Jenna's Acting Blog

This semester has been fantastic! I have really grown to appreciate the theater community after this class. In all honesty, I was not huge fan at the beginning, but this class helped me open my mind to new ideas and experience. The first major progress is I got a lot better at memorization. From our first monologues to our final scene, I finally figured out what would make me a successful memorizer.  I also believe that I got a better attitude throughout the course. In the beginning I had a bad attitude but as we continued throughout the year, you as a teacher go to see who I truly am.  I think our class also became a lot closer throughout all of the different activities. Overall, I progressed in many different ways. I way stretched in many different ways. First off, my first monologue went totally outside of my comfort zone. I had to be more serious then I have ever been in my entire acting career. After this experience I still prefer having fun in scenes, but it was a good ...

Our scene gives me a very good feeling. In all honesty I think we are doing great. We are giving each other great feedback that is very helpful. We also listen to each other very well. I feel like everyone's voices and ideas are both heard and tried. Secondly, we have a good idea of who are characters are. I found the whole background story to be both helpful and enjoyable. Knowing who are characters are will make our interactions seem more natural. For example, knowing the relation between the mother and her daughters makes the scene easier to perform. Having Sarah and Lisa be so similar and having Beth be so different made it easy to create that kind of connection. I feel this connection can be seen throughout the whole scene. Thirdly, our characters are different from the characters we have played in the past, which will really help us improve our overall acting skills. We also are enjoying putting this scene together. This project is letting us use what we have learned and put ...

Sara Fake Selfish Gold diggerish Dependent on your other people Trying to still be like how she was in her past Old Wears expensive clothing Hair is down Was very beautiful Heavy make up 45 years old Has no job but is a housewife 1. When she got into college 2. The birth of her daughters 3. The soon to be marriage of Lisa 1. Her multiple divorces 2. Dropping out of college 3. Her husband recently leaving her Right before this she was make plans for Lisa's wedding. She plans on spending a lot of her ex-husbands money on this wedding. She made arrangements for the florist and the food for later in the afternoon. After the scene she calls Beth to tell her she is no longer invited to the wedding. Her relationship with her daughters has changed forever after today. Lisa and her still meet the florist and continue wedding planning. In this scene my character wants Lisa to marry dan no matter what. She also wants Beth to keep her mouth shut. An obstacle is th...

     I viewed The Caucasian Chalk Circle on Friday, November 11. It was shown in the Cheshire Academy Black Box theater. This play was written by Bertolucci Brecht and translated by Bertolucci Brecht. In the beginning of the actual story there is a wealthy governor, his wife, and their baby son, Michael. After the governor was brutally murdered, his wife decided to flee. She decided to have her servants pack her dresses before she knew her baby was safe. She fled with her dresses, leaving the baby without a mother. A chamber maid passes by and because of her kind heart she takes the baby, even with the chance of risking her own life. She then fled the city for the mountains. After being chased by the army, she then dropped the infant off at a peasant woman's home. The army found them again, and once again the maid fled with the baby. This time it was to her brother’s house. Because of her unmarried status, her brother’s wife made her live in the attic. After months of liv...

https://youtu.be/MMoNJmehQyE In this video it was very interesting because all of the masks were very different. Every mask had its own personality and character traits. Each girl used their mask to develop a story of sitting on the bench. It was also very interesting how the actors interacted with each. They each had their own way of moving and working with each other, which in the end made the video more enjoyable to watch. This is why I believe the video to be very interesting.

In the show the lion king masks are used to represent different animals Masks are used to portray characters that may be hard to costume otherwise In phantom of the opera they have been using ornate masks for all 35 of there seasons Some heavy metal bands use masks to portray a character They use this to reinforce the power of their music http://museum.msu.edu/exhibitions/virtual/mask/dialog/Masks_on_stage.html Julie Taymor has created masks for many different shows including the Lion King and the odyssey. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/julie-taymor/