Legally Blonde

So last weekend I went and saw Legally Bonde at Palace Theater in Cleveland and it was awesome! I have never been to a professionally done play before and it was so cool. The whole atmosphere was crazy and fun I really really enjoyed it. I wasn't really close enough to be able to really see the small details and facial expressions but everyone did an awesome job. It was really funny walking into the theater because it was so huge and the last theater I had been in was the Studio Theater for Crimes of the Heart and it was so tiny. Although it was more intimate and I could see more detail in the Studio Theater, I liked the larger theater better just because I really loved the atmosphere and the size of the stage and how much room the actors had to work with.

November 25th

Tuesday we got to play the Threesome game again! i really enjoy this game, but it seems to slow down very quickly if people are not paying attention or participating! however, we went over the scences again and i still find them very beneficial and it is very cool to see the groups improving each time they go! i am really excited to see all the final performances!

Tuesday, November 25

Today in class we got to play the game threesome. I found it really fun because the connections between the different objects were really creative. It was interesting waiting to hear what some one was going to say next. We also got to see two scenes that we had seen in a previous class. This was very helpful because when you are thinking of ideas for other people it gets your thoughts flowing about what you could do for your scene. I also think that it is obvious that people are working really hard on their scenes because there are huge improvements; people are taking their scenes to places I didn't even think were possible and it is AWESOME.

11.25.08

All of the feedback I received while performing my skit on Tuesday was so helpful. We needed to make some final decisions, and performing it on Tuesday helped us make some of those. The feedback that I received will help me now complete my character bio, sketch, and other worksheets. I am so glad we have the opportunity to perform these in class before the actual exam. The skits improve so much once everyone receives feedback. I am excited to watch everyone perform their skits on exam day!

Tuesday

On Monday in my Teaching Reading with Literature class, the teacher had the whole class engage in skits. Everyone was able to have their scripts in front of them while performing. Four females were in one skit, while the rest of the class was in another. The first skit was about four seventh grade girls gossiping during lunch. I thought that the females acting out the skit did a very good job. The other skit was a combination of scenes from the Outsiders. The performance for this skit was extremely sad. ha. The one thing that was done right was everyone made sure to not have their backs towards the audience. Overall, it was interesting to see the various ways that acting can be used for other than a play or movie.

In addition, I thought that it was interesting how Claire and Teddy's skit was adjusted and easily made much more entertaining and comedic. I am really excited to see their performance at the end of the semester!

I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo

We got to do our scene today and I felt a little better about it this time. I think that I need to just really let go and be this creeper. I know that its wrong but sometimes after watching a movie, or a play I confuse the character with reality, like if the person plays a murderer, I see that person in another movie, or later in the day (if it is a play done here) and just assume they are a murderer in real life. sooooo, if anyone is as strange and closed minded as me, let me just say that I am not a real creeper, at least I don't think. Anyway, I miss whizzbang even though I only made it to the final four one time. Does anyone know if the character bio is supposed to be in first person?

Thursday

I agree with Ryan the threesome was pretty cool. It was interesting to see the different objects people came up with right off the top of their head. Also i got to go for my scenes. Once again like the first time it really helped. It helped us to realized different actions words to use and also it made me feel like we are about ready. Which is aways a great feeling.

Yeah, threesome's pretty cool, it's fun to see what people associate with different things. Doing the skit is fun, and it will be good for Aaron and I to go again tomorrow, or today I guess. I would say it's gonna be good watch out, but I have a feeling that I am a completely unconvincing mobster. Either way, it's good to do and fun to tinker with.

Class

I think that our skit is moving along, and it has more meaning than when we first started. The thing about the skits is knowing how you want to say your lines and that really sets it off. I thought that the threesome game that we played last tuesday was rather fun, it hard to try to think of things to go with the other people. Oh, and I cant wait to go on break, it is much needed.

Thursday's Class

The "threesome" game was pretty interesting. I enjoyed actually not playing just to see what others would come up with. It seemed like it was more fun trying to guess based on other's personalities of what they might say when they went in the circle. The only flaw I could see with that game was that sometimes the third person wouldn't really make the word the same as the first two. It would be like Gun, Bullet, Holster. If gun and bullet were first, then it should be gunpowder since you need that to make the gun fire etc. The holister and bullet have nothing in common, but the other three all have a relationship to the usage of the gun.

And Yoder and I got to go Thursday and will get to enjoy it again for a little bit tomorrow. What could be more fun than acting like your a gangster and a policeman.

I was not in class Thursday, so I am completely confused by the posts about a game called threesome?? Thursday's class sounds like it was unique. I am excited to do my our scene again because I feel that it has come a long way and I love to hear all of the new ideas.

threesome: the game

I liked the game today and I'm sure that we could think of a more family appropriate names for these games, even whizzbang could be taken the wrong way. I think that it would be fun to steal these games and play them with the kids at the daycare/after school center that I work at. I just don't know how the parents would feel when the kids come home telling tales of their threesome... not okay. Other than that, I liked to see the scenes as they progressed since we first saw them. I am glad that we are getting so much time to do our scenes because seeing other groups is interesting.

Productivity

Thursdays class was very productive. Though Tricia and I have been working on the scene on our own, it is always so much different with an audience. I wish we had has our props though. BTW, when are we suppossed to have those?
Also, Threesome was a lot of fun. ( That is a really weird sentance.) It was cool to see people's creativity come out when they were comming up with words. And, unlike the ABC game, there were not as many long pauses. Yeah!

threesome

I really enjoyed the new activity we did today- Threesome! Inspite of the name lol i really enjoyed the improv aspect of the game! i also thought that the group work is so good! i think that it is really beneficial to all groups to see what you need to think about especially with the action words.

Actions

Today in class I was realizing that deciding the actions of every line may be a little difficult. I was getting an action and a quality confused. I think I am beginning to understand that an action is something that you can do to someone else. I will definitely need to look in a thesaurus. Until receiving this assignment I never knew how many things actors have to think about. I used to think that acting was just memorizing lines. This class has taught me that there are soooooooo many other things that actors must do in order to be good.

Thursday Nov. 20

It amazes me how much of a story can come out of a few simple lines, how one slight chance in an actor's tone of voice or movement can make such a difference and add so much to a line. I understood today how a play is never finished. There is always something more that can be done in order to make it better. When watching the skits today it was evident that there was improvement since the first time that those individuals did their skits. There was more movement and emphasis on the lines, however, it was not over the top. It seems like because the people who went knew their lines better it allowed them to not focus on what they were saying as much as their actions and actually believing that they were "in the scene". I am excited to see how everyone does on their final.

Tuesday

As usual, it was interesting to watch the other groups' skits. A couple people got to go see what was in the prop room and I hear that it has a lot of good stuff. It will be nice to add props to our skits. Given the circumstances, it was nice to be able to get some of the written stuff done as well. I feel that Tuesday was a very productive class.

Once again I liked to watch the skits on our late Tuesday, I think that what we are doing now is probably a suitable way to end the course. I know we have more working on them to come, and I wonder what else we will be doing to finish out the year. I am also very pleased that snow is on the ground and I hope it remains until I am no longer pleased.

Tuesday's "Late" Class

I would have to agree with Juan dealing with people staying and working on the assignment. I figured that most of the class was going to leave, but no one left. I think it is probably because the class is so fun that no one would want to miss out on that experience.

In a few weeks we won't get to have that class anymore and we will have to be back to boring old text books and assignments that involved research and blah... its a shame that the class is coming to an end. I get to go to the play tomorrow, so hopefully it is good.

I finally practiced my skit with Hallie in front of the class on Tuesday and it was super helpful. It's really nice to get outside suggestions and input on our scene. I was pretty unsure of how to handle certain parts but now I feel way more comfortable with everything. I can't wait to practice again and I'm pretty excited to see how our final version of the skit turns out.