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The school thang
Hello everyone!
I am a junior in college now. Oh. My. God. Yeah, that pretty much sums up how I have been feeling for the past week or so. A lot of really new and exciting things are going on as well as a lot of really new and scary things. You take the good with the bad, I suppose.
Overall I am really enjoying my classes. Directing is proving to be the most challenging. Not so much in an academic sense, but more so in that it is making me assert myself in ways I have not had to before. As a performer, I think it is easy to take for granted what the director does and even question it sometimes. But, as I am learning, there is quite a bit more to the process than I had ever imagined. AND it is only the second week of classes. SHeeSH! The class is really going to stretch me and as scared as I am, I am also excited at the same time! I have found a GORGEOUS play that I will be directing. (Audition information coming soon....*wink*). This play is just beautifully written and there are so many ideas bouncing around in my little head. YAY!
Math class is not proving too challenging as of yet. I mean, I do have to work at it quite a bit, but for the most part I understand what we are doing and it makes sense as I am doing it. Usually, I can get the right answer when it comes to math, but not really be able to explain to you what the crap I just did or why, so this is a welcome change. The teacher is great! He is patient and has a sense of humor, so when he lectures my interest is held. Discrete Math is what the course is called and it is pretty straightforward stuff. Right now we are learning about different methods with which to hold elections and the different results each method will yield even with the same data. Though it may sound like a snooze fest, it is really quite interesting. The big difference for me is that we are dealing with tangible things, like votes, or numbers of seats available in a council and things like that. I can make sense of it and apply it to life. Imaginary numbers and complex theories just confuse me, so this is a good fit. The first quiz is this Friday, so keep your fingers and toes crossed that all goes well!
Auditions for Julius Caesar are coming up on Monday. SO SO SO many people are trying out. It is reduck-u-lous. The monolog I have chosen is from Titus Andronicus and it is a really strong piece that I hope to keep under my belt for future auditions. Of course, I would LOVE to get a part, but if I don't I have plenty of other things going on to keep me busy, so it would be fine. However, if I don't get cast I have allowed myself a full 24 hours to be a complete bitch and wallow in self-pity, so be forewarned.
Eli and I are doing well. He is super busy with classes as am I so we don't see each other all the time, but we have been together for almost two years and have realized that the quality outweighs quantity. He is so supportive of what I am pursuing and I know he will end up doing some great things as well. It is a really interesting time of discovery for both of us and I am excited about it. I still can't believe we are juniors. OY! OH, he is also learning some songs on the guitar (swoon). I am glad he picked his guitar up again, it seems to be a good stress reliever for him and he is learning quickly too.
In other exciting news, myself and a few other theatre majors and planning for this coming summer. We *hope* to do an internship/independent study-type thing in Chicago with eiter Second City or IO Theatre. We are looking into both options. We are going to put a proposal together and try and get funding through the school. Nina (my roomie) is really business-minded and has a knack for making things look and sound professional, so she is heading that part of it up. I am also in a course called Career Management and the professor is allowing us to put together our proposal as part of the syllabus, so we will have her help as well. I am looking forward to doing an internship or working at a theatre for the summer. It will be so beneficial to get out and see how the "real world" works in regards to professional theatre. This is what I want to do with my life and I have finally accepted it, and I am going to go for it. My definition of "making it" will be to wake up everyday and WANT to go to work. Now, I am not so naive as to think that I will always love my job, but I at least want to be passionate about what I am doing. I love performing, and I love the entire process of theatrical production. So, the plan is to make my living in theatre. Terrifying. BUT I'ma do it. Who knows, you may see me on SNL one day. Or your local public access channel, either way, I'ma be working.
Wow, I feel thoroughly purged now. Time for dinner.
brandie
Hello everyone!
I am a junior in college now. Oh. My. God. Yeah, that pretty much sums up how I have been feeling for the past week or so. A lot of really new and exciting things are going on as well as a lot of really new and scary things. You take the good with the bad, I suppose.
Overall I am really enjoying my classes. Directing is proving to be the most challenging. Not so much in an academic sense, but more so in that it is making me assert myself in ways I have not had to before. As a performer, I think it is easy to take for granted what the director does and even question it sometimes. But, as I am learning, there is quite a bit more to the process than I had ever imagined. AND it is only the second week of classes. SHeeSH! The class is really going to stretch me and as scared as I am, I am also excited at the same time! I have found a GORGEOUS play that I will be directing. (Audition information coming soon....*wink*). This play is just beautifully written and there are so many ideas bouncing around in my little head. YAY!
Math class is not proving too challenging as of yet. I mean, I do have to work at it quite a bit, but for the most part I understand what we are doing and it makes sense as I am doing it. Usually, I can get the right answer when it comes to math, but not really be able to explain to you what the crap I just did or why, so this is a welcome change. The teacher is great! He is patient and has a sense of humor, so when he lectures my interest is held. Discrete Math is what the course is called and it is pretty straightforward stuff. Right now we are learning about different methods with which to hold elections and the different results each method will yield even with the same data. Though it may sound like a snooze fest, it is really quite interesting. The big difference for me is that we are dealing with tangible things, like votes, or numbers of seats available in a council and things like that. I can make sense of it and apply it to life. Imaginary numbers and complex theories just confuse me, so this is a good fit. The first quiz is this Friday, so keep your fingers and toes crossed that all goes well!
Auditions for Julius Caesar are coming up on Monday. SO SO SO many people are trying out. It is reduck-u-lous. The monolog I have chosen is from Titus Andronicus and it is a really strong piece that I hope to keep under my belt for future auditions. Of course, I would LOVE to get a part, but if I don't I have plenty of other things going on to keep me busy, so it would be fine. However, if I don't get cast I have allowed myself a full 24 hours to be a complete bitch and wallow in self-pity, so be forewarned.
Eli and I are doing well. He is super busy with classes as am I so we don't see each other all the time, but we have been together for almost two years and have realized that the quality outweighs quantity. He is so supportive of what I am pursuing and I know he will end up doing some great things as well. It is a really interesting time of discovery for both of us and I am excited about it. I still can't believe we are juniors. OY! OH, he is also learning some songs on the guitar (swoon). I am glad he picked his guitar up again, it seems to be a good stress reliever for him and he is learning quickly too.
In other exciting news, myself and a few other theatre majors and planning for this coming summer. We *hope* to do an internship/independent study-type thing in Chicago with eiter Second City or IO Theatre. We are looking into both options. We are going to put a proposal together and try and get funding through the school. Nina (my roomie) is really business-minded and has a knack for making things look and sound professional, so she is heading that part of it up. I am also in a course called Career Management and the professor is allowing us to put together our proposal as part of the syllabus, so we will have her help as well. I am looking forward to doing an internship or working at a theatre for the summer. It will be so beneficial to get out and see how the "real world" works in regards to professional theatre. This is what I want to do with my life and I have finally accepted it, and I am going to go for it. My definition of "making it" will be to wake up everyday and WANT to go to work. Now, I am not so naive as to think that I will always love my job, but I at least want to be passionate about what I am doing. I love performing, and I love the entire process of theatrical production. So, the plan is to make my living in theatre. Terrifying. BUT I'ma do it. Who knows, you may see me on SNL one day. Or your local public access channel, either way, I'ma be working.
Wow, I feel thoroughly purged now. Time for dinner.
brandie