November Update

Hi everyone! I just wanted to give you a little update on my progress with my acting class.

If you read my last post, Mr. Bob had finally left us for the semester. He said he will be back again next year, but I'm already graduating this year.

Anyway, I've been making good progress with the 10-minute play "That All of Us Should be Fed" that was assigned to us from the beginning of the semester.

At first, the play was boring and really dull. However, Vivia Font have motivated us and given us great pointers that helped me and my partner to live in the moment and become our characters. I'm really proud of myself for improving. I still get very nervous even though I know every single person in the room and we've done it before.

Here's to hoping I'd get a picture with Ms. Vivia at the end of the semester. We just have 3 more classes to go. I wish we had more time with her. I'll see if I can stay in contact with her after this semester. That would be awesome.

A Little Souvenir

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've updated you on what's been going on. Nothing much have happened since the last time. I've just been working on my comedy monologue, which is proving to be an incredible challenge.

On November 4, I have an audition for a variety of plays and I will be using my comedy monologue. I sure hope I master it in a week.

Finally, October 25 was Mr. Bob's last day with us for this year. He is going to Los Angeles to do a play and we can't be happier for him. As a little souvenir, I printed out my picture with him last year and asked him to sign it. At the beginning of class, a bunch of people got together and bought him some muffins and brownies. He was very touched to say the least.

Thank you, Mr. Bob, for all that you've taught us!

"That All Of Us Should Be Fed" Set!

Today, we finally got to work with our new professor, Vivia Font! She won't be officially with us until November, but she stopped by to help us block our 10-minute play :) I was so excited to work with her! Surprisingly enough, I was able to focus on the task at hand. I really wanted to be the kind of actor that Matt Bomer is: COMMITTED and PROFESSIONAL.

So, below is our set for now. I was excited to take a picture, too! (That's Vivia sitting on the side!)

Vivia's enthusiasm is very contagious. Her passion just oozes out of her. It's amazing! I feel so lucky that we get to work with such incredible actors!

Assigned Short Play + Comedic Monologue

Last week, I was assigned the short play that I was to work on for Mr. Foxworth's class. I quite like it. I enjoy historical time periods and it was interesting that I was assigned this play. The time period was dull and simple, and therefore, less was more. I'm excited to start working on it!

...Obviously my hands (and mind) were idle and they drifted off to Matt Bomer... :)

I've also chosen my comedic monologue last week for my independent study class. I will be playing the character Monica from the short play Quiet Torrential Sound. I thought the character was really interesting :)

Whew! This semester is B-U-S-Y!

Character Analysis for Monologue #1

Hi everyone! I just thought I'd update you all on the progress of my independent study class.

• I'm finally enrolled in the class.
• The class is called Audition Preparation.
• I meet with my adviser every two weeks. So, we have two Thursdays each on September and October. I don't know what goes after that.
• My first monologue is from the play Flipzoids by Ralph B. Pena. I really suggest reading it. It's a powerful play.
• I've already memorized the monologue. I still struggle about what to do with myself. Do I stand still? Do I pace? What mannerisms does my character have? What do I do with my hands?!!!

I think I've also found my comedic monologue, thanks to my rehearsal class with Mr. Robert Foxworth. I will talk about that in a different post.

Oh, and finally, since it is Tuesday, I got another chance to chat with Marsha Thomason on Twitter! Seriously, I feel so lucky when she replies to my tweet. I'm such a nerd :)