My time in Dramatic Arts

                  My time in Dramatic Arts
In the beginning of this semester, I think that I was inexperienced and did not know what I was doing.      Throughout the year I have  grown a lot  in theater, I have figured out the best character for me  to play and how to really get into my character. I also have made progress of the process of things. My first monologue I had to change how I did the blocking a lot, but on the last project once I switched roles with Caitlyn, we did the project and I knew what I was comfortable with doing and that was it.

I think I have stretched myself a lot, especially with the Aladdin project. I had never performed a modern piece before,  the only dance I had performed was Indian dance. I had never choreographed anything either. That piece was also hard for me in the sense of learning an entire dance routine  for I wanna dance with somebody in about two days which is something I have never done before. It was also one of the first big projects that I have done. I was super out of my comfort zone. and did not know what I was doing. There was a lot of trail and error. I would do one thing and then. it would not fit too well and I would do another and the have to pick the best one.

Something easy for me was probably learning my lines well. Especially in the last project, where I did it a few times and knew them by heart. Something that was incredibly hard for me was in the beginning of the semester, and that was getting into my character.  By the end of the semester, I knew what I had to do to get I not my very shy character. I had to do it once through and overexaggerating all parts of my character. From there I could reel it in a bit and. really find that sweet spot. Something else that was really difficult for me was the stage makeup. I do not do any makeup on my face on a regular basis so just trying  things out to with different materials like real real stage makeup and really having a big trial and error process was really hard for me.

My  favorite project that we did this semester would be the plain/pretty girl project that we did as a final project. It  was super fun and by the end of my time in this class I felt like I could really get into my character, I think it was easier for mew to get into a shy character because being on stage is still really new to me and I am. not too comfortable with it yet. But with time I am sure that I can get out of my bubble.

I learned that I am a very new actor and still do not know exactly what I am doing still but as long as I try to better myself I can act. I also learned that I enjoy musicals,  I always loved musicals but now I know that not only  like to watch them  but also performing them. I also have learned to be comfortable  with going over the top in my performances. Playing a shy girl for my first real character was good for me because I am still a bit shy on the stage, but I want to do bigger roles. I learned. that I also have to work myself up to these big role that I want to do (like the mean girl).

If I do another theater program I would work on trying to become more comfortable in my characters. Something else would be that I would work on creating more for my character. This meaning that I would try to become my character more.  I would also look at other people who have played this role to see how they created it. And. try to get more inspiration and make my character more full of life and have more body language.

Stage Makeup Picture:


Plain Girl:

Aladdin: