Final

Right now I am finishing up all the paper work for tomorrow's presentation. I would have to say that waiting for the last minute was not a good idea since I have two other exams to study for and I have to finish a take home exam by 6 pm tomorrow. Although I am looking forward to getting the presentation done, I am not looking forward to no more acting class. Surprisingly, this was the only class on Tuesday/Thursday that I enjoyed. Hopefully Theater 203 is somewhat entertaining. Good luck to everyone tomorrow.

The last post

I can't believe that this is my last post. This class was so much fun and entertaining. I would recommend this class to everyone I know. This is the only class where I would say that I am looking forward to the final. I love watching every one's skits and seeing how creative they have become. It is evident that we have all improved, if not in acting, in our knowledge of how much work actually goes into the acting process. I have learned so much about acting and about myself by taking this class. I have gained confidence and I think I am less inhibited as a person. I have really enjoyed going to this class every Tuesday and Thursday.

Last Post

I agree with Claire that this class went extremely fast. Compared to my other classes, I looked forward to going to acting ever morning. It always seemed to put me in a good mood.
Watching everyone practice their skits really emphasized how much we all improved since the beginning of the semester. For some us there was some talent in that area that came through, and for others it was their confidence, use of space, actions, and the creativity. I am extremely interested to see how everyone's skits have progressed and been finalized. Good luck everyone on your final!

it's the final countdown! to the final...

We are all done with the class except the final, which will undoubtedly go very fast and prove to be very interesting. I really enjoyed this class for a few reasons. The class as a whole was really fun and entertaining, I liked going because it allowed me to be strange and creative for at least 3 hours each week. It was great that although the class was fun, we were able to learn and distinguish what actors actually do. I like that I have a more intelligent approach to discerning what is and is not good acting. I also think that I have a lot more insight into how much research and thinking is involved in saying just a few lines. I have always enjoyed watching plays but now I find myself picking apart how well the actors really get into their character. I am really glad that I took this class and cannot wait to see the final presentations that we all worked so hard on.

Don't forget the last post

Hi Guys,

If you see your classmates about, please remind them to write a final post before the exam on Tuesday. You guys are all doing very well. Remember, don't skip the detail. There is no such thing as too much.

Good luck on the final and have a great, if chilly, weekend of hitting the books!

Fabio

Bye-Bye

I can't believe this class is over( and I know that everyone's blog is going to say that, but I still wrote it.)
When I signed up for the class I was afraid it was going to be either A.) Really, really awkward. or B.) Really, really pointless. It turned out to be neither.
I think that if we compare out performances on Tuesday with what we did on the the first day of class , we would all be amazed at how different we are now. Not just that our acting is better, but how much more comfortable we all are doing things in front of the class.

papers

I am almost finished writing the papers that go along with the final exam skit. I am realizing that writing these papers are really helping me. The skit is developing a meaning and the lines are really beginning to make a story. It was fun to make things up about my character in the biography. I was thinking of things that would have happened in the past that contribute to why the scene is occurring now. I am excited to see everyone perform their skits on Tuesday with all of their props and everything!

Skits

Well II think our skit is coming along better than it was at the beginning. I like the storyline that we have chosen to go with because it makes for an iteresting skit and isn't as dry as what we had before. I can see now that since everyone has gone atleast once that everybodies skits our coming together niceley. I think it will be fun to watch everyone go when they have all of the props that they are going to use. Overall I thought that this class has taught me a lot about acting that I really never knew before.

It's the last day of class, which is too bad I think. Aaron and my skit is finally shaping up, and we are pretty pleased with that. It has been a decent semester, and it has been fun to observe how we all have improved since we were so much more awkward on the first few class days. It has been easier to wake up for this class than biology.

Last Day

Tuesday, Ryan and I got to do our skit for the last time before we actually get to go. I think that we are doing extremely well and now I just need to write the papers and get this sketch done. I can see a huge change in the first time we went along with others.

Wow. Today is the last day of class. Unlike other classes, this one flew by. Probably because we had so much fun. This class made me realize how difficult acting is. But it has also taught me how to act better. Though I don't plan on auditioning for plays anytime soon, I do plan on using my newly learned skills when clowning around with my friends. My one friend is really good at making people believe things and I think I may be able to keep up with him. So overall, I enjoyed this class. At first, I didn't think I would like when I found out it wasn't a straight-up improv class like "Whose Line," but it was fun and I had a good time.

Today is the last day of class its crazy. Overall i really think this class has been helpful. Even though I wont use the information within my profession it still had many positive aspects I could use. For example one thing is being comfortable in front of my classmates. I have always been kind of a shy one and has never really liked doing things in front of the class but this class has helped me a lot. Also I'm really excited to see every ones end result for their finals. After watching the couple groups go on Tuesday I was amazed how far they have come since day one working on these.

Tomorrow is our last day of clas...I can't believe it! Hallie and I will work on our skit again and I'm pretty excited because it needs a lot of work and there are lots of things with it that I'm not sure of so hopefully we can get some questions answered. Even though I haven't done a whole lot in the past few classes because we all have been watching other groups practice, I'm still getting a lot out of class and it's very helpful to hear the hints that the other students are given.

Tuesday Class

Tuesday's class was extremely helpful for me. Our skit is evolving, however, I feel as if I am barely doing anything because I simply answer questions. I want to be doing more, but think that if I was really in that situation, I would not be doing much at all...just sitting in my cubicle trying to get work done, while being annoyed by a coworker. I never realized how much goes into a skit and can not even imagine how much would go into a large part of a play. I give theatre majors a lot more credit now that I did before this class.

tuesday class

on tuesday it was a good day on getting better at what i am doing. i have some struggl e in figuring out how not to act phyiscally but through the line. this is a pretty good challenge for me, i will come through on this challenge. there has been some excellent strides in the quality of acting going on in our class, good everybody, peace.

Tuesday

Tuesday's class seemed very productive for the groups that went. I saw a lot of improvements in everyone's scenes/characters. Everyone is doing a great job and we have all grown a lot in our acting. I wish we could see ourselves at the beginning of the semester compared to the end of the semester. I think it would surprise a lot of people!

tuesdays class

in class on Tuesday we saw the groups do their scene . i think when i watch other peoples scenes it helps me out alot ,like when i listen to mr . palonco all the different advice on certain things we should or shouldn't do. it also helps me out when i watch the scenes it also helps me see the different expressions there are for different emotions and seeing them done by the other kids. but it is always difficult to do those same emotions for some reason. i kno what i want to do but most of the time i forget to do them haha. i guess its just the basic skill of remembering my actions that go with my lines.

Tuesdays class

Tuesdays class was very interesting! again we did the scenes and Renee's group was hilarious!! i love working on these scenes during class! it gives us the chance to try out different things to see what really fits! i think that once people start using the props i think its going to make a world of a difference!

Tuesday, December 2

Today in class we saw three scenes including mine. I always think it is productive to watch other people's scenes because it gets the gears turning. I have so many ideas for our scene; I can't wait to get together with Juan to practice them. I have learned so much through this project. I have learned that acting is really hard, that their are so many ways to say the same lines to give them different meanings, and that actions should not be planned, they should come natural.

toozedaes klash

As always, I liked the scenes today. I am glad that as a class we are generally comfortable doing weird extreme things just to make our scenes good. I like being able to laugh in class. I am anxious to see all of the final scenes because people are changing things every time that they practice in class. I also think its kinda cool how even though other groups have the same words the scenes are incredibly different because of the background story. I like that we could basically make up any relationship that we wanted and run with it. I don't really know if it would be easier or harder if we had been given our character bio.