19 February 2018 The Room: Epilogue We did it! The performance was on Friday, February 16th at the 43rd Annual UNE Variety Show and the audience had probably around fifty people in it. We all showed up around 7pm and the show started at 8pm. We were supposed to be fourth in the program, before … [But wait, there’s more!]
14 February 2018 The Room: Part 3 Show night is in a couple of days! Lines are still rough but the cast all really loves each other which I think is extremely helpful when a show isn’t clicking together as early as it should. We also only had a couple weeks to work on this … [But wait, there’s more!]
12 February 2018 The Room: Part 2 Discovery 1: I think I might have a sinus infection. Discovery 2: learning lines with a potential sinus infection is not fun. Between sleeping and feeling like my face is going to melt off whenever I sit up, trying to commit these lines to memory has been a … [But wait, there’s more!]
7 February 2018 The Room: Part 1 Today was the first rehearsal of Nikolai’s original play The Room, which as we found out, is actually the title of another play but oh well it’s this play’s title now, too. Reading through this show without the help of a professional director has been interesting but I … [But wait, there’s more!]
5 February 2018 Rules of Engagement When I first began watching Rules of Engagement on Netflix, I really didn’t think I was going to enjoy it. When I pick shows on Netflix I tend to look for complete seasons (meaning that the show isn’t coming out with any new episodes) so that I have something … [But wait, there’s more!]
5 February 2018 A Doll’s House and Miss Julie What theme(s) do they have in common? Female/individual autonomy Power/influence of money Struggles within household ranks Issues with gender roles Self-identity How are the theme(s) revealed in each? Doll’s House: “Typical” woman excited by money that is given by her husband “You know I wouldn’t dream … [But wait, there’s more!]
2 February 2018 Performance 2: Peppermint Tonight I went to go see Alliance’s annual drag show with this year’s featured performer, Peppermint. Peppermint was the runner up on a season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and recently spoke at the Grammy’s regarding Offset’s (a famous rapper) use of the word “queer” in one of his songs. … [But wait, there’s more!]
31 January 2018 Performance 1: The Date Safe Project Tonight I went to go see Mike Domitrz (don’t ask me how to pronounce his last name) and his presentation on how to ask important questions pertaining to dating such as “can I kiss you?”. Mike emphasised how crucial it is to ask the other person … [But wait, there’s more!]
29 January 2018 Notes on Naturalism in The Three Sisters Opening scene is Irina walking up stairs Almost unnecessary, yet realistic Old man can’t hear anything (Ferapont?) Why is action only in this one room? Jk we moved to the dining room/downstairs Lol young Anthony Hopkins Fun fact I thought someone else was Anthony … [But wait, there’s more!]
24 January 2018 Catharsis – what type do we seek/need? Where do we find it? The type of catharsis that I relate most to is tragic catharsis because it’s so easy to see common flaws that I (may) have with other characters. I think it’s important to me to find these characters in dramatic literature … [But wait, there’s more!]
