Personal Narrative: Misha's Thesis Production

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The arts have surrounded my life and family since I took my first breath. I experienced music, dance, storytelling, theatre, and visual arts immersion constantly, from the piano in our living room, to Mozart cassette tapes in the car, to pre-school church choirs. Early in life, I found that singing and dancing gave me a sense of pure joy and fulfillment distinctly unlike anything else. It provided freedom and catharsis and helped me escape real life. To this day, performance offers me that same joy and freedom, but it has been enhanced by the knowledge that I can help others escape their realities too. That empowerment has facilitated focus in my artistic pursuits and made them my life’s purpose.

Upstage is back, downstage is front, right is left, left is right, out is up, break a leg but don't really, wings have nothing to do with birds, the catwalk doesn’t involve cats, and when the stage manager says move it means move. The theatre vocabulary is very confusing for the outside world, but for me it is my second language. More specifically, I have developed a passion for the technical elements of theatre over the years. The joy of being the “people in black” that can make amazing sets and produce incredible plays which goes unnoticed.. Although this discourse is much small yet complex it has helped me find out who I am but also in my academic skills through learning how to work in teams, solve problems independently but also how to be

At the beginning of my sophomore year, August 2015, I fractured my left ankle. My second season of cross country had just begun. The whole team had a Saturday practice at Atlanta Memorial Park. We came to this park for a time trial. Not being able to run was going to be a challenge for me. I loved running, and seeing myself not run was going to be hard for me.

An outsider: a person who does not belong. I stepped onto the chilly, uninviting plane with a sparkle of hope and adventure in my eyes. I was flying in an enormous plane to go on a gruesome eighteen hour flight. At first sight, every single person shot at us, not because we were flying a plane. But, because we were eight American- Russians, with expensive handbags and drew the most attention to ourselves with four carry- on suitcases because of the two week long trip. The trip started a couple days after school ended, when everyone was enjoying the amazing freedom of summer, I was stuck on a large, yet claustrophobic vessil.As I stood up from the luxurious business class, my legs stgarted to tingle with excitement. Well that, or I have been

When I attended Shrek the Musical put on by Wylie High Schools Theater Department, I admit that I did not have high expectations. I had always enjoyed the Shrek movies, but was not prepared to witness the green Ogre come to life before my eyes. From the moment the characters marched down the isle of the auditorium, it was evident that many talented people had put time in effort into making this performance enjoyable and memorable. Shrek the Musical consisted of a tremendous cast, beautiful music, awe inspiring scenery in addition to heart felt imagery.

I am so sorry I’ve emailed you so many times but I would really really like to meet one on one with Gerardo. My initial meeting that was scheduled for February 14th, I had to cancel due to being very sick and not wanting to spread it to him or his family. Are there any open slots?

“GOAL!” My final kick as a U-14 soccer player ended the game with a score of 3-2. With that game, the team ended its season in second place, a great accomplishment for this motley bunch. As the season came to a close, and we were awarded our trophies, I was already looking ahead to high school. For years I knew that I would attend Bishop Hendricken High School, a school well-known for its soccer team. I would try out for the team and play soccer all four years. This expectation carried me to “hell week,” as dozens of students strive to attain one of the coveted spots on the soccer team. As feet pounded the ground, and bodies impacted, as the green and gold ball bounced from player to player, I felt at home. And then it all came crashing down.

My experience in Pickering High School cabaret was extremely gratifying. During rehearsals, I made new friends and strengthened the existing relationships I had. Being an actor in this extracurricular taught me the need to manage my time, and helped me improve my memorization and learning skills. It pushed me to continue to excel in my academic classes, while balancing homework and leisure time with rehearsal time. Leading up to show dates, I was sacrificing my lunch hour everyday to improve the show to the best it could be. Cabaret continually taught me to me to work as part of a team, as the show can only be as strong as its weakest member. The show dates were incredibly rewarding, hearing how people loved the show and complemented our performance

As an actress and stagehand for the New York Civic Theatre, I am committed to a career in the

The Tide detergent bottle gradually moved back and forth, as my father’s elbow creaked, refusing to cooperate. “It’s my own way of physical therapy, you see,” my father boasted. “If I keep it up, I think I’ll be able to move my elbow by the end of the month.”

From being an actor in front of the camera, I didn 't think I would be just as passionate working from behind the camera as well.

Florida Atlantic University’s Theater program provides experiences and memories that will last a lifetime. Being on stage can be one of the biggest thrills. “The best feeling on stage is when I’m completely swept away by the character in the given circumstances and I’m no longer there and it’s just me and the character” says Joe Anarumo.

I thoAs the sunlight of September shined through the speckled glass door of Nipher Middle School I thought I was going to die. I had returned from a weekend of sweaty palms and a shaky voice. I had just auditioned for my first show at Nipher Middle School- my first show ever. I carried myself to the fresh white paper hanging on the wall and started Immediately I caught my name. I was Sampson in our own school parody of Romeo and Juliet. I did all I could do to keep myself from jumping up and down. The rush of accomplishment and joy I felt crashed over me like waves and the pride I felt in myself that could never be taken away. When I was younger I had always been shy, awkward and teased. I started Middle School down on myself. But in that moment

As an ensemble, we were all part of the set building of Rent, which took place prior to show-week. It was vital that as a team, we all contributed to the process as I feel as though this enabled us to truly appreciate the time and effort that goes into creating an incredible set. Additionally, Rent is all things bohemian and I truly believe that we captured this through the towers, bridge, ladders and added set which we incorporated to the build. As a cast, it was an amazing experience to be able to share my director Pauls vision, after 7 weeks of rehearsal in classrooms. I found that being in the space created “the canvas on which the technical elements give the play mood, color, feeling, texture, environment and movement” (Fazio, 2000, pg. 14). Therefore, the set enhanced the ambience and brought the reality of the environment and location of Rent to life, where our characters were now able to settle into their surroundings and be innovative with their movements on stage.