Well after the whirlwind of activity that was the past few weeks things are beginning to wind down. Camp finished up really well. My group of kids performed really well and I think they all enjoyed themselves. Midsummer did amazing and broke an attendance record for the season. We had an amazing crowd every night of performance. Unfortunately as soon as Midsummer and camp finished I was unable to ignore the annoying cough that had been steadily growing worse and worse. So due to an upper respiratory virus, I've missed a few days of work and been pretty sluggish all around (hence no blog update for last week as I was home in bed for the majority of the week). Good news though, it's only supposed to last 3-6 weeks. I'm most likely wrapping up week 2, so hopefully it's almost gone.
Yesterday and today were the camp showcases for the summer session. Because all of our classes were on two days we split up the performances so that we had two each night. It made it a little longer of a day for the staff, but got the parents and students in and out quicker which is always a good thing. I also got to help Ms. Megan with the Creative Theatre Fun classes some more. Because it's the 3 and 4 year olds she wanted an extra set of eyes and hands to help out. It also worked out well because these are the two classes that I've sat in on the most, so the kids know me pretty well. Last night I even got to fill in for one of the kids as Jill from Jack and Jill during their Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes performance. There were some hiccups tonight of students not wanting to play their part and a sick kid, so we just ended up with two little Miss Muffets and a couple kids got to play extra parts. Overall a very successful two nights of performances.
Up next is the General Grant project. We have an actor coming in to do a one man show about General/President Grant during the civil war. This is especially cool for Junior Theatre as our home used to be a civil war camp. His load in is tomorrow, but unfortunately I won't be there as tomorrow is the day that Monmouth gave me to move my stuff into school. But I will get to help out with tech rehearsals over the weekend and the performance on Sunday. Then on Monday Daniel is taking Morgan and I out for breakfast to discuss how the summer went and the internship and all that stuff. Then I'll pack up the last of my stuff, move completely back to Monmouth to start classes on Tuesday. Whew, I'm tired just thinking about it. It's hard to believe the summer is over already. I'm a little sad to be leaving because I've grown to love this theatre and all the opportunities it's given me so much. But I do feel better knowing I'm coming back for Spring Break. I also already have all their upcoming performances on my calendar so I'll be sure to come up for all of those.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
half way mark
Well I'm now at the half way mark for my recent projects. We've performed 3 of our 6 shows of Midsummer and 3 of 5 days of camp.
After the first performance was moved indoors because of the storm we were able to have our second two outside in our original locations. We had a surprisingly good turn out and the audience was very receptive. Keeping the actor's energy up our in the heat is proving pretty hard. Especially since our director has gone back to New York. I feel like more of a water boy, forcing cups of water into every actor's hand the minute they step back stage.
Camp is also going pretty well. Morgan and I ended up having to team teach again. The last week went pretty well, but it was frustrating at times. This time we sat down with Daniel and talked about how to make team teaching a success. We planned out more specifically who is in charge of what and who will lead what class times. So far it's been seeming to work pretty well, but I think team teaching is hard no matter what the sitation. Definitely for me as I like to be in control so much.
We have a group of 9 kids, all 9 and 10 years old. They're all pretty excited about the Ireland theme for the week and learning to Irish step dance. Today we had our first rehearsal on stage and got the blocking all sorted out. Some of the kids are starting to memorize but some of them still need work. I'm a little worried about some of our kids, especially our "lead" actor being loud enough, but hopefully as they get more comfortable with the lines and blocking they can think about that less and focus on their projection. I know they can be loud when they want to be.
I can't believe it's already August. My last day of work as an intern is August 22nd, but I know I'm coming back for Spring Break to teach my own class then. These last few weeks are going to keep me just as busy as the rest of the summer. I've been taking lots of pictures and videos and can't wait to share with everyone back on campus.
After the first performance was moved indoors because of the storm we were able to have our second two outside in our original locations. We had a surprisingly good turn out and the audience was very receptive. Keeping the actor's energy up our in the heat is proving pretty hard. Especially since our director has gone back to New York. I feel like more of a water boy, forcing cups of water into every actor's hand the minute they step back stage.
Camp is also going pretty well. Morgan and I ended up having to team teach again. The last week went pretty well, but it was frustrating at times. This time we sat down with Daniel and talked about how to make team teaching a success. We planned out more specifically who is in charge of what and who will lead what class times. So far it's been seeming to work pretty well, but I think team teaching is hard no matter what the sitation. Definitely for me as I like to be in control so much.
We have a group of 9 kids, all 9 and 10 years old. They're all pretty excited about the Ireland theme for the week and learning to Irish step dance. Today we had our first rehearsal on stage and got the blocking all sorted out. Some of the kids are starting to memorize but some of them still need work. I'm a little worried about some of our kids, especially our "lead" actor being loud enough, but hopefully as they get more comfortable with the lines and blocking they can think about that less and focus on their projection. I know they can be loud when they want to be.
I can't believe it's already August. My last day of work as an intern is August 22nd, but I know I'm coming back for Spring Break to teach my own class then. These last few weeks are going to keep me just as busy as the rest of the summer. I've been taking lots of pictures and videos and can't wait to share with everyone back on campus.
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