Actresses; The Real Baes

Sierra Boggess

Ms. Boggess was originally from Denver, Colorado. Always passionate about music and theater since she was a little girl, she aspired to be on Broadway. She attended George Washington High School and was an avid member of chorus there. After she graduated from Millikin University with a BFA and set off to her career in New York. She started with small parts, and eventually became the understudy for Cosette in the production Les Miserables. But her big break was when she landed the role Christina Daae from Phantom of the Opera. I found out about this young actress because my mother actually had a CD from her show. She is phenomenal. She is also very well educated and this to me seems as though it is possible to have the best of both worlds. To go to school as well as live out your dream.

Samantha Barks 

Ms. Barks i found when i saw the screenplay Les Miserables. From the London Isles, Ms. Barks is best know for her role of Eponine. I am slightly obsessed with her i must confess. Not only is her voice incredible, but she acts so well and easily transitioned from Broadway to the big screen. Her earlier works include the musicals Oliver! and Wicked. She completed her schooling and also went on to gain her A levels from The Arts Educational Schools.

Scenes

Bruce and Stacy

http://youtu.be/_7J7bLcdHIk

Stephan and Sheila 

http://youtu.be/bQY8V8Y6cEs

Galileo Galilei; yay or nay?

Hello there!

           This past week, the school play has gone on. It was a great play with many interesting characters, but had a lot of mature elements and knowledge about science. It had advanced language and would have been hard to understand if not for the hardworking actors that tried to make you understand it. I think that is what made this a great play, the acting and the execution of it. So, although you may not been able to comprehend all the terminology, it was easy to understand the basis of the plot line and the message of the play, to look at things differently.
            Galileo, in short was about a man who stole the idea that the earth moves around the sun and tries to tell everyone and make them believe the theory as well. He faces many obstacles, and much persecution of the church, and townspeople, but untimely holds onto his belief until his death. The main character was Galileo, who was captured perfectly, his students, and other major supporting characters (i.e the pope, his daughter). All of the scenes in the play though were Galileo centric so, it led to him being the only main character really. Since it is kind of an outlandish play though it had things in it which were confusing, and also made you think. I personally did not enjoy those parts, but I can understand why some people do. It makes you feel apart of the show.
           The big thing I really enjoyed in Galileo was the acting. I know, I keep mentioning it but its true. Honestly, the whole play would have just gone over my head if it was done to a lesser standard. For example, when the Pope and the Cardinals came out, i was severely perplexed. I was suddenly wondering what they had to do with the story. But with time, and lots of thinking I understood they were opposing Galileo, and also talking about his unholy belief.
          In conclusion, I enjoyed watching the play. Although the story line was a bit boring, it was put together nicely. Its props, costumes, and people made you feel integrated into the story. In whole, I do not regret going to the play and thought it was a great experience.

Till next time!
Lindsay

UPCOMING SCENE WORK!

Hello There!

At the end of this quarter we have been focusing on doing some short scenes. The scenes I am doing in particular have fairly quirky characters. Their characteristics and the way they project themselves are kind of different than what you would see in other kinds of plays, scenes, or even short stories.   

The first scene I am doing has two characters, Bruce and Stacey. I portray Bruce, an offbeat type of guy with not very many friends. Bruces social skills are not too great and we can infer from the text that he is not a very strong boy, or not very athletic. He fancies Stacy, but thinks she is way out of his league, and because of that he is very confident in talking about her a giving her compliments, “You’re amazing and can do anything”. But when conversations are drifted towards him he becomes very introverted and not very sociable. I have done a lot of thinking about Bruce’s character and plan to make him come across as having a low self esteem but is very passionate.

The other scene I will be doing also involves two characters. A boy and a girl, and yet again I play a boy named Stephan. In contrast to Bruce Stephan is a very confident male. With a very rugged exterior Stephan likes to come across as tough and a force to be reckoned with. We learn in the beginning of the scene that he has no trouble standing up for himself and others he finds need help. I also think that Stephan is a empathetic and sympathetic character that cares for others in their time of need.

Overall i find these characters interesting and out of my comfort zone to work with. I am very excited to start blocking and working through the scenes as well as the lengthy memorization process that lies ahead.

Till Next Time!

-Lindsay

Silent Movie Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvUeNQ2Qve0&list=UUbCJV8mXtp0EZWEf9vqmnaQ

Silent Movie Prep

A gif of 1920's flappers

http://gph.is/NcPOSY

Monologue Reflections

Hello again!

For this past week, all of the girls including myself in my acting elective have memorized and preformed a monologue. We all had chosen one that we liked and had brought it to the class. I preformed one by Shakespeare, a monologue form Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was from Helena’s perspective and how betrayed she felt from her best friend Hermia. I really enjoyed my monologue and learned a lot in the process of memorization, and adding emotion and creating Helena my own character. I had a hard time with memorization at first, but I found the more I read it, the easier it became to become Helena and not trip up on the old english words.

My classmates also did a beautiful jobs on their monologues. For example, Lexie had done a monologue from her favorite television show Glee. At the beginning of her memorization I thought the monologue was going to be boring. But, at her final recitation I was certainly proven wrong. Lexie did a beautiful job portraying Rachel and also she made the monologue her own. So in the end, you didn't think of Rachel when she did the monologue, you thought of Lexie. I think personally her monologue was very good because you could tell that she was passionate about what she was saying. I find when you do things you enjoy they always turn out better.

Sam, Jeminah, and Maddie also had very strong monologues. Although I won’t go into extensive detail about all of them, they were most certainly amazing. Sam, did a great job being Charlie Brown. She was awkward, witty, and nervous all standout traits of Charlie Brown. Jeminah’s monologue was very powerful. When she was doing it you could feel her anger, her sadness. It literally took my breath away. For Maddie, she had a hard time memorizing because she was sick, but she persevered and still delivered a great monologue. In conclusion, I really enjoyed this assessment and hope we do more things like it. It was a great experience to learn a monologue in a controlled amount of time and make it wonderful. I am so proud of myself and my classmates. Great job girls! 

- Lindsay

Midsummer Night's Dream Monologue

http://youtu.be/g3xhdUtSld4

Monologue Content:

Act III Scene II

Lo, she is one of this confederacy!

Now I perceive they have conjoin'd all three

To fashion this false sport, in spite of me.

Injurious Hermia! most ungrateful maid! 

Have you conspired, have you with these contrived

To bait me with this foul derision?

Is all the counsel that we two have shared,

The sisters' vows, the hours that we have spent,

When we have chid the hasty-footed time 

For parting us,--O, is it all forgot?

All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence?

We, Hermia, like two artificial gods,

Have with our needles created both one flower,

Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion, 

Both warbling of one song, both in one key,

As if our hands, our sides, voices and minds,

Had been incorporate. So we grow together,

Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,

But yet an union in partition;

Two lovely berries moulded on one stem;

So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart;

Two of the first, like coats in heraldry,

Due but to one and crowned with one crest.

And will you rent our ancient love asunder, 

To join with men in scorning your poor friend?

It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly:

Our sex, as well as I, may even chide you for it,

Though I alone do feel the injury.

First Two Weeks of Acting Elective

Hello!

        So, this past week has been the end of my first two weeks of school, and also the first two weeks of my acting elective. I have learned so much in these past two weeks and I am excited to learn more and grow as an actress through this elective. For the past couple of days we have been working on our monologues. I have chosen a monologue from the famous Shakespeare play, Midsummer Night's Dream. The certain monologue I have selected is when Helena has an issue with Hermia that has to do with gossip. Although I am not exactly sure why I have chosen this exact scene, I am delighted to be able to have the chance to present it and learn more about Shakespeare through this monologue. Also, since I have always been skittish when it comes to public speaking, of I think this will be a good way to help me get over that fear and start to be more comfortable speaking to groups of people. Even though right now I have been trying to memorize and get a feel for the poem, I hope this week we will go over appropriate uses of emotion and also when pauses and other tones are good to use. Overall it has been a great first two weeks at school!

Till next time, Lindsay

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Bits About Myself

Hello!

        I'm Lindsay, my friend Victoria calls me Linly, my Grandmother calls me Linz, and my Mother, well she calls me Labella. So basically, you can call me any extension of my name as you wish.  I love to dance, and I used to be an avid dancer and part of the New England Ballet Company for three years. But as much as I enjoyed myself making an art form come to life, it became a chore to go to dance class everyday, and something I never wanted to have any part of. So, in conclusion I started to slack off and debate attend dance classes, and this is the first year in eleven years in which I have not been dancing at that studio. I intend to start at a new studio this fall at a different company with a lot less commitments.
        As for my family, I have a Mother and Father (just like everyone else i suppose). Yes, my parents are divorced, they have been for four years now. It took me a very long time to accept their separation, but I realized as long as their happy what else matters. I have one older sister, but she's more like a younger sister. Having severe autism, my sister has difficultly with communication, social interactions, writing, reading, and other basic functions. She is a sweetheart though, always laughing and willing to give hugs.
        Moreover, my goals for this class include growing as an actor, a person, to build confidence in myself and to help build confidence in others. Although I am not exactly I chose acting as my elective this semester, I do not regret it and hope that this year will be a fantastic year!

- Lindsay
       

Inspirational Quote

“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” 
~ Walt Disney