Well, I had a pretty boring week, nuthin much to report 'cept about a play I auditioned for. This play heres name is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and I guess it went pretty darn good, 'cause I got the part of a Tiger Lily, what ever that is. At the call backs, I hadsta to read for noggin' bogglin' amount of characterized; whiles during this time, little kids the size of dwarfs were a runnin' around like scared sheep on a farm. The little chidlin' were mighty cute reading' their lines and such. I was hoping they'd get cast in the play too.
Now back to me being a Tiger Lily, 'cause thats what this all 'bout. I was told it was a perdy flower, but I guess all flowers are perdy. This flower is a pretty special flower, my gosh it can talk! Gee wiz, when did you last hear 'bout flowers a talkin'? I sure haven't heard somethin' so head-scratchin' in all my life! My special flower, is super snooty; always stickin' its nose in the air like its better than everyone else. But I know it ain't. A flowers a flower, there's nothin' special 'bout 'em. Sure, they smell good, but that don't give 'em a reason to be snooty.
I guess this part is good for me in the way that I ain't that snooty. And I defiantly aint a flower! Atleast I hope not.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Picture books, little kids, and the theater
I have forever loved picture books. My favorite books were always the ones in which the reader (mainly my dad) would create exciting voices. I always knew that no matter what that a voice for a character would always be the same whenever the book was read. I find myself now when reading to my 7 year old sister impersonating the same voices.
Well that’s exciting...yawn...is what you may be thinking. This does relate I promise. One of my all time favorite picture books when I was little was Tops and Bottoms. for those of you who sadly have yet to hear of this tale, it is a charming story of a rabbit who tricks a bear into giving him the best part of the vegetables that have been grown his garden. I can still hear the voice my dad created of Bear snoring and the Hair laughing.
I am a big fan of the theater. Every summer since 1st grade I have been in a theater camp called Creative Theater Experience (CTE). This past summer I joined a program for CTE in the mornings before camp starts, this program, called tyros, was created to help teenagers become ready to be a counselor for CTE in the future. Part of the counselors’ job is to write and direct a short play for little kids between the ages of 5 and10. For practice of this big responsibility, those in the tyros program had to write a play based off of a childrens book. When I got home that evening I searched for a book that would be allot of fun and lo and behold I found, yup you guessed it, Tops and Bottoms. After much time of giving characters lines and making sure there were equal parts for about 10 kids, I was done. I was so proud of my final draft. That next day I had the chance to share it with others and I got to direct my fellow cast members to be bunnies, a bear, a tortoise etc. I probably had so much fun with this writing assignment because it involved so much imagination and included so many of the things I love.
Well that’s exciting...yawn...is what you may be thinking. This does relate I promise. One of my all time favorite picture books when I was little was Tops and Bottoms. for those of you who sadly have yet to hear of this tale, it is a charming story of a rabbit who tricks a bear into giving him the best part of the vegetables that have been grown his garden. I can still hear the voice my dad created of Bear snoring and the Hair laughing.
I am a big fan of the theater. Every summer since 1st grade I have been in a theater camp called Creative Theater Experience (CTE). This past summer I joined a program for CTE in the mornings before camp starts, this program, called tyros, was created to help teenagers become ready to be a counselor for CTE in the future. Part of the counselors’ job is to write and direct a short play for little kids between the ages of 5 and10. For practice of this big responsibility, those in the tyros program had to write a play based off of a childrens book. When I got home that evening I searched for a book that would be allot of fun and lo and behold I found, yup you guessed it, Tops and Bottoms. After much time of giving characters lines and making sure there were equal parts for about 10 kids, I was done. I was so proud of my final draft. That next day I had the chance to share it with others and I got to direct my fellow cast members to be bunnies, a bear, a tortoise etc. I probably had so much fun with this writing assignment because it involved so much imagination and included so many of the things I love.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Pride and Prejudice
So far, through all the old English and lack of action, this book has been extremely boring for me to read. Most of what has happened up to this point has been character introduction. There has been very little plot or conflict happening in the story. I was very excited however to read about the ball. It seems as if it would be so much fun to watch, and see all the pretty gowns, and listen to the music while watching others dance. I know I would share in the Bennet sisters’ excitement as they go to a very upper class party.
The characters have definitely created such a big part of the story. Elizabeth Bennet has been shown as the main character, and is who out of all the characters I see the most resemblance to myself. She is very strong willed, and independent. Lizzy (her family nickname) is the second oldest in a family of five girls.Elizabeth Elizabeth however has been looked upon fondly by Mr. Darcy, yet unlike her sister, Elizabeth Elizabeth , which makes me pull for Elizabeth
Usually I am not the kind of person to go for a love story, romantic novel. I am more impulsive to read a book full of action that I can not put down, but Pride and Prejudice is seeming to me like a classic love story which makes me relate it to when I read Romeo and Juliet last year. Both narrate and have dialogue in very proper English. There has seemed to be a similar mood of happiness and romantic conversations, but in Pride and Prejudice, unlike Romeo and Juliet I think that the heroine Elizabeth is a much more exciting character to read about. So far the ideas of my project include making a movie, or painting a picture of some sort.
The characters have definitely created such a big part of the story. Elizabeth Bennet has been shown as the main character, and is who out of all the characters I see the most resemblance to myself. She is very strong willed, and independent. Lizzy (her family nickname) is the second oldest in a family of five girls.
Usually I am not the kind of person to go for a love story, romantic novel. I am more impulsive to read a book full of action that I can not put down, but Pride and Prejudice is seeming to me like a classic love story which makes me relate it to when I read Romeo and Juliet last year. Both narrate and have dialogue in very proper English. There has seemed to be a similar mood of happiness and romantic conversations, but in Pride and Prejudice, unlike Romeo and Juliet I think that the heroine Elizabeth is a much more exciting character to read about. So far the ideas of my project include making a movie, or painting a picture of some sort.
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