More Midsummer!

Wonder what A Midsummer Night's Dream is all about?
The cast of Midsummer explains the plot most lucidly and eloquently in this trailer!


(NB: I have about 5 other posts started-all unrelated to Midsummer, I promise! :D But our director has charged us with the task to be as obnoxious and pushy marketers as we can in these next couple of weeks. So, in my defense I'm simply being an obedient actor and bugging you guys as well as I can. :) )

Drums, Faeries, & Magic

*drumroll*

Here is a teaser trailer for the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I've been rehearsing for!! They "premiered" it for us tonight at rehearsal, and then asked us to send it out to everyone we knew. Actually, they asked us to post it on our Facebook pages, but since I've sworn off of Facebook until I finish all my schoolwork... ... ...

I've decided to share it with ya'll!

(it looks prettier full-screen, so for optimal viewing satisfaction, we recommend full-screen)

The drum circle you see in the trailer is how we begin and end the show. It's wild, adrenaline-filled, and and absolutely magical.
And now you see what I've been sacrificing pie night for. :)

Thespianism Unleashed

Well, as college settles into the dull rhythms of ordinary life (read, I no longer need a schedule to find my next class), I have auditioned for a series of one act plays to be performed on campus. Callbacks were this evening, and the cast list goes up tomorrow. Sometime. Until then, I will be checking the bulletin board and my box approximately every 15 minutes when I'm not in class.

And then I will (hopefully) have lines to memorize in addition to all that reading. And the bug project (due next Monday). And our Algebra exam on the 28. And we haven't even had our paper assigned for seminar yet. Stress much! But very fun. Weekends are essential for college survival. Coffee, too. Lots and lots of lovely coffee....

Next semester, a group of students will also be putting on a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (which happens to be one of my favoritest). If I have the time and energy, I plan on auditioning for it as well.

The wonders, terrors, and glories of college life are just beginning!

How to Speak in Iambic Pentameter in 5 Easy Steps

1) Go for a 3.5 mile run on a hot summer day.
2) As soon as you get home, pant: "Get me to a shower!"
3) Run down the stairs to your shower
4) Turn on the coldest water possible, and
5) As it pours out of the fixture, let out a cold sigh of relief and begin to let your joy and thankfulness for the cold, cold water come out in the most epic language possible-it'll sound like Iambic Pentameter-results guaranteed! If it doesn't work-sue me.

It's the way Shakespeare was meant to be recited. :)