because I have to, that's why
This is me updating my journal, because Rob told me to. The big news is that my dear friend Megan Bennett is engaged and preggers. I'm trying to help coordinate giving her a wedding shower, and getting people to the wedding in August. My grandpa Skiba (the one in Chicago) is about to turn 90, and I'm spending the end of July there. I just got a job working at the Park at MOA, just like the rest of you. I'm a ride operator like Matt. I don't start until Wed. It pays well, and they will hire me for a month. The Jungle Theater is going well. Next time, I hit the pavement and pass out posters for the new show- just like I did in London and last summer. They have me in marketing because the production was full and the guy liked my resume. I have mixed thoughts on this, it's not what I want to do but I am now very much seeing how it is so important for me to understand and be able to run my own theater company. That seems to be what people do in the twin cities, start theatre companies, work for each other's theatre companies in hope they will work for yours, then eventually get a building.
I can't figured out what that smell of burning is; I think it might be cigar mixed with campfire.
Having finished the Tempest I can tell you that I now have a sense of calm and excitement for post graduation. I had an amazing time; the whole cast got along very well and the respected me so much. From day one I felt like an integral part of the crew, like this wasn't pretend anymore but something that was being created and accomplished. Ben, the director, was very good about establishing my roll as assistant director early on. He let me have days with the actors (where I made them do the dreaded Dynamics, mu ha ha ha). I got to do a lot of work on the search party scenes. Now this just is sounding like gushing, but some of the actors we had blew me away every day (others, it was a struggle not to yell at them everyday). I miss them now, but we've still been getting together or chatting. Katie and Ashley from school made it out, which was a great show of support. By the end of the show I had turned into an assistant director, assistant stage manager, assistant prop master, assistant costumer, and make up artist (I body painted Matt, the actor who played Caliban). We had two of the actors become engaged to each other. We had one actor who alienated every girl in the cast and crew with his inappropriate behavior. The director and stage manager ended up dating kinda sorta. Above all I got some great experience, something to put on my resume, and made very good contacts. The Chameleon Theatre asked me to assistant direct their next show in Sept (which I can't because it opens two weeks into school), and to come back for next summer's Shakespeare in the Park.
I have finished two of my summer crafts, a skirt and a 50's style dress, and have moved on to making my second scrapbook to contain ALL of my stuff from Europe.
Oh, and I am trying to read scripts to decide what I will direct next spring. I'm looking at silly comedies.
I can't figured out what that smell of burning is; I think it might be cigar mixed with campfire.
Having finished the Tempest I can tell you that I now have a sense of calm and excitement for post graduation. I had an amazing time; the whole cast got along very well and the respected me so much. From day one I felt like an integral part of the crew, like this wasn't pretend anymore but something that was being created and accomplished. Ben, the director, was very good about establishing my roll as assistant director early on. He let me have days with the actors (where I made them do the dreaded Dynamics, mu ha ha ha). I got to do a lot of work on the search party scenes. Now this just is sounding like gushing, but some of the actors we had blew me away every day (others, it was a struggle not to yell at them everyday). I miss them now, but we've still been getting together or chatting. Katie and Ashley from school made it out, which was a great show of support. By the end of the show I had turned into an assistant director, assistant stage manager, assistant prop master, assistant costumer, and make up artist (I body painted Matt, the actor who played Caliban). We had two of the actors become engaged to each other. We had one actor who alienated every girl in the cast and crew with his inappropriate behavior. The director and stage manager ended up dating kinda sorta. Above all I got some great experience, something to put on my resume, and made very good contacts. The Chameleon Theatre asked me to assistant direct their next show in Sept (which I can't because it opens two weeks into school), and to come back for next summer's Shakespeare in the Park.
I have finished two of my summer crafts, a skirt and a 50's style dress, and have moved on to making my second scrapbook to contain ALL of my stuff from Europe.
Oh, and I am trying to read scripts to decide what I will direct next spring. I'm looking at silly comedies.