Rehearsing scenes on Tuesday went well, finally got ours cut down properly. Excited about the mirror monologue... it's a pretty cool, and entirely creepy, concept.
Today... well, it was highly amusing to be imitated. Nerve-wracking to imitate. No one wanted to offend. Michelle's me was eerily accurate. Cheers to that. Congratulations everyone on quite a good job... everyone's character was immediately apparent, invested, and fun to watch. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Week+, 11-19 April
I've been a naughty negligent boy again...
I honestly cannot remember what happened this past weekend except that I was with Eva. Oh, oh, there it is!--my parents hosted us for Easter dinner, which was quite lovely. We got solid milk chocolate rabbits. BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA!
Didn't go to class Tuesday. Showed up late Thursday, although I did enjoy going through the scenes and getting jacked up by Kashi.
As for this past weekend... total whirlwind. Presented my thesis, which was a big weight off, but left me largely aimless and drifting... did enjoy getting to finally do Prufrock for an audience (thanks Kashi for the notes)... somehow my self-indulgence actually played out five minutes shorter than booked when I expected it to run fifteen over... I'd call that an accomplishment. Additionally I learned from the whole thing, which was the goal all along.
Improv festival went very very well, congratulations to Hilary and we totally embarrassed her with a standing O before the Jam on Saturday. Quaint Little Coffee Shop was insanely impressive with three guys and absolutely no end of momentum, totally hilarious scenes and very deft characterizations, I was honestly nervous to follow them. Luckily we got to distract people with short form for a while and make them forget QLCS before we did our own long form, which also went well. I was quite pleased, as a whole. Saturday night, both teams were good, although the first one was a little flighty... still really fun to watch, especially the genie scene, man, how wonderful. Taking a mistake and turning it into a brilliant set-up... loved it. Activity Book was good again, a little disappointed without "Frank and Dave" from the Shubin show, but what are you gonna do. Still fun to watch, although the call center didn't work as well this time, which is a shame. I told Tim I thought it was because the girl wasn't as successful in creating a through-line character that could hold the audience's attention between callers.
I didn't do the Jam myself because I was in absolutely the wrong kind of mood. In a way it only made the mood worse because I really *did* want to participate with a bunch of professionals and good improvisers, but I could tell I'd actually be less than helpful, so I sat and watched. That cheered me up, because the Jam was wonderful. Well-done everyone.
Oh, and yesterday I walked to North Side with Eric and Matt and sat outside Johnny's Bagels, taking in the sun and doodling and jotting down a few phrases. It was pretty fanfunderful.
And here's a chimpanzee riding on a Segway.
I honestly cannot remember what happened this past weekend except that I was with Eva. Oh, oh, there it is!--my parents hosted us for Easter dinner, which was quite lovely. We got solid milk chocolate rabbits. BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA!
Didn't go to class Tuesday. Showed up late Thursday, although I did enjoy going through the scenes and getting jacked up by Kashi.
As for this past weekend... total whirlwind. Presented my thesis, which was a big weight off, but left me largely aimless and drifting... did enjoy getting to finally do Prufrock for an audience (thanks Kashi for the notes)... somehow my self-indulgence actually played out five minutes shorter than booked when I expected it to run fifteen over... I'd call that an accomplishment. Additionally I learned from the whole thing, which was the goal all along.
Improv festival went very very well, congratulations to Hilary and we totally embarrassed her with a standing O before the Jam on Saturday. Quaint Little Coffee Shop was insanely impressive with three guys and absolutely no end of momentum, totally hilarious scenes and very deft characterizations, I was honestly nervous to follow them. Luckily we got to distract people with short form for a while and make them forget QLCS before we did our own long form, which also went well. I was quite pleased, as a whole. Saturday night, both teams were good, although the first one was a little flighty... still really fun to watch, especially the genie scene, man, how wonderful. Taking a mistake and turning it into a brilliant set-up... loved it. Activity Book was good again, a little disappointed without "Frank and Dave" from the Shubin show, but what are you gonna do. Still fun to watch, although the call center didn't work as well this time, which is a shame. I told Tim I thought it was because the girl wasn't as successful in creating a through-line character that could hold the audience's attention between callers.
I didn't do the Jam myself because I was in absolutely the wrong kind of mood. In a way it only made the mood worse because I really *did* want to participate with a bunch of professionals and good improvisers, but I could tell I'd actually be less than helpful, so I sat and watched. That cheered me up, because the Jam was wonderful. Well-done everyone.
Oh, and yesterday I walked to North Side with Eric and Matt and sat outside Johnny's Bagels, taking in the sun and doodling and jotting down a few phrases. It was pretty fanfunderful.
And here's a chimpanzee riding on a Segway.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Tuesday/Thursday, 7/9 April
We played Hunter and Hunted and I totally murdered Katherine. Hooray for me!
I really enjoyed all the prancing about, learning fan language and posing. I'm totally into this self-absorption... long-trained master of it, really. Works with my personality rather grandly.
How's that for Justin Lite?!
I really enjoyed all the prancing about, learning fan language and posing. I'm totally into this self-absorption... long-trained master of it, really. Works with my personality rather grandly.
How's that for Justin Lite?!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Weekend, 4/5 April
Right, well, R&G ended... we got drunk... (according to Chris) I made an award-winning face at Tim's on Saturday after strike... and I've nearly completed my thesis book. Hooray hooray hooray. I forgot to email the English Department coordinator for permission to register for Intro to Writing Poetry, so hopefully that shit ain't full or I'll kick some bitches. Right in they faces. Ka-POW!!
To confirm in my brain... I have:
1) Meet with Erica tomorrow to finish book
2) Eckardt dinner tomorrow at 5.00pm in UC303
3) TRAC interview Wednesday at 11.00am in the TRLC room in the Media Center of FM library (complicated...!)
4) Philly improv show Thursday evening (leaving at 4.00pm)
5) LOTS OF FUCKING LINES TO LEARN FOR ADVANCED ACTING CLASS
Cool. I think that's about it.
To confirm in my brain... I have:
1) Meet with Erica tomorrow to finish book
2) Eckardt dinner tomorrow at 5.00pm in UC303
3) TRAC interview Wednesday at 11.00am in the TRLC room in the Media Center of FM library (complicated...!)
4) Philly improv show Thursday evening (leaving at 4.00pm)
5) LOTS OF FUCKING LINES TO LEARN FOR ADVANCED ACTING CLASS
Cool. I think that's about it.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thursday, 2 April
Picked Moliere scenes. Could have gone smoother. (Coulda, shoulda, woulda... woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?) We've all given ourselves rather challenging loads. Hey ho.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday, 31 March
March is over and so is Shakespeare. I was quite happy to finish up with the piece, the class was nice and everyone was impressive, it was all quite lovely and I didn't find myself bored at any point. It flew by. Thanks for fun times, kids!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Catch-up!!
Hm, it seems I haven't posted in a while. Oops...
Well, let's see.
Tech week flew by, Eva arrived, the show opened (and is going quite well so far), we had a raging opening night party, we had the M&C semi-formal...
Things are happening like crazy. I'm almost done my book, I have to get my TRAC application in by 4:00 Wednesday, we're presenting Shakespeare tomorrow...
Yep, life is pretty wild and pretty great. I'm loving my days off from R&G. Will dwell in tomorrow as well... mhm...
Oh, and class registration is Wednesday. How about that!
P.S. Here is David Byrne interviewing himself as a promotional for "Stop Making Sense."
Well, let's see.
Tech week flew by, Eva arrived, the show opened (and is going quite well so far), we had a raging opening night party, we had the M&C semi-formal...
Things are happening like crazy. I'm almost done my book, I have to get my TRAC application in by 4:00 Wednesday, we're presenting Shakespeare tomorrow...
Yep, life is pretty wild and pretty great. I'm loving my days off from R&G. Will dwell in tomorrow as well... mhm...
Oh, and class registration is Wednesday. How about that!
P.S. Here is David Byrne interviewing himself as a promotional for "Stop Making Sense."
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