Second Star to the Right!

I am very proud of my performance in Peter Pan! It was the most lines I've ever had in a play and I was in every single act. It was a big accomplishment for me and one of the best play experiences I've ever had. The first night, I was extremely nervous. I was terrified that I would miss my cue and very nervous that I would not get changed in time. Thankfully, I did not have any problems with the quick changes. I was rushing a lot to get changed, however. The first night I believe was my worst performance simply because I was so nervous. I'm usually very calm before plays but I was stressed out on the opening night. Erin really helped me calm down when I was backstage in Act Two and I was really grateful for that. I then became less and less nervous the more I was on stage. On the last act, I did break character for a little bit. When Mr. Porter said his line, the audience was hysterical and some of the people around me were laughing too. I bit my tongue, but I knew I was smiling a little too. The next performances I did not laugh or smile, but it was really hard simply because of how funny his voice was and how much the audience enjoyed the line. The second performance was also a success, but I was bit tired from the last night's performance. I think the whole cast was a little exhausted and unfocused, but we still did a good job I believe the last night was my best performance because I was very focused and had experience on stage. A lot of my friends came Sunday and I was really happy that they came. They enjoyed the show and I was happy that they did. I am very proud of the cast, crew, student directors, and Ms. G for making the play a great learning experience in acting for me. I had a great time and can't wait for the winter musical!

In-Class Writing: Dramatic Scene

Second Choral Dialogue

The scene that I am performing with Abby and Alexis is a very dark one. It is about three women who encounter firsthand a plane crash that kills 71 people and recall the events. My character is an unnamed woman (Woman 2) who experiences the tragedy. I was driving to the petrol station when I see the plane crash and then I see a man who is holding the body of his daughter. Like the other two women, I also see the other bodies of those who died in the plane crash.

The scene is a hard one to reform because of how horrible the event is. For this scene, I am trying to convey that I am a woman who witnessed a horrible tragedy that will forever be scarred. However, I have been trying to show my emotions and voice in a monotone way, like I am trying to tell the events but keep myself calm and not lose it as I remember them. I think at one point I should show severe signs of PTSD (maybe on the line "we saw the bodies ) and start to panic/have a nervous breakdown. I don't think this scene requires too much movement, but I would like to work with Abby and Alexis to add a bit more. I like what we have in the beginning with the stepping forward and the raising of the head. In the end, I would like to close with a bit more movement.


When we perform this scene, we are planning to hold lanterns with both of our hands solemnly. We will also have dark music playing softly in the background to add to the element of sadness.

Mean Girls Acting Scene with Alexis

Here is the link to the dramatic Mean Girls scene I am performing with Alexis:
http://youtu.be/sT8wMBeVffk

Pringles or Ruffles or Aliens?

To my surprise, Abby and I finished our scene today, and I think we did it very well! Today, I was very nervous about performing our scene. I wasn't feeling that great today and the weird schedule today totally threw me off my game. However, I felt very focused while doing our scene today. Abby and I were planning to go last because we had gone first the other day, so we were a little nervous going up to perform after watching Jack and Duncan's scene.

Abby and I had a lot of fun performing our scenes. We both really got into character. I remember practicing with her the other day and we just burst out laughing because we both could never imagine being so rude, especially to each other. It was a stretch for both of us, but it was such a fun scene to perform. I've always been the type of person to be super patient and understanding of people. If you read zodiacs, the Libra is often portrayed as the easygoing doormat of the signs that just wants everyone to be happy and peaceful. I am a Libra and most of these zodiacs are absolutely true for me. That is who I truly am, but growing up I've always loved e mean characters in movies. One of my favorite mean girl characters as a little kid was Tess from Camp Rock, who was a rich girl that had 2 loyal followers and hated everyone else. Totally opposite of me, but I've always loved these characters! Now, my favorite mean character is Regina George from Mean Girls.

Both of our characters are rather rude and unfriendly, which is what makes the scene so funny. I think we did a really good job at being snotty and passive aggressive until the end where I trip Barbara (Abby). It's silly to think that such a thing as chips would cause such an argument, which is why I love the scene. One thing I think we both could've improved on our scene is fanning out more. For some parts, I was faced towards Abby and you could only see a side profile. However, I think our facial expressions, vocal tone, and body language was great. Our characters were fun to portray and I think we did a great job in character development exercises which led to a good performance.

I really enjoyed Jack and Duncan's scene as well. At first, I thought the scene was horrible and I had no idea how they could pull it off. The time they performed it the other day, I saw great progress. I really liked Jack as the alien and Duncan as the agent. I can tell being an alien was a stretch for Jack, so I think he did a great job! It became a really funny scene as well; at first I did not find it amusing at all. It's weird, but I like watching things get knocked over/destroyed. I also think they did a great job portraying the scene as a hallucination, which I thought they would have trouble with. I would've loved to see Jack to a weird alien-y voice, but I think it still worked out fine.


I can't wait to see the last scene tomorrow!

Link to my acting scene with Abby

Here is the link to the scene:
http://youtu.be/RmicFziWYqU

Link to silent movie

Here is the link to the silent movie:

http://youtu.be/qJYfdbPu9zI

Character Study/Scene Study

The character I portray in my short scene with Abby is named Ally. In the scene, Ally and Barbara (Abby's character) fight with each other over the last tube of Pringles.

Ally
Who is Ally?

Age: 28

Backstory: Ally grew up a spoiled only child with two loving parents who let Ally run the house. However, they always taught her to be proper and to have good manners. In this scene, I hope to portray Ally has a person who is proper and poised but is not afraid to argue to get her way because she is so used to it.

Family: Ally has no kids of her own because she does not want to be pregnant for 9 months and "get fat." She has one adopted child from Italy and a husband named Louis. She married her husband when she was 20 for "true love" aka, good looks and money. He is often at work and does not pay much attention to her, but Ally believes that he is very loyal to her because she is beautiful.

Education: Ally graduated college and medical school to become a nurse. She just finished her education and has been a nurse for a year.

Status and Living Situation: Ally is definitely a socialite in her neighborhood. She is not the most wealthy herself but, because of her husband, she has a lot of money. Many of her friends also have wealthy husbands, and they get together for dinner parties at least once a month. Ally is used to getting what she wants, so dealing with a person much different than her like Barbara will be challenging.

Motivation: Ally's motivation to come to the grocery store is to get some food for the week to bring home for her husband and kid. Pringles are her child's favorite snack food, so she decides to get the Pringles. It is not so much that Ally really wants the Pringles, but she is used to getting what she wants and it is outrageous to her that someone could so rude as to argue with her.

Appearance:
Good posture
Hands on hips while arguing
Hair kept in a tight bun with no flyaways
Fancy gold silver jewelry with pearls
High heels that always make an obnoxious 'clomp' sound

Movements:
Slow, collected at the beginning of the monologue.
Hands folded or on hips as Ally gets more annoyed.
Rolling of eyes and exasperated sighs as Barbara gets madder.