I think everything might actually be all right
Back to the grind this week, but I'm pretty ok with that. I think I need to be really busy right now to feel like I have control of my life, and that's certainly the case right now. Classes are going to be good, especially after I drop one of my two dance classes. That's just a little more serious than I'm willing to be about anything non-theatre this semester. Jazz will be good, if only because there are about a billion theatre kids in that class, including Casey, Kiki, and the amazing REBEKAH STEIN!!! What an MFA actor is doing in that class is beyond me, but I was so happy to see her there! She and Casey walked in 10 minutes late (because Halsey is the most confusing building on the planet, no joke) and I didn't even realize it was her. Kiki leaned over to me and whispered, "What's Rebekah doing here?" and my first response was, "Rebekah who?... OH! HI!" It was a happy happy surprise, and having all those people I like in that class will get me to show up consistently at 8:30 in the AM.
Senior Seminar is a gift from the gods. I forgot how amazing Eric Forsythe is. But the structure of the class is exactly what I need to keep me sane this semester: read and be quizzed on the Arts & Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times every Tuesday, lots of research to keep us on top of what's out there in theatre right now, writing a Personal Aesthetic Manifesto about what we want to do with our art, and a big fat collaborative project that we perform at the end of the semester. All wonderful things. Plus lots more writing about theatre than I've been doing, which will also be very good for me. It's all about "taking charge of your own experience," as Eric the Great said. And it's a nice group of people, not all actors which is what I thought we'd be in for. So I'm thrilled with that. We'll see how Spanish and my VERY LAST ENGLISH CLASS (!!!!) shape up today. Spanish seems like it'll be easy for about six weeks and then out of nowhere will give me a swift kick in the behind. Let's see, shall we?
Then, of course, there is And Baby Makes Seven, which went beautifully last night. After weeks of panic, panic, and more panic, I was so happy with how smoothly everything went last night. Obviously we have tons of work to do, but we're in a much better place than I thought we were. I just want to start blocking so we can really get to the good acting work. I've never had this kind of trouble sitting down and memorizing before, which suggests it's going to take putting it on its feet for me to get it. More than anything, though, I just want to see this show, you know? I have a feeling it's going to be magic, and I want to know just how good it's going to be. We're aiming for a stumble-though by Saturday, so we'll have a better sense of it by then. Physicality stuff is scaring the bejeezus out of me, but that's what I want Christina to work with me on, since she has such a strong sense of her own body as an actor. Maybe a little of that can rub off, right?
Oh, and I'm flying to Memphis in two and a half weeks. AUGH!
More than anything, I want to get some more discipline over myself this semester. I have the class schedule that will allow me to do things and set goals that I can actually accomplish and that will be really good for in the long run: develop monologues, start running regularly again, figure out where I'm moving, do solid and regular character work, KEEP MY ROOM CLEAN, things like that. Jamie and I are doing really well, which is always good for my psyche. Casey and I have vowed to come early to rehearsals every day to properly warm up, which is a great habit to start building. I want to start building good habits for when I don't have the structure of school to fall back on anymore. You know, that whole responsible adult thing. I should get on that.
Senior Seminar is a gift from the gods. I forgot how amazing Eric Forsythe is. But the structure of the class is exactly what I need to keep me sane this semester: read and be quizzed on the Arts & Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times every Tuesday, lots of research to keep us on top of what's out there in theatre right now, writing a Personal Aesthetic Manifesto about what we want to do with our art, and a big fat collaborative project that we perform at the end of the semester. All wonderful things. Plus lots more writing about theatre than I've been doing, which will also be very good for me. It's all about "taking charge of your own experience," as Eric the Great said. And it's a nice group of people, not all actors which is what I thought we'd be in for. So I'm thrilled with that. We'll see how Spanish and my VERY LAST ENGLISH CLASS (!!!!) shape up today. Spanish seems like it'll be easy for about six weeks and then out of nowhere will give me a swift kick in the behind. Let's see, shall we?
Then, of course, there is And Baby Makes Seven, which went beautifully last night. After weeks of panic, panic, and more panic, I was so happy with how smoothly everything went last night. Obviously we have tons of work to do, but we're in a much better place than I thought we were. I just want to start blocking so we can really get to the good acting work. I've never had this kind of trouble sitting down and memorizing before, which suggests it's going to take putting it on its feet for me to get it. More than anything, though, I just want to see this show, you know? I have a feeling it's going to be magic, and I want to know just how good it's going to be. We're aiming for a stumble-though by Saturday, so we'll have a better sense of it by then. Physicality stuff is scaring the bejeezus out of me, but that's what I want Christina to work with me on, since she has such a strong sense of her own body as an actor. Maybe a little of that can rub off, right?
Oh, and I'm flying to Memphis in two and a half weeks. AUGH!
More than anything, I want to get some more discipline over myself this semester. I have the class schedule that will allow me to do things and set goals that I can actually accomplish and that will be really good for in the long run: develop monologues, start running regularly again, figure out where I'm moving, do solid and regular character work, KEEP MY ROOM CLEAN, things like that. Jamie and I are doing really well, which is always good for my psyche. Casey and I have vowed to come early to rehearsals every day to properly warm up, which is a great habit to start building. I want to start building good habits for when I don't have the structure of school to fall back on anymore. You know, that whole responsible adult thing. I should get on that.