This will be my essay to conclude this semester. This semester in theatre has been a fun. I liked this semester because we have done fun things so far.
In the acting units, we got to pick monologues. We had to read them outloud to the class on the stage and have it memorized. My monologue was about Violet Beauregarde and her speech from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In the Devising theatre unit, we got to do our own plays. We got to work in groups and it was fun, and I liked the group I was in. We had to perform on stage in front of a lot of people and it was kind of scary.
In the course of the semester I feel like I haven’t changed a lot. In my opinion, some of the stuff that we did was kind of boring, but it has been fun too. My favorite
My Monologue is on Otis Amber.Otis Amber is 62 years old and is a male he works with crow in a soup kitchen he used to work as a doorman for the Westinghouse he is also a delivery man .He is married to crow and likes to tell jokes on people who pass by the door he is also a delivery man .He likes his aviator hat and crow he hates kids and he hates running.Otis amber is an old scrawny man who lives in the basement of a grocery store.He has a very strange cake. He does not have any friends at all and the only person he really knows is crow.
My first two weeks on campus were great. When I first walked on to the campus, it felt very foreign like I was in another country. I didn’t feel connected yet and still felt like a visitor. Most of the time I didn’t know exactly where I was going and of course, I didn’t want to look like a freshman. Eventually, I did find where I was going, after going to Cajun connection.
One bad event though that has happened this semester was when I got a C+ on my psychology test because I did not put in enough effort into studying so I have no one to blame but myself but I promised to myself that I would not fall off track this time around when I take my next test. I attribute my failure to get a good grade as internal because I could have gotten a better a grade if I put in more effort. I attribute going to the gym as external because I had friends pushing me to come to the gym with them and try out the different classes. Overall believe that coming for the summer semester has been one of the best experience in my life because I have met some really amazing people and have gained knowledge about so some different things. Therefore I am excited to come back in the fall and continue my journey at
Acting 1 was definitely an adventure. At the beginning of the semester, I didn’t really know what to expect for this course. I wasn’t sure if my grade would be mostly based on class participation or if I had to do a lot of reading. I didn’t know if the assignments we would have would be difficult or easy. I did expect that I would become a better actor by expanding or getting out my comfort zone. That was my goal. I wanted to expand or get out of my comfort zone by becoming a better actor. I didn’t know exactly how this would happen, but that was my objective and goal for this class. Did it happen? Did I achieve my goal? Personally, I believe I did. I definitely improved. Looking back at where I was at the beginning of the semester and where
The first major theme is depression. An example of this is when Violet Markey’s sister dies. When she dies Violet doesn’t want to do anything, she never wants to ride in a car. She stops doing everything she used to do and stops hanging out with who she used to. One example of this is when she goes to a party, she says that she’s never been to a party ever since Eleanor died, she then shows up with pajamas and a pillow. When she’s walking to the party she states that she’s drifted from her old friend, “Again, Amanda used to be on of my closest friends, but ever since April, I’ve drifted away from her.” (Niven 45)
Summer term 2016 was the very first time I was considered a college student who attended Florida International University or any university for that matter. I was nervous, intimidated by the drastic changes that were about to occur in my life. As a first semester freshman I did not know what the college life held for me and did not want to. I was closed off from my surroundings and felt comfortable going from home to school and back home. It was convenient not having to be involved in all of these extracurricular activities and clubs. I would always have more than enough time to excel in my studies as I breezed through the semester with exceptional
Orientation, introduction, moving in classes, fraternity exams midterm finals, all flying by with the roar of drag car screaming past you on the side. That is how this past semester has felt like. So far everything has been a blur, "tunnel visioned" towards the end that is now wider as I start to comprehend all of the emotions and information from this past semester. Sitting here in front of my computer finishing on of the last essays I will write this semester about the thing that I have done this semester. Tired, hungry and wanting to go home have been the reoccurring themes so far in my college career.
Monologue is an uninterrupted speech by a character in a drama, the use of monologue occurs
Winter break was awesome and much needed. It was so tempting to just give up and not return to Pace for my spring semester, but there was still a small part of me that wanted to make my lifelong dream of living in New York City work. I returned to school slightly more optimistic and miraculously acne-free. I was determined to make spring semester my bitch. Having a better attitude and practically perfect skin definitely helped turn my college experience around. I grew closer with two of the girls of my floor and we branched out and started having more fun. Things were getting a little better, but I still wasn’t completely sold on staying at Pace. I was desperately looking for something, anything, to make me stay. Which
Often times when we think about the dramatic monologue the thing that might come to mind are monologues that are often seen in Shakespeare’s work whether that be Hamlet’s monologue To Be or Not to Be. Or the dramatic monologue that is echoed in Romeo and Juliet when Juliet cries out, Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou Romeo? The dramatic monologue is defined as a type of poem where the speaker is talking directly to a person or addressing another person. Normally in these types of works the speaker speaks alone which is known as a one-way conversation. The setting is typically dramatic, in the sense that they have a theatrical feel to them, but also its intended to be read to an audience.
A personal monologue is when an actor speaks alone and says a personal story that relates to the scene that is about to happen. The director’s decision to add in the actor’s personal monologues was important because it required the audience to connect the topics of the monologues to the play. It also required the audience to connect the play to real life experiences and to match the actor’s personality to the characters.
Throughout the third quarter, I have learned a lot about my need of more sleep, I learned that extracurricular activities maybe a necessity for me, and overall I have realized how perfect The Met Sacramento is for me. Compared to my junior high years at Creative Connections Arts Academy, my third quarter here at The Met was very different to what I would have been doing during this time at my middle school. For example currently at The Met in all of my workshops I am learning more and more everyday about topics that interest me and knowledge that I will actually remember for years to come instead of memorizing what I need for a test and then forgetting. If I were still at my old school we would be going over and relearning all of the same work
One monologue performance stuck with me, because of the heartbreaking story. The story of a woman who had been raped for seven days by seven men while in a war zone. First it struck me because of our viewing of the Hunting Ground recently in class.
I’ve learned to appreciate the beauty of how theater is more than a mere performance, but rather an artform with nuance and depth. My knowledge on theatrical styles has expanded and some of my favorites we have studied in class are Brechtian and Chinese theatre styles. I grew up participating in musical theatre, but never had the opportunity to truly learn the history and details of the craft. After studying RENT, I am inspired by the various possibilities for theater beyond acting, singing, and dancing. Theater can be used for activism or as a form of commemoration. Theater is relevant by communicating issues to the world. Theater is so much more than a dramatic presentation. The theater that I have come to appreciate the most are the performances that relay a greater purposeful message about society amidst the theatricals on
This assignment made me realise how much I love theatre and the arts. South African theatre has a certain originality that makes me proud to be South African. It has come a long way and in all honesty, if it wasn’t for Apartheid, I don’t think it would be as great as it is now. Not that I’m saying it was good, not at all, it just brought a rare art culture unique to South Africa.