On a New Year with New Possibilities
So.
It's 2010.
Normally the New Year celebration hype doesn't do much for me. And to be honest, this year hasn't been much different. I think it's because I don't look at "years" in terms of actual calendar years, but in school years instead, like, September to August kind of thing.
That being said, I'm hoping this new "year" (by which I basically mean semester) is going to go more smoothly. I came across multiple difficulties in the theater department last semester, many of which centered around my health and the inability of the staff to understand the things I can and cannot do. Mind you, I basically said screw it and did it anyway.
I was in Godspell this fall. Of all the things I could say about it, I will say just this:
I learned a lot.
One of those things is that I never want to do that show again.
Another has something to do with the people I worked with.
Another is that breaking your ankle during a rehearsal game doesn't get you sympathy, but rather gets you in trouble because some how it's your fault and you should be able to dance on it. Then despite the fact that the doctor told you it was at least sprained if not broken, you were of course lying about it to get out of doing the work. Never mind that you hurt yourself in the middle of rehearsal, finished rehearsal and was off your crutches for the next dance rehearsal. Somehow that means that you are supposed to learn your choreography for your song even though they never gave it to you.
Needless to say, it was not a a fun time. I have many other issues, but because of that I am going to make sure it doesn't happen again this semester.
Student Disability Services, here I come!
Other than that I've been fighting the battle of being able to work with Tomas in a scene, which apparently, I'm not allowed to do...yet another crackpot theory in my mind.
But I digress. I feel as though I am complaining a lot, when actually I found this semester to be very valuable in my "growing as an actor" experience. We worked on a lot of different things in class this semester, my favorite of which was clowning, and I felt like I performed my final scene with flying colors this year. I had never been as connected to my character as I was the night we performed it. It was a good time.
If you haven't experienced what it's like to be a clown, I highly suggest it. It's a very unusal sensation, but very cool at the same time. I might be the only one in the class who thought so, but I know it helped me in other areas of difficulty.
That being said, I bid you adieu. Here's to a prosperous New Year!
I am off to take a shower now :P
Until next time,
Emily Elisabeth
It's 2010.
Normally the New Year celebration hype doesn't do much for me. And to be honest, this year hasn't been much different. I think it's because I don't look at "years" in terms of actual calendar years, but in school years instead, like, September to August kind of thing.
That being said, I'm hoping this new "year" (by which I basically mean semester) is going to go more smoothly. I came across multiple difficulties in the theater department last semester, many of which centered around my health and the inability of the staff to understand the things I can and cannot do. Mind you, I basically said screw it and did it anyway.
I was in Godspell this fall. Of all the things I could say about it, I will say just this:
I learned a lot.
One of those things is that I never want to do that show again.
Another has something to do with the people I worked with.
Another is that breaking your ankle during a rehearsal game doesn't get you sympathy, but rather gets you in trouble because some how it's your fault and you should be able to dance on it. Then despite the fact that the doctor told you it was at least sprained if not broken, you were of course lying about it to get out of doing the work. Never mind that you hurt yourself in the middle of rehearsal, finished rehearsal and was off your crutches for the next dance rehearsal. Somehow that means that you are supposed to learn your choreography for your song even though they never gave it to you.
Needless to say, it was not a a fun time. I have many other issues, but because of that I am going to make sure it doesn't happen again this semester.
Student Disability Services, here I come!
Other than that I've been fighting the battle of being able to work with Tomas in a scene, which apparently, I'm not allowed to do...yet another crackpot theory in my mind.
But I digress. I feel as though I am complaining a lot, when actually I found this semester to be very valuable in my "growing as an actor" experience. We worked on a lot of different things in class this semester, my favorite of which was clowning, and I felt like I performed my final scene with flying colors this year. I had never been as connected to my character as I was the night we performed it. It was a good time.
If you haven't experienced what it's like to be a clown, I highly suggest it. It's a very unusal sensation, but very cool at the same time. I might be the only one in the class who thought so, but I know it helped me in other areas of difficulty.
That being said, I bid you adieu. Here's to a prosperous New Year!
I am off to take a shower now :P
Until next time,
Emily Elisabeth
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