Speaking of which, I'll be doing a make-up plot, and once I do that, I'll scan it onto my comp at home, and in the same follow-up post, I'll put it in the same post as the full costume.
Hey, guys! It's yet another costume update. I'm just letting you know that Mr. Abrams has ever-so-graciously lent me old boots of his. They are about a size or so too large for me, which is perfect for a poh-ah chimnay swayp like Awfred Dooli'l. When I get the gloves, I'll create a follow-up post to showcase the entire costume, sans make-up.
Speaking of which, I'll be doing a make-up plot, and once I do that, I'll scan it onto my comp at home, and in the same follow-up post, I'll put it in the same post as the full costume.
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Hey, guys! It's an update on my costume. The only difference between this and my previous post is that I have a different vest. For some odd reason, I have one boot, but have been unable to find the other. When/if I find the other one, I'll bring them in for the rest of my costume. I changed the vest under the guidance of my sponsor. I had chosen two other vests that I liked, and Mr. Abrams helped me decide which vest better fit my character.
So tell me what you think. Of course, being a first run, this is gonna be rough. But it's a good start nonetheless, in my opinion, at least.
Hey, guys! Today I got my costume together for my presentation! Now I just have to work on getting the accent down, and getting the monologue memorized. Well... actually, while I have the hat, the shirt & vest, and shorts... I still need to get the boots for the costume, which I have- they're just at home.
Shirt: A simple blue-denim-esque button up shirt. Vest: A black, button-up vest Pants: Khaki, possibly Navy Blue or Black, shorts Boots: Black work boots. I may also use powder to make myself look dirty, Alfred Doolittle is a chimney sweep, after all. Hey, guys! It's me again. You know those links that I constantly put in some words or phrases that lead to this weird website? You know, like this? Yeah, that's a website known as "Tvtropes". One of several things will happen. Getting annoyed by the constant linking? It happens even when reading a trope's description. One thing you'll find yourself doing when you go on that site is starting with a tab open for Killer Rabbits, and finding yourself on Noodle Incidents a few tabs later. Personally, my favourite trope has to be Artistic License - Martial Arts or What the Fu Are You Doing?. You really can end up wasting valuable time on that site, like I do. If you'd like to explore the site, to whatever completion you want, here is the link to the homepage.
That’s it for now. The next entry is going to be a project blog. Bye~! Hey, guys! Do you remember Bad∞End∞Night (B∞E∞N)? Well, here's the rest of the story.
Crazy∞Night - The Lost Libretto: is B∞E∞N shown from the point of view of the hosts: The Dolls, The Butler & Maid, The Lord & Lady, and the Mistress. On to the encore! Twilight∞Night: This is the song where the Lead Role is trying to find a way out of the play. Though, she doesn't know exactly how to find a way out. The first verse is like the other songs: a girl is lost in the woods, and comes across the mansion. The hosts welcome her and give her food, wine, song, and dance, every detail following the script perfectly. The second verse is when the play is stuck in an eternal night. There's an "odd, thumping sound" coming from below. To the hosts' dismay, the next page of the script is missing (the next page is truly revealed in the final show). The song closes when Miku/The Villager finally finds final page just as the hosts place the blank page in the libretto. However, this was not right, and the cast has to do everything over in E∞L∞N. ENCORE! Ever∞Lasting∞Night: This is the FiNAL song in the show. Like the other performances, this starts off with the villager, yadda yadda yadda... but this time, we learn the cause of the Eternal NiGHT. When the cast is "sleeping", the audience "yearns for eternity in a moment". The audience, who is the mysterious figure, has replaced the Villager, raising the question "Was the ninth person someone's substitute?". While the hosts are figuring out what to do with the girl, they suggest they "tame" her, i.e. kill her. While the new Villager races to the coffins, she grabs the clock-hands, and finds the letter in her pocket. When she reaches the coffins, she slits her wrist, causing the final page to reveal itself. Depending on the person, it's either "On to the encore!" (Hosts), or "On to the end!" (Villager/Puppeteer). With this, The Villager takes the clock hand, and stabs herself with it. Finally reaching the True EnD. And not another BaD∞EnD∞NiGHT. Hey, guys! It's me again. Yesterday, my sponsor gave me a tape and book for pronunciation on the cockney accent. I have a basic idea on how it's done, but I'm not amazing at it. I know that "gentlemen" is pronounced "gen'-uhl-men", governor becomes "guvnuh", the "th" sound tends to become a "v" sound, so something like "mother" becomes something more like "muvvuh". It's not exactly hard to do, but I need quite a bit of polish on it.
Hey, guys! This is my favourite song from Hatsune Miku (probably the most famous Vocaloid). This song, in my opinion, is about a girl who goes through trial after trial after trial, and not giving up, even though there's no "future anywhere in sight". This girl's mantra is "I'll roll again today, too!", which would be that even though she's been knocked down, she doesn't give up, even when bruised, battered, broken, and bloodied. When her *presumably* best friend finally
You know how there is something that you enjoy so much that you don’t want it to end? This is my experience with theatre. Ten years ago, I had auditioned for my first show, The King and I. This was what ignited my love for the stage. It wasn’t until closing night of Beauty and the Beast that I realized how much time had passed. Closing night, I was the first to break while the seniors in the cast were giving gifts to the staff, and those of us that were there all know what it was like that night.
Ten plus years ago, I was about seven years old auditioning for my first musical, and show- The King and I. That marked the start of something brilliant in my life. According to my mother, I kept hounding her, asking her whether I got a part or not, and I did. As much as I’d like to say that that was the moment that I decided I wanted to be an actor, I can’t really say, because I still wanted to be a vet at that time, and through middle school. Skip forward five years to my (now) second favourite musical, Seussical. Probably the only show where I cried after the fact. The tears weren’t so much from the fact that it was over, but from the awesome people that I got to meet, most of them being seniors, sadly. However, it wasn’t the source of my realization. After the final performance of Beauty and the Beast, I spent a few hours that night talking to one of my friends who goes by “Fox”. I just kept telling him how much I didn’t believe that my time as part of this school’s theatre came to an end. He told me in different forms “to get over it”. One particularly striking thing that he told me that night after I told him he wasn’t helping me was “How am I supposed to help, Ava? Pat you on the head and say ‘it’ll be ok’? I mean, we all grow and age, Ava, and some things come to an end, but then again, your stubborn nature can get in the way of accepting these things”. He also suggested I should stab my hand with a fork, to which I replied “I don’t think that will help”. There’s this thing I like to refer to as a “Moirallegiance”, which is when two people are responsible for each other’s emotional well-being. Fox was serving as my “moirail”. While I doubt that Fox was being serious about the fork thing, he seriously did help calm me down. He had also told me how clinging to something will only make it hurt more when we decide it’s time to let it go further down the road. I’m not going to hold onto it as a means to keep me from moving on, but I’m not entirely letting go of it, either. As Dr. Seuss said, “Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.” And this is how I should’ve looked at that situation, but I found myself having a hard time accepting that it was all over. Either way, this was a beautiful thing I was a part of, and I’ll stick to theatre even after this year of school closes out. It might not seem obvious through the minor epiphanies (such as I want to become an actor), the big epiphany, brought to my attention by my friend is that I need to learn to accept change, even if it doesn't feel right. Hey, guys! It's me again! I'm telling you about a change of plans I had. This week I had a meeting with my Mentor and sponsor and they suggested that due to some potential problems with having auditions and scheduling. I'm scaling down my main thing from a performance consisting of 7 - 8 people down to requiring only 1 - 3 people.
Hey, guys. Last week was my final performance as part of the LHS Theatre. It's extremely bittersweet for me, because I'm happy to have been part of the theatre, but I don't want to leave it. Sometimes, it feels like only yesterday (when in reality, about 10 years ago) when I started theatre. Some rehearsals felt long, some felt arduous, but through all of it, it has been 100% worth the effort. I don't know how much of it all I would do again, but I know that if I could do at least one show again, I would.
Sadly, I think I've losing my voice over the course of the week, and... I kind of need it for tonight, tomorrow, and both Saturday Performances. Overall, it's been hard on my vocals. Thankfully, it got better by Saturday. The cast party Saturday was a mess for almost the entire cast emotionally, with me to start the rainstorm. I was trying to give my speech for my mother, and after the second or third sentence, I just... ultimately broke down. I mean, I know that my time was going to come, but I didn't think it would hit me *THAT* hard. This school's theatre takes up a huge chunk of my childhood, and to no longer have that is like a cruel, cruel reminder that my childhood is over. As stated in an earlier blog, the afterschool theatre is the inspiration for my passion. Whelp, that's it for this blog, check in again, because I actually have a week of auditions (*le gasp*!). Hey, Guys! This time, we're going over the types and terms used by guys in the LGBTQ+ Community! There are two major categories: Twink - A skinny gay guy with little to no body hair. Bear - A gay guy who has considerably more bulk and body hair than a twink. Not necessarily fat or muscle, though could be a combination of the two. Do not necessarily have to have body hair. Bears have different terms for members within the group: Bear Cub - A person who has the qualities of a bear, but usually do not look as mature as a bear does. Usually between 20's and 30's. Musclebear/Bull - A bear who's physically defining feature is their muscle mass; may or may not have body hair. Otter - In essence, an Otter is a twink who has body hair. Manatee - A person who has the traits of a bear, but does not identify as one. Panda (Bear) - A bear of Asian Descent Koala (Bear) - An Australian Bear Ursula - A lesbian bear Black Bear - Exactly what it says on the tin. Pocket Bear - A short bear. Teddy (Bear) - A bear who's face, torso, arms, legs, and back are covered in hair. Wolf - Leaner than a Bear, but bulkier than an Otter. Often times the dominant one in a partnership/relationship. Goldilocks - A straight girl who hangs out with bears. Daddy - A mature guy who goes after younger guys. Grizzly - A type of bear who has massive height, weight, or amount of body hair. Chaser - A Non-bear who is attracted to bears. Chub - A bear who more known for his rotundness, due to considerable weight. Polar Bear - A bear who has mostly white/gray hair. Bearforce 1, a dance group consisting of bears.
My favourite song in the entire album/rock opera/musical. It's a breather for the show after everything that Tommy has been put through at that point- which is his ((depending on the version) step-)father's death, acid tripping, physical abuse from his cousin, and sexual abuse from his uncle- that is desperately needed. This is a song where the Local Lad, and current/soon-to-be-former champ of pinball. This song is about the Local Lad expressing his awe over how a "deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball." Tommy, the eponymous character of the show, just "stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine, feelin' all the bumpers, always playin' clean." He also "Ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers and bells, don't see lights a-flashin', plays by sense of smell, always gets a replay", and the Local Lad "Never seen him fall". Because of how good Tommy is at Pinball, the Local Lad laments over the fact through this line: "I thought I was/the bally table king/but I just handed my pinball crown to him." Because of losing, the Local Lad quickly goes from adored by the entire audience to being loathed by him. While Tommy wins over their favour.
That's it for this blog, I'll see you next time! Hey, guys! I'm back with another report on my Dramaturgy! If you don't know what it is, refer to here. This blog post is merely to let you know that I have done the dramaturgy & recorded on a notebook app on my personal laptop. Using the report, I will be able to create an audition info sheet. Page 1 of the sheet is going to be the time, location, synopsis of the Act I'm doing for my project, and the characters. Page 2 is going to be the Themes & Conflicts of the act, culture, political & social climate at the time, fashion, gender roles, economy, etc.
The actual Dramaturgy report is highly detailed, and it kind of has walls of text. When I do the actual presentation, it's probably going to be more of a general overview. As for the auditions, the week after Beauty and the Beast, I will be holding "practice auditions". For those who were at the workshop back in November for Beauty and the Beast, it's probably going to be like that. We're just going to practice from different parts of the act. Then for the 1st & 2nd of April, before Spring Break, I will be having the actual auditions. Sorry, Freshmen and Sophomores, but the auditions is going to be almost entirely Junior-and-Senior-exclusive, even then it's by invite only. So, that's it for this post! I will see you all again in a day or two! Ta ta! I don't have much to say in the way of this song, but here are just some awesome performances related to Senbonzakura. Hey, guys! It's me again! It's a notice about what I have to do before I can start auditioning people for my project. I have to do this thing called "Dramaturgy". Dramaturgy is when a person, usually the director him-/herself, researches the plot of the play, research the social and political climate. They research the fashion of the era, they research gender roles (what men and women usually did in that time). The dramaturge (the person who researches the play) is responsible for providing the information of the background of the play.
It's imperative that the dramaturge makes sure that the information that (s)he is gathering is correct. For that, information could be triangulated (meaning you check for matching info from (at least) two other credible sources). So that's it for this post, I'll see ya next time! Hey guys! Can I just talk to you about this for a second? This dance is performed to Romeo and Cinderella, originally in Japanese by Hatsune Miku. I find this dance awesome as I hope to learn it completely and flawlessly. Not to mention that the song's awesome as well.
The opening lines in this song are "Please don't let our love turn out into a tragedy like it was for Juliet. Take me away into your arms. That's all I ask of you." The song itself is about a girl doing the do for the first time and the emotional turmoil that she goes through as a result. Her father hates her lover. She is just... shattered by what is happening. "" Hey, guys! It's time for another post! I'm going to be talking about my senior project, itself. In an earlier post, I mentioned there was a play that inspired My Fair Lady. This play is titled Pygmalion (Pig-mah-lee-uhn). If you have not seen My Fair Lady, I'll give you the plot of the play, as briefly as possible. This play starts with groups of people wandering the streets on a winter's day. The main character, Eliza Doolittle, is on the streets selling flowers when she meets these two men: Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering. She wants to work in/run a flower shop and asks Henry Higgins for help on her phonetics, so she can speak like a proper lady. He accepts her want for help as a bet with Col. Pickering saying that he can make her a lady in time for the Embassy Ball.
My project itself is taking part of Act III from page 64 to page 79/ (possibly originally) 85. This is when Higgins has Eliza come to Mrs. Higgins' house during her at-home day, while she has company over. This is a practice test to see if Eliza is ready for the Ball. If I take the project to past Mrs. Eynsford-Hill's exit, Henry and Pickering ask Henry's mother for her opinion on whether Eliza's ready or not. There are also two concerns I have with this section of the act. One concern is time. It may take up more time than I have. The other concern is when Henry and Pickering are talking over each other, getting louder and louder. That may become too much for the audience to bear. If I change it, I'll let you know. Hey, guys! It's me again. I'm gonna tell you about my personal favourite movie/book, Watership Down. However, I'm just going to give the opening to it.
The reason why there is nothing "aaawww" about Watership Down.
Have you ever had been doing something that you never thought you'd want to do as a career, but just enjoyed it greatly; then once you've been involved with that activity for some time, you start seriously considering it as a career? That's me with theatre. I started acting in third grade, however I wanted to be a veterinarian at the time; after getting into high school, I started seriously considering going into acting professionally my freshman year. The first time I was an assistant student director was during The Wiz, and that kept going for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Big: The Musical. And because of that, I'm going to direct parts of an act from the play that influenced My Fair Lady. P.s., though not my work, here's a one-act that my friend (and fellow actress) from Cherry Hill West was in: Lip Service.
Hey, guys! It's my first post on here! This post is about a song that's been on my mind for some time, especially when an English fandubber uploaded it within the past week. This song is (as shown on the thumbnail) called "Bad End Night". It's the first song in a series about a play that has different endings. In this case, the ending is the Bad∞End. The lead actress, Miku Hatsune, plays a young girl who is looking for a place to stay for a night. She comes across a mansion deep in the woods. She is greeted by the butler (Gakupo), maid (Gumi), master (Kaito), mistress (Meiko), doll twins (Len & Rin), and lady (Luka). The household invites her in for wine and everything turns to chaos. The girl takes a nap in the guest room, and sees that time has halted. The girl is working
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AuthorAlexjon Martinelli, actor extraordinaire. Learning to write his own plays as well as direct them. CategoriesArchives
April 2015
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