me! :(
7. What do you want?
To kill him, of course!
8. What's in the way?
My lack of strength or weapons...
9. How do I get it?
Well, I'm going to send Charles, the duke's wrestler, to kill him for me. :)
10. How will I know when I have it?
Um, he will be dead.... duh.

Jaques answers some FAQs.

1. Who am I?

Ah, what a question. Indeed, who are you? The idiots who surround me tell me I am melancholy, which is mostly true. But I'm a special kind of melancholy. I'm a traveler. I'm tall. I'm blonde. I'm poor, in the monetary sense, but I'm extravagantly wealthy when it comes to memories and experience. I'm intelligent. I'm an ex-fiance. I am an ex-CEO. I am spiritual. I am afraid of love. I mask that fear by pretending to hate it. I'm not at all organized. I'm a thinker. I'm cynical. I appreciate intelligence and irony. I am a philosopher. I have heard several claims that I'm a lunatic, but only by people in love, and their state of mind certainly can't be trusted.

 

2. What time is it?

21st century, I am not aware of the year. I know it's about mid-day, but the measurement of hours has long since become unecessary to me. I believe it's early summer, as the snow disappeared a few cycles of the moon ago. 

3. Where am I? 

In the center of a clearing in the massive Forest of Arden. The clearing sits on top of a hill, and it surrounded by beautiful oaks that are surely very old. If you stand on the huge boulder I'm currently sitting on, you can see all around the forest, and down into the pastures and some of the sheep/goat cotes. Right now it looks as if that irksome ditz Audrey is trying to ride a goat... oh! But she has some pretty yellow flowers! Perhaps I'll go join her...

4. What surrounds me?

Idiots in love. 

But to be more specific, Amiens is to my right, singing another lovely song and exuding a calm sort of mood over the clearing. Silvius is to his right, strumming on his guitar. Generally, he vexes me with his neverending prattle about true love, but he sure can play his guitar. There is an appetizing basket o' fruit sitting in the center of the boulder, but Amiens wants to wait for Duke Senior to arrive before we eat. The temperature is mild, but the wind is strong today, and will (hopefully) be able to blow away some of those god awful poems Orlando wrote about some girl with an ugly name. Those also surround me, in gaudy colors on each and every tree. 

5. What are my given circumstances?

Several years ago, before I gave up social conventions, I was a very powerful CEO. I started dating my COO and fiance when he came to work for my company, and 2 years later, he proposed. I was so smitten it is sickening to look back on. I of course said yes, and we planned a very elaborate spring wedding. 3 months before the wedding, he ran off to California with another woman and almost all of the money belonging to the business. After this, I sold everything I owned and bought a plane ticket to South America, where I hiked the Inca trail and spent a lot of time with indigenous people who introduced me to methods of meditation and spiritual medicine. When I returned to America, my family claimed I had changed drastically, and paid for me to travel to the south of France for some time away, which is how I ended up in the Forest of Arden. I have now made it my home, and I'm quite content to sleep among trees and rocks, their company is certainly more favorable than that of people. I'm not sure what's in my future, but I know that I want to travel more, and meet new kinds of people who can help me understand the meaning of life.

6. What is my relationship?

My relationship with the Forest of Arden is very easygoing. I appreciate the beauty of the place, and therefore treat it with respect, unlike that peevish Orlando. Any person in love is immediately a nuisance and offensive to my sensibilites. Really, the only people I can tolerate are Amiens, Touchstone, Ganymede, Aliena, and occasionly Duke Senior. Everyone else is in love or otherwise touched in the head. 

7. What do I want?

Immediate: I want Orlando to stop running around the forest and screwing up all the pretty trees. His poems are exceptionally bad, and written on ugly paper about a girl with a stupid name. 

Main Objective: To learn more about life and the forces that control it. Once I understand this, I will understand how to fall in love again without getting hurt. 

8. What's in the way?

Immediate: Orlando is too lovesick to even register what it is I say to him. But I do have some help in the matter, Master Ganymede is working to cure him.

Main Objective: There's no one in the Forest of Arden to teach me. Touchstone seemed like a good choice for a mentor, but he fell in love too. Sigh. 

9. How do I get it?

Immediate: Continue to chide Orlando. Maybe I should steal all his papers and writing utensils? Or I could begin writing good poems about how much he hates Rosalind. That would really set him off.

Main Objective: Eventually I'll need to leave the Forest of Arden and seek wisdom somewhere else. For right now, though, I'm pretty content. Amiens sings to me every day and the weather is agreeable.  And I'd like to see if Orlando gets cured, so I'll stick around for awhile.

10. How will I know when I've got it? 

Immediate: When Master Ganymede turns Orlando into a monk, and the horrible poems begin to disappear from the trees. 

Main Objective: When I'm no longer scared to fall in love again. 

Um, that took so much longer than I expected. I might never procrastinate again because of this, haha.

<333

Madison

Touchystone meets U-T-A Uta!

hello hello hello

Class with Jerry on Friday was lovely. I really like these character questions from Ms. Hagen. This whole conservatory thing has been my first experience in learning the different techniques in acting and so far I'm really enjoying it! Although on Friday, I wish with Jerry we would have been able to get up and do something. I felt like we were sitting there for a while. But I loved the stories he told. The one about the Christmas tree prop, and the one about Uta's dog strolling up onto stage! He sounded like that was all a really great experience for him. But anyway, here are my questions and answers. I don't know if I picked the right scene for Touchstone, but this is what I got:

1. Who am I?

I am a bright & witty man. I won't take crap from anyone, but I speak my mind openly to everyone I meet. I like showing off my clever charm, and I find myself to be pretty hilarious at times. I'm a chill guy and will go with the flow, but I have a definite opinion on everything. I'm an observer and am quick to make fun of all the little strange parts of life.

2. What time is it?

It is getting close to the evening of another scorching summer day. Who knows the actual time is? There are no clocks in the forest. But I would guess it to be around 8 because it's starting to get a bit darker.

3. Where am I?

I am in that favorite little clearing of ours. The one with the nice cool rock and the assorted (but mostly yellow) flowers. This is where I first met Audrey (and her goats). It's a good place to try and relax after a tiring day.

4. What surrounds me?

Cool breezes are starting to wisp past. Leaves on various trees and bushes rustle around. The sky is staring to look dusky. But, really, who cares? I mean, all I care to see is the dusty path I'm trying to drag Audrey along to get her home.

5. What are the given circumstances?

Audrey and I just met with Sir Oliver Martex (the vicar of the next village) and he turned out to be a total drunk loser. Audrey and I will not be married by that offensive, vile man. And now, on top of it all, I find out someone in the forest is trying to get with my lady. No way, man. No way.

6. What is my relationship (to the surroundings)?

Since this is the place Audrey and I first met, it does have some slight sentimental value. Also I know this clearing. This is my turf, my home court. I have lounged and contemplated the world many a times on that rock. It's just a very comfortable place for me to be in.

7. What do you want?

I want to kill this man. He needs to leave, and I need to make it clear that he won't ever be coming back as long as I'm here.

8. What's in the way?

Isn't he the wrestler? I mean, I'm good with words, but not so much with the whole muscle thing. This guy's got the whole strength and stature thing going for him. I don't want this guy to come at me!

9. How do I get it?

If I make my words intimidating enough I can make myself seem bigger than I really am.

10. How will I know when I've got what I want?

I know I've got what I want when the loser is gone and Audrey and I can be married in peace.

+ Jackie

Questions of the silvius persuasion... lol

Who am I? - - I am a male, a lover, a poet, a confused youth, a good friend, an independant thinker, a musician, and most importantly, one who has a desire for what he can't have.

What time is it?- - It's around 4-ish in the day. It's the 21st century, and its time for me to make phebe understand whats in my heart.

Where am I?- - I am in the Forrest of Arden, in the sparse forest clearing with that one boulder that duke senior, jaques and amiens like to hang out at, in France.

What surrounds me?- - trees, flowers, and a large boulder, a perfectly romantic sort of place. The memories of my younger years dwell here, and the depression of my present situation. luckily its only phebe and I in the area.

What is my relationship?- - I love phebe, she hates me, Silvius is sad. Because of this though I'm trying to tell her, its okay for us to just be friends, its okay for her to say she doesn't love me, as long as she doesn't hate me, I don't much care, I just really don't want her to hate me anymore, past that I'm fine...though it would be very super special awesome if she loved me...

What are the given circumstance?- - I am on a mission. Corin keeps telling me 'following her and professing love will not get her to love thee' to which I have finally accepted, he is right. Now I just want to make phebe happy, try to get her to forgive me for being an idiot. of course I still love her, but if she doesn't want me, fine, like they say if you love them, let them go, right?...right!? I still think I'd be jealous if she liked someone else, but if nothing else I want to at least try to be friends with her. my past barely matters to me now compared to my present, except that my being a musician and writing songs for her has done nothing, which is a bit annoying...

What do I want?- - I want phebe to understand. I want her to understand how I feel, I want her to understand that its okay that she doesn't love me back, and I want her to understand that it doesn't mean I don't still want to be friends with her, I want her to understand how bad her scorning hurts me, and that I would accept never having her as a wife, but only as a friend, if she simply would stop hurting my feelings with her unkind and unjust remarks.

What do I do to get it?- - explain to her, tell her that its okay she doesn't want to be my lover. (I think I got a nice poem to explain it maybe... then again she might get violent, better leave the guitar at home). I just have to tell her how mean she's being, and maybe she'll notice it, and choose to be my friend.

How will I know when I have it?- - When she pitys me. She will only pity me if she is at least my friend, and if we're just friends... well, seeing her happy would be enough for me. when she tells me she pitys me I'll know everything will turn out alright... and then I'll just have to move on...

questions

Who am I?
I am the younges duke in my family line. I am a male, I am mercyless, I am closed minded, i am a belittler
Where am I?
I am in France, in the court( in which i control)
surrounds me?-
My servants, my people, and my enimes. The walls of my palace surround me when i am in the court and when im in Arden wilderness surrounds me
What is my relationship?-
The Palace i took from my brother has been in my family forever. I know all of my surrounds when i am there, every nook and corner. I know the people in which i lead and who trys to lead others against me. In the forest of Arden i am unfimilar to my surrounds and there for vulnerable. But my anger in which i hold against my brother is so strong i am blinded by what i have gone out there for and in the end i up undoing all wrong
What are the given circumstance?-
Eh i dont like this question. i guess my surrounds are my give circustances and my surrounds
What do I want?-
I want my brother dead and my daughter back
What's in the way?-
My brother and his daughter
What do I do to get it?- -
By taking out my brother and keeping his daughter away from mine and then court
how will I know when I have it?-
When no questions me, and only the people see me and my daughter as their leader(s)

Stupid goats.

Shoot. My posts just keep getting later and later. Although, this time there was a legitimate reason this time, rather than just my stunning ability to procrastinate. And that was (drumroll please. . .) I saw The Dark Knight! And it was awesome!!

But that's not what I'm here to talk about. What I am here to talk about is Uta Hagen (which is apparently spelled U-T-A, go figure). So yeah, the 10 questions. Here goes. . .

Who am I?
- - I am a girl, a ditz, a bubbly person, a wife-to-be (for however long that may last), a dreamer, a person with an incredibly short attention span, and a goat herder

What time is it?
- - It is around mid-day, say 2:00ish, the day before my wedding, and the day that I am proposed to. It is the 21st century, in around September or April.

Where am I?
- - I am in the Forrest of Arden, in a clear glade near my house, in France.

What surrounds me?
- - Goats. Lots of goats. Oh, I'm sure you want more details!! Um *looks around* well, there's a fallen tree over there that forms a bench, there are flowers growing everywhere, but not as many as the rest of the forest, because my goats keep eating them. Stupid goats. There are trees, but not directly near me, because this is a glade. There's also a stream fairly close. You can't keep goats, or any livestock, without water. It's pretty.

What is my relationship?
- - Well, that goat over there once ate my favourite shirt. Stupid goats. That tree hasn't always been fallen, it got knocked over a couple years ago by a big storm. I used to climb it when I was little. This whole glade used to be my play place, while I watched the goats with my father. I used to swim in the stream, and over there is a patch of my favourite flowers. They're nearly all gone now, since the goats keep eating them. Stupid goats. It's really hard to find nice flowers any where that I usually go, on account of the goats. I like flowers.

What are the given circumstance?
- - Today started out just like every other day. I got up, ate some breakfast, milked some of the goats, and then took them out to graze, when I met a really hansome man in the forrest. I don't really know what he's saying half the time, but he's pretty, and nice (he gave me flowers!) so that's alright. He asked me to marry him today. Well, sorta told me, but I'm okay with it!! I always wanted to be a woman of the world. All married women are you know. Maybe I should get a better dress. . . I may have to hide it though, or else the goats will get it. Stupid goats.

What do I want?
- - I want to get married, so I can be a woman of the world. Everyone knows you're only a proper woman once you get married. Plus, he'll help me watch my goats. And I got flowers!!!

What's in the way?
- -Well, Touchstone keeps being weird and decided he didn't like Mr. Sir Oliver Martext, but I thought he was fine. I just want to be married, I don't know why he's being so weird. I mean, sure he was a bit drunk, and couldn't really talk straight, but he's still a priest, right?

What do I do to get it?
- - I think that I'll just ask really, really nicely. And maybe pout a little. And be extra, super nice, just so he wants to marry me more. Maybe I should bring him some flowers? Where did he find them? I can never find flowers. The goats always eat them. Stupid goats.

How will I know when I have it?
- - Well, I'll be a woman of the world, of course. I'm not sure exactly what happens, but married women always seem to know more, and be calmer, and more, you know, worldly. I want to be like that. And I will. Soon. I'll know when I can understand what Touchstone is saying (he's very worldy) and when I hear whatever guy Touchstone finally chooses say "I now pronounce you man and wife." Maybe Mistress Aliena could do it. I saw her doing a marriage earlier today. They were two guys which was kinda weird, but it's the forest, so I guess whatever or something. I should ask her. . .

Ok. That was definitely fun. I never really thought about any of that before. She's so scatterbrained! Ok, well so much for going to bed early, so I think I'm going to go. Night!!

BTW, ILY.

Yeah, so, Suzanna's blog title made me ROFLMAO.

:]

Anyeyelashes, I'm going to do my reflection and my U-T-A Uta Hagen exercise separately, because I can't do that much deep thinking without getting severely overwhelmed.

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS:

Javier, my beloved phone has been retrieved! However, it's still going to cost us $50. Damn phone companies.

Class with the wonderful Jerry was fantastic. However, every time someone said his name aloud, I found myself craving a different flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Mmmm delicious. Or as Kayla would say, delishoush. Uta's questions are definitely something that I had been exposed to before, I just wasn't aware of it. They're very practical and good way to start exploring the basics of your character. I only wish I had known more about them earlier this week, when I started having panic attacks concerning my character work on Jaques. 

Lunch was equally wonderful, and I had Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls stuck in my head all the way home to Greenville, thanks to Michael's superlative guitar strumming/serenading skills. I really missed Leo and Meg today though! Lunch wasn't the same without their amusing, if inappropriate, additions to the conversation. 

Let's be honest, we all look straight up sexy in our costumes. Especially Jackie, who rocks motley and puffy pants like Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. I feel so much better about my first couple scenes as Jaques. I still need to work the manic depressiveness into the second half of the play, but I feel like in the first two scenes it works pretty well. The songs are simply gorgeous and I can't wait to learn them! Everyone did a great job today, and things will be even better on Monday with a set and our lines memorized better! 

NOW GO TO BARNES AND NOBLES AND BUY BREAKING DAWNNNNN!

<3

Madison

Ha, I'm U-T-A first!!!!!!!

1) Who am I?
I am Rosalind disguised as Ganymede. I am very proud of my wit and I love making jokes, but not being the butt of them. I am in love with Orlando, but because of my cautious nature, I like being able to make him prove himself. I love my cousin, but she keeps giving me grief whenever I show the slightest hint of being in love.
2) What time is it?
It is nearly 2:00 PM on a summer Tuesday. The sun is very brilliant right now and is slowly becoming less than too hot.
3) Where am I?
I am on my porch in the shade of many trees in the Forest of Arden. The house is made out of chestnut logs. This is one of the most pleasant spots I have ever stayed in, even if it is rather quaint. I find the whole shepharding lifestyle rather humorous, and though I would not have said so when we first came here, I could get used to this. I live with my best friend in a house all our own with servants to do all the real work for us while we can do as we please.
4) What surrounds me?
There are many comfortable chairs on the porch and the edibles from . My closest friend, my cousin Celia, is very near me. She sort of watches on as I interact with Orlando, but I’m well aware of her presence. Sunshine and the shadows of leaves surround me and give the place a rather sleepy look. Orlando is directly in my attention all the time and right now, I am toying with him and he is fully in my control.
5) What is my relationship?
I’m coming to like this house more and more. Now that I know that Orlando loves me too, I am hopelessly in love, but I also grow more jealous each and every day. Celia has been making fun of me more and more lately. I know she’s right, but I still try not to show her she’s right.
6) What are the given circumstances?
Orlando was over an hour late and I was worried sick. While I was waiting, that annoying and Jacques kept talking to me about depressing things. I would much rather have taken a nap while waiting for Orlando, so now I am rather ticked off, if you will, at everyone, especially Orlando. I do realize I am being a little unreasonable, though, and I like him so much, I would rather teach him how to marry me.
7) What do I want?
In the giant scheme of things, I want to go ahead and let Orlando get used to all the annoying things about me so we can be happy for the rest of our lives. Right now, a great step would be for him to SHOW UP.
8) What are my obstacles?
Orlando is very very late and my next lesson plan is waiting for him. This makes me angry and might make him not like me.
9) How do I get what I want?
I will remind Orlando constantly that if he is ever late again, the "real" Rosalind will think very little of him.
10) How will I know when I’ve got it?
When Orlando shows up at our next appointed meeting ON TIME.

Today was pretty pretty sweet. Jerome Davis was our speaker and taught us all about U-T-A Uta Hagen!!!!!!!!! I've always found it pretty cool how the more you elaborate in your answers to the questions the more they kind of blend together until it basically becomes an outline of your character's autobiography.
We ran through the whole thing memorized (more or less) and semi-costumed. Ok, the second half DEFINITELY needs some work on my part.... wowweewow. It was nice actually seeing what I need to focus on, though.
Hopefully I'll be able to come to teching tomorrow- see you if you come!!!!
Happy Friday,
Suzanna Ziko

Ooooklahoma. . . .

So yeah, um today was musical theater day, and I was actually pretty surprised that we weren't expected to sing. It felt like it was much more about auditions and whatnot than musical theater itself. What was really interesting for me, since I'd seen a couple of the plays from which we took scenes, was to see the differences in how I saw it, and how it was done today. For example, Meg played Annie from Oklahoma waaaay differently from how Katie did it, but it still worked.

And then we got to work polishing. I really need to work on the whole volume thing. Which is weird for me, since usually people are telling me to talk softer (or to just stop talking all together). I guess it all comes down to how well I know it. I mean, I know my lines, and I know I know my lines, but sometimes I still feel like I might slip up, or not know them, which in turn makes me quiter, in the hopes that no one will notice. Which is bad. As we discussed previously, when in doubt, make it louder!!!

I'm really looking forward towards getting to experiment with Audrey. I like the way I'm playing it now, bt I also really enjoy playing with the behavior of my character, and I really want to try doing it like Meg from Brigadoon (not from here). Not sure just how many people would get the reference, but I know what I mean, so I suppose that's what counts. Though, if Hedda Gabbler was any indication, I totally suck at being flirtatious. Something about not really looking at my scene partner. . .

So yeah. It's late. I'm tired. I just had an awesome Avatar watching extravaganza, which I greatly enjoyed, but has left me rather drained. So yeah. Night!!!

- - Cat (O'Connor) O'Grady

Stay on the bus!

Today we had a speaker come in and talk about musical theatre which, seeing how I cannot boast of much experience in that genre, was very enlightening. I can now begin to believe that musical theatre is not just reserved for good singers with overactive egos. Yay me! *claps* ^_^

Rehearsal today was AWESOME. I absolutely LOVE polishing. The evil script of doom has been banished for ever! Mwahahahahahaha!

-Anna ^.^

so salsa dancing did not happen.

SAD.
But it's okay, because I had such a wonderful day! Class this morning went by REALLY quickly, our speaker (okay, I've been slacking, I didn't catch her name) was so cute and bubbly! Her writing exercises/pre conditioning thing was very interesting and definitely a technique I'd like to further explore.

I might be addicted to peeling paint layers off of theatre floors. Like, during rehearsal I found myself wanting to peel off the remaining paint, and I started twitching, and losing focus... yeah, it's like my crack.

Rehearsal was very productive, the show is definitely coming together. The fight is straight up mind blowing, and Leo pretty much makes me laugh every time he opens his mouth. Ahhh that child is hilarious. Also, Kayla is so mean, SOOO MEAN! AHHH! I can't wait to keep going!

<3333
Madison

Excuse me can i talk to you for a minute?

I keep forgetting the names of our guestspeakers. I wish we had, had more time to work on the scences with her. It passed by really quickly.
Today's rehearsal was great. The fight scene was just hilarious. And yes, sadly i was laughing at Michael's pitiful knuckles also. Leo was also pitiful. hahahahahaa
just kidding, love you guys.
I think the scenes became much stronger after we polished it, and will become much better....
CAN I GET YO NUMBAHHH??

Day 9

I'm sorry, but yet again I forgot our guest speaker's name. Sorry! She was really good though. She helped me know how to get more in touch with my character. I personally love musical theatre. Also, I've always wanted to do the Miss Hannigan scream. My dream has been fufilled! :)

~Kayla

TE HE HE(simple and short)

Todays guest speaker was question very smart i think.

but on to the fun part

blockin was rediculious!
i laughed so so so so much today!
mostly At MICHAEL
BAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHHH
jk it wasnt all at michael but most of it was like 89% out of 100%
i pity you michael! and your knuckles! BAHHAHAH

cant wait untill tomorrow

Tech!

Do you like doing things?! Things that have to do with lighting instruments?! Or screw guns?! Then do I have a deal for you!

This Saturday, starting at noon, Rebecca Buck will be doing the technical work for As You Like It. Lights will be focused, set pieces built, and YOU can be a part of the festivities.

So if you are technically inclined, let me know, and come spend a few hours on Saturday getting us ready for the show!

Ian

Pop a Squat

ahhh, improv. Always say "yes, and" and keep the scene alive. But yesterday we learned it requires so much more especially in terms of spacing. Improv requires the audience to know where you are for it to be funny. We learned from Greg how to "Air paint" to create a concrete and known space. I found the "enthusiasm" exercise really amusing even though everything other than the shouting part is really boring. It's true though, enthusiasm is energy. Anna made me laugh even more in the party scene because she was always hugging me and I didn't get that she was in love with me at first and when I DID, it was even funnier cuz Anna, you are just so cute when you're in love!!!! Reba's repeptition made both of her mental people ("can I getcho numbah?" and the drummer) so funny I almost peed my pants laughing.

And then we blocked the whole thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Now onto today...

So, this morning we began with our guest speaker on musical theater (Like Kayla, I'm so bad with these people's names!!) I really appreciated how she pointed out using specific verbs to direct your character. I'd used this technique for Shakespeare before, but never really thought about using it for musical theater, but I definitely will now!!! And peeling the floor was fun.... :-)
Ok, g2g memorize now... see yas tomorruhs!!!
Suzanna Ziko

Micheal i tried to tell everyone about fun house they didn't believe me! wow fun fun dat today. I was thrilled to learn new styles of improv and watch others. I can honestly say that was teh hardest i had laughed for a good month. That subway was jsut to crazy. Like i could picture a large black man saing " social seceurity numbah? any numbah?" And i would love lauren to make me a shirt that says " save global warming" that'd be to cool. I was glad to run through the play today, I learned the sad truth i need to memorize my lines! Well i can't honestly say i'm looking forward to tommarow, musical theater always stabs me in the heart and twists! Nah but for real, i'll have fun.

-Leo

Can i have your numberah?

First of all i think i need a new pick up line...cause "can i get your numberah" doesnt seem to be working. I dont know what would you think?...can i get YOUR numberah?

anyway oh to the smart part of life. I learned today that improv actually does take a little thought process which is the space in which your in and what surrounds you but thats kinda a given but still learned that. the speaker Greg was also an interesting character, i would like to attend that event he menitoned on friday.

I would like to give credits to EVERYONE today for all the improv scenes i have honestly never seen/heard anything that funny today in a long long time now. aaahah thanks to you all i am now going to live a longer life(apperantly you live longer if you laugh more...a proven fact!)

OH MY G. thank goodness we did a full run through i have been wanting to do that since day one and now we have done it! woow woop!

but yeah..i wanted to say something else but i am afraid i can not remember what it was...Oh well i will see you all tomorrow
again thanks for the laughs and funs

-reba

can i touch your feet... please?

Today's improv was an emotional rollercoaster for me. I was INCREDIBLY uncomfortable, but I'm pretty sure I was the only one. Everytime I got up there I had mini panic attacks and felt like Greg was tearing apart everything I did. I'm aware that this was most certainly not the case and that I was being hypersensitive, but that's how I felt and now I'm reflecting. HOWEVER. I did learn something. Yay! The subway was definitely my favorite exercise, Suzanna killed me with her money counting fetish, and every single time we played the game, it was funny. Also, the changing places game was a lot of fun. Loved, loved, loved it!

Anyway, my panic attacks and discomfort carried over into rehearsal and I generally felt like crap afterwards. I kept jumbling my lines and I didn't make any strong choices. I hope our polishing days help me out, because I still have no idea what I'm doing with Jaques. I have never been so confused by a character in my whole life. I'm CRAZY frustrated and want to cement character choices. Except I don't know what my choices are. So I'll work on that. :]

Anyways, I'll see all you lovely talented people tomorrow! I can't wait to see everyone's musical theatre scenes!

<3
Madison

Let's go to the morgue!

Today we experimented with improv which was soooo fun! I absolutely adored the subway game. Suzanna's laughter syndrome was hilarious and Reba's "Can I hav yo numbah?" was just classic. I must say, however, that the the scene with the "You have a nice face." line was really awkward for me. I think I'm beginning to break out of my shell a bit though. I just need to stop having ADD moments and listen more.

Rehearsal was great today and I enjoyed running through the play. Now I'm just anxious to get that darn script out of my hand so I can actually do stuff! (I mean, really, my script is just so bulky and hard to handle on stage. Plus, the fact that it's flaming hot pink just makes me want to smack it. I guess I must be part bull or something.)

That's all, folks!

-Anna

penguin posters dirty Q-tips & all

hello lovelies

Today was super crazy cool. Greg (right?) was a really fun guy and I totally agree with Ian, "very human."

I was very nervous today about improv. It definitely freaks me out. I think it's just the pressure of it all. But the amazing thing was that when I actually decided I would get up there and try it, I didn't feel pressured at all. I think our guest teacher made it a very relaxed, easy-going environment which I was very thankful for.

And blocking is finally done!!! woop woop!

I think that today was probably the funnest class ever, in the history of classes. We really need to play the subway game more often..
TOENAILSSSS!
can I have yo numbah?
cream cheese for everyone!
can I touch for feet.. please?
is your baby famous??
is it hot in here or is it just YOU?!
I CAN FEEL IT COMING!!

I don't think I've ever laughed that hard in my life :)

+ Jackie

Day 8- It's GOOP Time!

I have to say- today was probably the best experience I've ever had with improv. It's hard to explain though. I have to say Greg (yay! I remembered his name!) helped make improv a lot more easier and more fun.

Anyway, I'm making it short. I'm off to memorize my lines!!

~Kayla

Yay, the Dentist!!

Well, today was quite a day.

I mean, we had weather, potatoes, crazy people (lots of crazy people) lions, zebra, penguins (oh my!) and lets not forget the morgue. Good times. . .

We did a lot of improve today, which is totally awesome! We did improve to start off every drama class at school, and I hope that this will help with next years drama class. Especially given my tendency to over think everything.

And we finished blocking!! Yay! We have bones!! We are no longer a squishy mass of actors sitting around reading lines!! Huzzah!!

I'm really looking forward to polishing. I have never seen a time when polishing is a bad thing. For example, when I tried to leave early this morning to go to the library prior to getting Anna, I found my mother polishing the windshield of the only car I'm allowed to drive. Frustrating though it was to have to wait the extra 15 minutes (thus limiting my library time to just getting the most needed books and not the leisurely perusal I wanted) I still realized that man, could I see those trees in the distance and my, look how spotless that sky looks today.

So, um, yeah. Getting off the tangent train (which seems to be filled with as much crazy stories as the subway is with crazy people), basically, polishing = yay!!

So yeah, thus is the conclusion of my blogging before I go into detail about the awesome Stargate episode I just finished. You see, we learned for the first time where the replicators came from, it's actually from a robot who ---

- - Cat (O'Connor) O'Grady

GOOP!

hooray, and welcome to the fun house

This morning was fun, and it was good to play improv games again, its been too long since I've done that. it gave a good lesson in realistic acting.

rehearsal was also good, we finally got all the way through the play today, so no the tuning begins. (imagine the play is a broken down...toreno, and now we have to fix up its insides). I dunno, meg's car comments struck me as funny, and reminded me of the 67' firebird in my garage that my dad and I shall work on when I get home.

I am sad, right now I must admit. my time with all of you is drawing thin, and while none of you may remember me (later), and I'm sure you won't, I still feel you're all friends and I will miss you (and hopefully won't forget you). on top of this I miss my californian friends more than I reckoned I would, so I've got pretty nasty loneliness feeling going on... and I must admit I feel a little awkward, cause sometimes I will see some of you are sad, and my natural impulse is to come and help, but I feel like its not my place to do so... or moreover, if it is my place to do so, it won't be appreciated...

anyhow in the words of fin-dawg, "I don't know why I'm telling you all this" but I guess if its important to me, it may be important to you, who knows. and maybe I'm just misinterpreting everything...

loneliness is just something you have to get off your chest I suppose.

in more related news, we've almost got all the music done, and I hope you all like it. tommorow I'd like to try the exact opposite character for silvius, and here's my angle: he's a super suave awesome kind of guy, but he's cocky, and this makes phebe not like him because of her pride and what-not. who knows?

anyhow, thats well enough out of me

TTFN
~Michael

IIIIIIIIIII'm going to heaven :-)

hahahahahaha, but it's so true



Anyway. Yesterday was quite intriguing seeing the different takes on three different scenes. I loved our guest speaker (even though I can't remember his name, like everybody else.) All of the scenes had the same sort of set up; they were all about climaxes in relationships and it was interesting to to work with another person as both are doing something new for the first time. I really liked his suggestion for me to come in with some sort of purpose (playing with the strings on the stool). It not only gave me something to do, it gave me something to push off of for the rest of the scene. All my other intentions kind of built off of that first one and I could see that in other people's performances too.

Oh my God, we almost finished blocking the WHOLE show!!!! Michael and Anna, glad to have you as my chorus line fellows :-)
Until the next time,
Suzanna Ziko

so i'm back from the concert

which turned out to be the most monumental event of my life.
It most certainly dwarfs things likes wedding, births, deaths, those sorts of things.
Anyways, I'm exhausted, so this will be short.

SCENEWORK: Kicked like, every pound of ass in the world. It was amazing! I loved Leo and Anna's scene, SO CUTE. And Kayla, you are by far the most talented bipolar skank on the planet. I really like the rehearsal technique of saying what your character is thinking before saying the written line, it is very useful to create a subtext that you can rely on.

LUNCH: KKC members, I love you all dearly. But guess what suckahssss? I'm going to heaven and YOU'RE NOT. So ha.

REHEARSAL: The frenetic scene with Orlando, Rosalind, Phebe, and Silvius made my day.
Until Adam of Maroon 5 sang the Sesame Street theme song, and then my day got made again.
Anyways, great blocking and once everyone gets a better hold on what they're doing, the energy is going to be throug the roof!

I love you all, good night, don't let the bed bugs bite!
<3
Madison

What a skankie, bipolar'sd day with the KKC

first off i would like to say that;
that girl(alma) was in fact bipolar!
PROOF;Bipolar disorder: A mood disorder sometimes called manic-depressive illness or manic-depression that characteristically involves cycles of depression.
A
n
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that girl was depressed BECAUSE the man she loved wouldnt take her as she was so she was forced, yes i said forced! there for end of discussion, alma was a depressed skank.
-->read it and believe it!

secondly our guest speaker today was fabulous. Todays reading and run throughs was great he was such a good teacher and i dont know about you guys but i took in a whole lot today. espically the subtext lines activity helped. And since he was from NCSA i like him even more C: cause NCSA is ah-mazing.

thirdly; sorry for callin you a skank KAYLA ahah i was callin alma a skank and not you! so dont be hatein on me i was just keepin things straight about alma. so yeah

fourthly; thanks to the KKK---which got changed to the---KKC because of racial remarks about the name i now enjoy Krispy kream better. our little adventure was so much fun and exciting. We should deff take another trip to some place downtown. C:

and last; songs oh songs. they are going great! they should be done by friday well at the rate we're going more than likely thursday! so yAy

see you all tomorrow!
-weba

I was THIS close to forgetting to post

today was a productive one, and the guest teacher of the day reminded me of my own director back home, many of the same concepts, and they liked the same authors...

anyhow, we learned a lot about subtext and the story behind the story, and I swear by the end of these three weeks I will have more analogies and metaphors for what acting is than you could sink a ship with... and I shall unload them upon all my drama friends when I get home

rehearsal was a little dissapointing in a personal sense, silvius is becoming too much of a coward weakling for me to really even enjoy him anymore(despite his costume and his being a guitarist, which are admittedly awesome), but alas, some characters are just like that I suppose, and someone had to play him, right? in a non-selfish point of view though I'm very excited with how things are going and I can't wait to see how well it turns out.

I'm glad to have all these guest teachers, theyve really been opening up all these different ways to look at things, and its nice to be surrounded by so much experiance. it also helped me think more about...well, thinking as I admittedly am one of those actors who goes into machine mode, and says "add this reaction here, say that line now, now I should be this" and with every play I've ever done its been a hard process to rip myself from the machine, but I've always been able to do it in time, and I can already feel it happening as we rehearsed today, so I'm confident I'll be nice and alive for the show.

after rehearsal reba and I got some good work done on the songs, so worry not kayla, we shall have lyrics for you soon! (no thanks to fin-dawg of course (I say that with love and you know it!), and many thanks to anna for bring in hey, nonny nonny for me)

let's see, last thoughts? I had something I wanted to make my title today but I have conviniently forgotten what that was... oh yea, skank... oh well

also, madison, I very much hope you're enjoying you're concert, you have no Idea how much I wish I could see it... random thought, but a counting crows song just came on my computer and made me think of it, lol

TTFN,
Michael

KKC, Skank, Bipolar'st

first off i would like to say that;
that girl(alma) was in fact bipolar!
PROOF;Bipolar disorder: A mood disorder sometimes called manic-depressive illness or manic-depression that characteristically involves cycles of depression.
A
n
d
that girl was depressed BECAUSE the man she loved wouldnt take her as she was so she was forced, yes i said forced! there for end of discussion, alma was a depressed skank.
-->read it and believe it!

secondly our guest speaker today was fabulous. Todays reading and run throughs was great he was such a good teacher and i dont know about you guys but i took in a whole lot today. espically the subtext lines activity helped. And since he was from NCSA i like him even more C: cause NCSA is ah-mazing.

thirdly; sorry for callin you a skank KAYLA ahah i was callin alma a skank and not you! so dont be hatein on me i was just keepin things straight about alma. so yeah

fourthly; thanks to the KKK---which got changed to the---KKC because of racial remarks about the name i now enjoy Krispy kream better. our little adventure was so much fun and exciting. We should deff take another trip to some place downtown. C:

and last; songs oh songs. they are going great! they should be done by friday well at the rate we're going more than likely thursday! so yAy

see you all tomorrow!
-weba

Konichiwa!!

Sooooo, about today. . .

We did script readings, which I love!! I really liked watching the different versions of the same scene, and how much it changed with the actors interpretation. I thought what we learned about subtext was really interesting, because I never really thought about it that way before.

All though, I must say, I don't think that Audrey really thinks enough to have any deeper meanings behind her words, and Le Beau doesn't really have any conversations, just brief amounts of time where she bestows her great knowledge on everyone else, and then it's only simple facts. Still, such a thing would have helped a lot during, say, Hedda Gabbler.

During lunch, I did not join the KKC, but remained peacefully back at the studio, and stayed perfectly content with my own lunch and company, thank you very much. And, as an added bonus, I got to go to heaven for it. Although, as Ian pointed out, that does come behind donuts, balloons and fun hats. However, I remain content with my decision. So there.

As for the afternoon, we came very close to finishing, which is quite exciting!! The more we block, the more Audrey reminds me of an overenthusiastic puppy with (limited) speech capabilities. Which I suppose is the point. A spaniel, I believe is the intended image, which is the rather strong impression I'm getting.

And now I'm going to go, because I'm tired and don't want to sleep through my alarm. Night!!

- - Cat (O'Connor)-O'Grady (as is apparently my name)

The confessions of a mangled mongoose

Today we did some scene work in the morning that was really refreshing for me. I really loved the mini inner monologues exercise where the actors voiced their characters inner thoughts before speaking their lines. I played(with script in hand) the part of Ann in a scene from Arthur Miller's All My Sons. This proved to be very invigorating because I really began to connect with the character of Ann and it just felt...good. I don't know any other way to explain it. I do know that I probably could have used the 'tree' more, but I think it went pretty well for a fairly cold reading.
Rehearsal today was fun and I absolutely adore the blocking of the Phebe, Silvius, Rosalind and Orlando scene. I must work on my cross step though! :)

-Anna

Day 7- Tales of Doughnuts with Sprinkles, Balloons, and Bipolar Skanks

Oh yes, I will be forever remembered as "Kayla- the bipolar skank". Apparently (or so says Reba) my acting just screams skank. In fact, I'm sure Amiens or Oliver can be skankish. Which I guess isn't so bad... right?

Anywho, my wonderful expidition to Krispy Kreme with my fellow KKC members was the highlight of my day. I got to have sprinkles on a doughnut (yay!), a fasionable hat, and a delightful balloon.

I loved that balloon. All two hours I had it was wonderful and magical and exciting. May that balloon rest in peace. It's life was taken away by the murderous dictator Leo. I will have my revenge Leo.... just you wait....

But thats it for me. All hail our lord and savior Johnny Cash!

~Kayla

oh, blog.

Holla back my KKC!!
& other shakespeare folk

I very much liked the guy that came and spoke today. What was his name? It started with a J, didn't it? I wish I had remembered because I thought he was pretty great. Something about his personality made me really want to listen to what he was saying. He was friendly, open, and sounded sure of what he was talking about. Also he got up there and did some acting for us which I really admired. I think it made people (at least me!) feel more comfortable in going up there themselves.

I'm starting to become more aware of something as more guest speakers come in and that's my own fakeness. I feel like I'm just saying lines how I think the lines should sound and not taking the time to really disect the line and understand what's really going on. It's definitely something I want to work on so I'm glad this phonyness has been called to my attention.

And of course, blocking is blocking..
I don't like blocking.
It's not fun.
I'm very very much looking forward to when we all have our lines memorized, and we can start to polish!!

I'm really beginning to grow attached to you guys. I think I may have said this before, but I'm going to say it again because I really believe in it. All of us have such different personalities, but when we're all in that space we all click and we are able to laugh and joke with each other.
I love it. I love it. I love it.

Oh! and I officially have a new favorite phrase:
the tables have turned ...WITH A VENGENCE!
Ahhh!! I love it :)


peace, love, and KKC

+ Jackie

I'm writing this this morning..... about yesterday :-)

Yayyyyyyy!!! ok, so yesterday was Meisner with John Gulley!!!! I LOVE MEISNER. The whole concept of following impulses really helps with realistic theater that makes you cringe, cry, laugh and hold onto your seat when stuff happens. It was nice to get such a nice overview of the history of American theater. I'd heard from a lot of my friends that have John Gulley that he's awesome and they weren't lying!!! I really like his way of connecting to students through sharing personal experience and.... language!!!
The reading I did with Michael was really interesting the second time around. Not being able to look down at the paper was awkward, but a situation like that would be awkward anyway, so it all fit right in.
I can't believe how far in blocking we are already0 goodness!!! Let's keep up the good work!!Always,
Suzanna Ziko

HOLY SNAP LYRICS

So um ian also known as fin-dawg
me and michael really
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need thoughs lyrics by tomorrow. so we can get to work on that
dont worrie we got it under control ( as long as you hand over the lyrics tomorrow! )
or things might just get out of hand *HINT *HINT

okay thanks
-reba again

OH and my email is thefamouskid@gmail. NOT thatfamouskid@gmail

John John oh John

Well seeing that i didnt get really any sleep last night, today was kinda boring...UNTIL John showed up. His ideas and teachings are really good and turn out to be oh so helpful. The way he makes you notice things that you have already noticed them but bring them to your attention even more and with more emotion, is simply AH-mazing. And not to mention his pottymouth made things oh so much enjoyable! ahaha i mean come really we are so used to ian blocking out his "bad" words then to hear John just flat out say what is oh his mind with out even really careing was great! ahah (i sound as though i enjoying hearing people saying the "bad" words but its not a big deal to me so its whatever i just see it as being funny)

The work in which he did with Michael and suzzanna was just great( really more than that but at the moment my vocabulary isnt that big ) Even though they where reading from a script it was still amazing how ( during their second reading of this script they have never seen before ) they where still able to show just THAT much emotion. That really gets to me it really does, i mean if they can feel way, and show that much emotion in that small piece thing what we ALL can do with "As you like it" I mean really. So thank you John! and fin-dawg for having him come speak to us.

Todays blocking was also nice. little by little. day by day we grow and become more and more magnificent! I honestly cant wait till we run through the whole thing! Now that be a show alrightie C:

So yeah i am sorry to that i am still dont know how upload the videos on the the website. I am computer dumb half the time so i decided that i am bringing my laptop tomorrow and anyone who knows how to upload the video please help me. THANK YOU!
see you all tomorrow.

OH OH OH and madison Thanks so much for the doughnuts! they were wonderful! mucho loveo
-reba

The adventures of Monday, July 28.

Okay, so for the record, I know our speaker's name.
JOHN GULLEY.
Perhaps it was Tulley. Whatever, but I know it's close!
This is my defense for missing the train on Friday's blog. Sorry!

This morning was very illuminating. I thought John was very charming, thanks to his southern drawl and occasional pottymouth. His little history lesson was intensely interesting, and I like the idea that as a group, we theatre people can trace through a sort of family tree to where the ideas we practice today come from. I never having done Meisner (Miesner?) before, spent the majority of lesson leaning comfortably in my chair and observing. When John first started the repetition exercises, I pretty much thought it was a load of bull. I searched endlessly for the point of the exercise, and didn't find it until Micheal and Suzanna did their scene for a second time, after having done the whole repetition thing. It improved so much! It was strangely thrilling and certainly affected more than nearly any other acting class I've attended. Obviously, as per the point of the repitition, the scene became more honest. This, of course, made it better. I began to think about how I would have performed the part, and realized that my performance would have been shockingly fake. This was not a happy realization. I certainly plan on approaching any scenes I might perform in the future from this standpoint.

As for rehearsal, I feel like everything went beautifully! I loved shoving cookies down my throat, haha. I love my scene with Orlando, and I think as I work on my bit with Rosalind, it will get better.
I can't wait to see you all tomorrow!
<3333
Madison