Hey there internet, long time no blog!
The reason I havn’t blogged in a while is because not too much has been going on lately. Or, well, I didn’t think anything was going on but now that I think of it, stuff has definitely being going on. So, here’s the update:
I have joined my university’s improv troupe, called ‘Players Without Strings’ and we’ve been meeting weekly since early September. At first we were meeting once a week on campus but after a few meetings we’ve moved ourselves to a multi-media studio in downtown Guelph. Since the move, we’ve been meeting twice a week [on Tuesday's and Wednesday's] from 6-8. Having only done a timy amount of improv before this, I have been having loads of fun playing and learning a whole bunch. Improvisation is a great skill for an actor to have and I am loving every minute of it. Plus, working with PWS makes me feel one step closer to my dream of being an SNL castmate : P
Over the past month I have been working with some close friends/classmates on a group project for my Theatre Historical Studies course. This may not necessarily career forwarding but let me tell you, it has been a LOT of fun! I am project coordinator and I’ve been having such a good time working with these people. Including me, there are six members in our group. I think we have the largest group in the class. I’m hoping to get a decent video taping of it tomorrow when we present in class. We’re first to present too, which is super exciting. We’re setting the bar extra high, so our follow-up acts can sweat it out : P
I’ve just written and submitted a one act play for an original play festival at my university. Basically the Drama Student’s Federation puts on these mini festivals of 20-30 minute one-act plays at the beginning of each semester [O-Week and Sno-Week] and if my play is chosen, I get to cast, direct and ultimately produce it. Also, if it is chosen, it’ll be produced super close to my birthday! So, fingers crossed on that one! Woot!
Last but not least, I am planning on spending my summer [May-August] doing an Internship in NYC. There are at least five theatre-related interships I have found thus far in the city and I’m going to apply for all of them and see what happens with that. Regardless of what internship I get, I will be doing this though Swap Canada, because they specialize in making these things happen efficiently. A friend of mine [who will hopefully be going with me this summer] was deported this past september out of England for not having the right documentation, and I do NOT want that to happen to me! No big black X’s on my passport, thank you very much. At this point, planning process is still in its infancy but I will definitely update here when I know more abOOt it.
M.
P.S. Here are some of the places I have been looking into that offer internships:
- New York Musical Theatre Festival
- New York Theatre Workshop
- Playwrights Horizons
- Manhattan Theatre Club
- Ars Nova
I am most intersted in Literary internships because I have realized in the recent past, with the help of my bestest friend TK, that I have a passion for playwriting. Either I want to work with playwrights or I want to work with directors, because I have also always enjoyed directing. And as much as I enjoy acting, I feel as though being the playwright or director of a show makes you more necessary, while actors are often seen as disposable or easily replacable. Playwrights are especially important because they are the play makers. Without them, there is no play, so…
I want to be a play maker.
