My 10th grade year was the year I had first decided to join fall play. After auditions were announced my friend Emma asked if I would like to audition with her. We had discussed joining fall play the previous year, but at the time, nothing had come of it. This year, however, Emma was determined. She had quit soccer, and for the first time since she was five, needed an extracurricular to fill up her time. I was not opposed to auditioning for the play, I love theater and I had been in many productions beforehand. The issue, however, was that I had never once been in a play. It came to be the week before auditions and I still had not signed up, then, that night I received a text from Emma. It read, “Are you going to need a ride home from auditions …show more content…
I walked in confidently and taken the stage grabbing the directed script in my sweaty palms. They then directed me to read the part as a character but the twist was, I would know nothing about the character, and I had to make up one on my own. The first character they had me read went okay. It was nothing special but it suitable. The second character was where the issue arose. They wanted me to read for a male character but I could not act it as a boy and I needed to create an entirely new character. I had a million thoughts racing through my head at that moment. I had no clue what to do with my hands or what intonation to use. My reading was flat, lifeless, and thoroughly unentertaining. The two directors scribbled down notes and politely told me that my audition was over and that I could send in the next person. My first day of fall play was terrifying. There is no way of twisting it, I had no clue what to expect. Emma and I walked into the auditorium and deposited our things on some chairs. The directors walked in and informed us that before practice began we were to wait outside the auditorium. Leaving our stuff on the chairs, we made our way out to the tables that were set up and unceremoniously climbed on top of one, claiming it as our own for the remainder of the production. Our friend John soon joined us and we waited until one of our two student directors gave the okay to go
The production ‘Chores´ had a fantastic impact on the audience. It successfully covered all elements of drama into the production
39 Steps is a play that's a comedic spoof of The 39 Steps film. The play is currently playing at the Union Square Theater and this is the first time that I have ever seen a play in my life and it was a one of a kind experience. With its 4 actors playing over 150 roles is a play that's quick and fast paced for the one that enjoy it. The purpose of the playwright is to use quick changing scenes to be a comedic spoof. It uses satire to overexaggerate a majority of the scenes in the play.
"Thomas Longwoods Acting Classes, they 're in Montgomery Valley now, I want to sign up" I tell my mother as I hold the sheet infront of her face. " Acting.... why? " She says, squinting her eyes to read the words while my baby sister Ronnie starts to nuzzle her head in to my moms neck. " Because its my drea-" Ronnie starts to spit up and mother jolts to the washroom before I can even finish my sentence. I lift the registration form and crumple in into my palms.
Throughout the play there was singing that pleased your ears however, you were continually guessing about what has just happened and what could possibly happen next in this story of
A few days before the auditions Jacob was hanging out with his best friend, Henery Cast. They were talking about how nervous they were for the auditions in a few days. They found out that they were auditioning for the male lead role in the play, Spencer Lee. Right of the back Jacob started to panic. His mind started jumping to many conclusions on what to do.
"All the world 's a stage. " I didn 't anticipate 600 feverish eyes staring back at me. Panic arose among my fellow actors, as the hope of escape became grimmer by the second. We had two option: climb or die. Up the set, I go, grabbing a crowbar on the way.
I was shocked to see how great it was when I walked into the theater. I have never seen such an amazing set put together by youth. It was incredible. The crew also did a phenomenal job. Normally, when I attend a performance put together by a school there are many issues that happen during the play.
The actor that was chosen for the role of Linc made the role extremely believable. I almost forgot that he was acting! The second act of the show was performed by many Choir students. Each and every singer had an amazing voice that soothed my ears. However one person in particular stood out, Marshalla Kahleck.
The production incorporated the use of sound such as bagpipes, door knocks, boat horns, clapping from crowd, beagles and war sounds to allow the audience to become engaged in the more realistic sounds of wartime. Additionally, the actor plays narrator, mother and sergeant to allow the story to be told from multiple viewpoints, keeping the teenage audience engaged as the actor has to change characterisations. One noteworthy deviation from the usual Brechtian theatrical elements was the staging, which was more complicated than many non-realistic style plays, featuring a rug, chair and a hat hanger with a projector screen and a backdrop behind the actor. A final element used to link monologues together was the phase, “You would have had an honour”, which served to secure the theme of loss and war. These devices combined contributed to the effectiveness of the performance in communicating a
Day dreaming of the talents I have absorbed over the years, I thought about the process of learning something new, specifically in dance. When I was learning to dance on pointe, the thought of putting all my weight directly on my toes sounded excruciating. The effortless movement of the ballerina as she tiptoes across the stage was something I always wanted to achieve. I wanted to be blessed with the grace and poise of a professional. After seeing countless dancers in the upper level classes catch on quickly, I undoubtedly bought a pair of pink Grishko slippers for myself.
At the end of the year for auditions, I decided to try out for Symphonic band, the top band in our school. Because I was in one of the last bands, a lot of people told me this would be very difficult to do. When the results came in I found out I had made symphonic. I was very proud of myself with how much I had improved within just a year. I even got the Academic Excellence for Concert 2 band award at the end of the 2013-2014 school year.
Before the first rehearsal I had to prepare and make sure my part was solid. About a week before we first rehearsed, I printed out my part, looked at the score, and just listened to a few recordings. This was to get a sense of how my part fit into whole piece, but also to find any trouble spots, such as places with tricky tuning or technically weird passages. Then it was just about practicing the parts and writing in notes for the needed adjustments. Overall, my part was not difficult to play, except for a small section (about two measures in length) in the Beethoven and Bruch that I could have had cleaner articulation in.
The date of the show was October 17, 2015. In the theatre, I was seated in the row closest to the stage in the right corner. I figured the best way to observe the play was to be as close as possible to the actors. The play was basically split into two parts with an intermission in the middle. An advantage of this theatre was that it was fairly close to my house.
Stepping on that stage was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I faced the challenge of being embarrasesd on stage, similar to Bryce, but I wasn’t being bid on by girls. However, I had to go on a fake date with a girl onstage. We are all like characters in novels, facing challenges. Eventually, we all get through them, one way or another.
School came around, and there were Drama auditions for a play called “ The Taming of the Shrew” Sophie always got the main role in every play that she did until a new girl Angie Vogel showed up and stole the show. A week later the results were in, Angie and Connor got the main role and Sophie and Dev got the romantic roles Once drama crew found out who they were playing, Sophie was planning to throw a party to congratulate them. Almost all of the cast came,