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