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.