That tune has no words.
Right now I have my window wide open, spontaneous bursts of Miles' trumpet delighting my ear as the lady across the street proclaims to no one in particular: "what a beautiful day!" That it is, that it is.
My list of things to be happy about right at this moment:
1) All of the above.
2) Warmth (physical and emotional)
3) New prospects
4) A great start to a LU Department of Theatre marketing campaign
5) Postponed tests
6) Thai food
7) Strong women
8) A much needed rest
9) Power outages forcing real human connection
10) You
Excellent work today, everyone.
Love,
Katie
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Egad!
Well I haven't written in quite a while, for a variety of reasons. 1: I am disgustingly busy. 2: I really haven't had the inspiration to write about much. How 'wah wah' of me. However, yesterday's class and this crazy R&G tech week have shaken me out of my slump.
I learned so much from Tuesday's class and I am so thankful for all of your patience/support. I think we all faced similar battles with Shakespearean embodiment and I am very confident that our Sesame Street and dancing exercises will give our monologues that extra "heave ho!" (sorry. I'm in pirate mode for some reason...).
Tech week is coming along very well indeed. I was talking to someone yesterday about how this week not only defines the show, but also brings about even more discoveries until it just kind of "clicks."Last night was first dress and as Hilary said, costumes help a lot of things fall into place. Which they did. And that feels good.
I'll admit I kind of put Mr. Tumnus aside for a while. That's all one. Omittance is no quittance. I'll have a story soon, as I have been prodding him with mind laser beams. Muhahahaha!
Love,
Katie
I learned so much from Tuesday's class and I am so thankful for all of your patience/support. I think we all faced similar battles with Shakespearean embodiment and I am very confident that our Sesame Street and dancing exercises will give our monologues that extra "heave ho!" (sorry. I'm in pirate mode for some reason...).
Tech week is coming along very well indeed. I was talking to someone yesterday about how this week not only defines the show, but also brings about even more discoveries until it just kind of "clicks."Last night was first dress and as Hilary said, costumes help a lot of things fall into place. Which they did. And that feels good.
I'll admit I kind of put Mr. Tumnus aside for a while. That's all one. Omittance is no quittance. I'll have a story soon, as I have been prodding him with mind laser beams. Muhahahaha!
Love,
Katie
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
She's a rich girl, she don't try to hide it
Spring break: you were much too short. Or I suppose that's relative. Any duration would be too short, especially because one week or more results in a sort of funk that's difficult to get out of in either case.
Right now I am looking at my copies of "Tommy" and "A Fish Called Wanda" I bought for $9.99 each at Barnes & Noble with a gift card. I want to watch them right. now. Those movies are epic.
Just like Shakespeare! I am thrilled to start working on As You Like It because I have never attempted to act within this genre. It's like the 6 ft end of a swimming pool. I'm a pretty good swimmer but that doesn't mean it's OK to dive, especially when no lifeguards are on duty. This metaphor is so long. It could go on forever, really. "You can tread, but only for so long." "You can either sink or swim." "Goggles would help clear things up... maybe a snorkel to work on breathing technique" blah blah blah. But that's what literature connoisseurs want you to think. That Shakespeare is God's gift to the world -- like The Beatles of theatre or something. But I'll be honest, he is not my favorite. Which is not to say I don't appreciate his work or that I haven't read enough of it to really know what I'm talking about. I guess for me it boils down to this: the delivery of lines filled with beautiful metaphors that no real person could think up on the spot is all cool and fun and impressive and then it becomes... expected. I guess the actor's challenge is to avoid this. E'en so, old tricks lose their effect and next thing you know... OH GOD! She obviously doesn't know theatre. I don't pretend to. I just know what I like. And not all of it filters back to an Elizabethan mastermind. And thus, I shall not let myself be intimidated by this.
Onward.
I am not embarrassed to say it: I sometimes wished when we were reading (WOAH FOUR WORD ALLITERATION!), that we could slow down just a tad so that the words could actually mean something, but more so because I wanted to comprehend what was going on. Shakespeare is not easy to read. When I read things, I tend to go back over sentences a lot because I hate missing out. Also because I think I have mild ADD.
Well. I leave you with this. Bit slow at first but picks up eventually.
Love,
Katie
Right now I am looking at my copies of "Tommy" and "A Fish Called Wanda" I bought for $9.99 each at Barnes & Noble with a gift card. I want to watch them right. now. Those movies are epic.
Just like Shakespeare! I am thrilled to start working on As You Like It because I have never attempted to act within this genre. It's like the 6 ft end of a swimming pool. I'm a pretty good swimmer but that doesn't mean it's OK to dive, especially when no lifeguards are on duty. This metaphor is so long. It could go on forever, really. "You can tread, but only for so long." "You can either sink or swim." "Goggles would help clear things up... maybe a snorkel to work on breathing technique" blah blah blah. But that's what literature connoisseurs want you to think. That Shakespeare is God's gift to the world -- like The Beatles of theatre or something. But I'll be honest, he is not my favorite. Which is not to say I don't appreciate his work or that I haven't read enough of it to really know what I'm talking about. I guess for me it boils down to this: the delivery of lines filled with beautiful metaphors that no real person could think up on the spot is all cool and fun and impressive and then it becomes... expected. I guess the actor's challenge is to avoid this. E'en so, old tricks lose their effect and next thing you know... OH GOD! She obviously doesn't know theatre. I don't pretend to. I just know what I like. And not all of it filters back to an Elizabethan mastermind. And thus, I shall not let myself be intimidated by this.
Onward.
I am not embarrassed to say it: I sometimes wished when we were reading (WOAH FOUR WORD ALLITERATION!), that we could slow down just a tad so that the words could actually mean something, but more so because I wanted to comprehend what was going on. Shakespeare is not easy to read. When I read things, I tend to go back over sentences a lot because I hate missing out. Also because I think I have mild ADD.
Well. I leave you with this. Bit slow at first but picks up eventually.
Love,
Katie
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