- What are you currently doing in your independent component?
Well, we're two weeks away from the opening of our play, "The Lady of the House". We are all kind of scrambling to get everything done in time. With costumes, make-up, hair, lighting, sound, OUR LINES, there is a bunch of stuff to do and not a lot of time left to do it. Even with rehearsing six hours a week, it doesn't seem like enough. I've worked closely with Mr. Hogan, our director, Gabriel Barreras, our stage manager, and the other actors. This is the first play from iPoly that has a wide range of actors, the one with the sea of lines (Natalie Najera-lead), to our ensemble cast. We are currently on our tech rehearsals and dress rehearsals that can run up to four hours a day. Regardless whether or not we think we're ready, we'll get it done. Onward to the four hour rehearsals!
Or we'll die trying.
- What is a recent piece of research (article, interview, or audio-visual) that have you reviewed you would say was significant in helping you understand where to go next in your senior topic?
It would have to be my mentorship at Chino Community Theatre. My mentor has been a director for decades and runs agent workshops. We had a two hour conversation on how to get into the professional acting business- how to get an agent, how to do my resume, skills you should have. It opened up another possibility I haven't considered researching for my senior topic.
- Provide evidence from your independent component or the piece of research as something you recently did.
One of the many rehearsals for Independent Component.
Act II Scene 1.
Photo curiosity of Teo Cristanto. (Thanks Teo!)
