My Day in Cincinnati
So..wanna hear about my Saturday?
For my THE 131: Acting class we had to go to the Cincinnati Zoo for an Animal Project we are doing where we observe and animal and then eventually turn it into a character. Cool huh!? Anywhen, we decided to make a whole day of it and go to the musical Company playing at the Play House. Also, I decided to drag Katherine with me, because we were allowed to bring people. Plus, she enjoys animals and musicals just as much as I do.
So, we left at 9. There were twelve of us and we all drove in a Miami U 12 seater van. We spent the car ride there singing and dancing to the radio. Good times..Shout! and YMCA..! We also had an ongoing conversation about bad perfume names, my favorites were Apathy and Hopeless by Calvin Klein. Lol. Anywhen..we got to the zoo around 10:45. We spent an hour and a half looking at various animals so that we could choose which ones to observe. We got to see the polar bears (adorable), lions, tigers, bears, zebras, giraffes, elephants, birds, penguins, MONKEYS!!! (which one of them tried to attack us), insects, we skipped the reptile and nocturnal animals house. (I don’t really like snakes or bats). Then we spent an hour and a half observing our animals. I chose the elephants and wow are they cool! They sway..like they are dancing to music. It’s neat! I LOVE animals so the zoo is pretty much my favorite place ever!
After the zoo we went to my professor’s husbands’ work. He builds sets for the Playhouse and other various Theatres around. Their warehouse is in this old huge roller skating rink and it was amazing! They build so much stuff that you wouldn’t even think, like chandeliers and huge ass civil war statues. They also have a huge room filled with tons of props. The guy said they have enough furniture/household items to fill around 17 houses and they also have tons and tons of clothes and shoes. Pretty cool! At this time they are getting ready for a show called Stone my Heart where they needed 28 dead bodies and they showed us how they made them and final products. It was cool yet also creepy as hell. But the whole experience was neato. (yes..I just used the word neato)
After that we went to the Art Museum, but we could only be there for 45 minutes before it closed. It was still cool though. My favorite painting was this one in the contemporary section. It reminded me of the 1,000 ships sailing from Greece to Troy in the Trojan War. (but that might be because I’m in some Greek classes now..) It was so fascinating though.
After the Museum we were going to go eat..and someone in my class locked the keys in the car. People were yelling and grumpy and it was not cool. I didn’t think it was that big of a deal..they were just worried because they didn’t know how our Prof would react. But she just laughed about it…and it was all good. We went to eat at a good Bar and Grill. I had grilled cheese and soup. Lol. Simple but good. And I was tempted by this really good looking chocolate cheesecake, but I held my stand. Sigh…I want desserts!!!! Moving on…
At 7:45 we had a talk with the ?assistant Director? ( I don’t really remember what she was) of the show were going to see that night. She told us a little about the director, show, set, and whatnot. The set of the show was really simple looking..just one scene with a piano..three benches..and a column. It was supposed to be a really sophisticated and elegant apartment. It was cool looking. The set cost $32,000 though. !! That’s like …two years of my college education. Anywhen..the show is Company and the director is really interesting. Instead of having an orchestra he has the actor’s play the instruments. It was really different but I liked it. Like, when they aren’t in the scene they will play (on stage) in the background..and sing from there too. Also, they will bring their instruments onto the set/into the scene. Sounds cool.
It started at 9 and went by rather quickly. I was really tired from having been on my feet all day and walking around, so I couldn’t fully enjoy it. But it was really good. The way he uses the relationship between the actors and the music was soo cool. Some of the actor’s were playing three different instruments. Some had to learn how to play an instrument they’ve never played before in just 5 weeks. Can you imagine having to sing, act, and play an instrument basically at the same time. My god!! Talk about stress. And the lead singer had a great voice. Really impressive. There is buzz that this production might make it to Broadway too, which is exciting. Oh…one thing I don’t get…It seems like you can’t go to a concert or show anymore without having a standing ovation. Like, it used to be something that was special and only given when something deserved it. But EVERYBODY does it now..ALL the time. I hate it! I mean..this show deserved one..but I’ve been to shows that have gotten them that didn’t. Just a random thought I had…
Anywhen..I had a great day! It was long and tireding..but absolutely fabulous! I did so much and got to get to know my classmates better. It made up for that one Saturday that I did nothing but watch movies all day. I don’t like lazy days..So, that was my Saturday..and now my Sunday consists of writing three papers and reading some books/articles. Great…sigh. Rock On..!!
For my THE 131: Acting class we had to go to the Cincinnati Zoo for an Animal Project we are doing where we observe and animal and then eventually turn it into a character. Cool huh!? Anywhen, we decided to make a whole day of it and go to the musical Company playing at the Play House. Also, I decided to drag Katherine with me, because we were allowed to bring people. Plus, she enjoys animals and musicals just as much as I do.
So, we left at 9. There were twelve of us and we all drove in a Miami U 12 seater van. We spent the car ride there singing and dancing to the radio. Good times..Shout! and YMCA..! We also had an ongoing conversation about bad perfume names, my favorites were Apathy and Hopeless by Calvin Klein. Lol. Anywhen..we got to the zoo around 10:45. We spent an hour and a half looking at various animals so that we could choose which ones to observe. We got to see the polar bears (adorable), lions, tigers, bears, zebras, giraffes, elephants, birds, penguins, MONKEYS!!! (which one of them tried to attack us), insects, we skipped the reptile and nocturnal animals house. (I don’t really like snakes or bats). Then we spent an hour and a half observing our animals. I chose the elephants and wow are they cool! They sway..like they are dancing to music. It’s neat! I LOVE animals so the zoo is pretty much my favorite place ever!
After the zoo we went to my professor’s husbands’ work. He builds sets for the Playhouse and other various Theatres around. Their warehouse is in this old huge roller skating rink and it was amazing! They build so much stuff that you wouldn’t even think, like chandeliers and huge ass civil war statues. They also have a huge room filled with tons of props. The guy said they have enough furniture/household items to fill around 17 houses and they also have tons and tons of clothes and shoes. Pretty cool! At this time they are getting ready for a show called Stone my Heart where they needed 28 dead bodies and they showed us how they made them and final products. It was cool yet also creepy as hell. But the whole experience was neato. (yes..I just used the word neato)
After that we went to the Art Museum, but we could only be there for 45 minutes before it closed. It was still cool though. My favorite painting was this one in the contemporary section. It reminded me of the 1,000 ships sailing from Greece to Troy in the Trojan War. (but that might be because I’m in some Greek classes now..) It was so fascinating though.
After the Museum we were going to go eat..and someone in my class locked the keys in the car. People were yelling and grumpy and it was not cool. I didn’t think it was that big of a deal..they were just worried because they didn’t know how our Prof would react. But she just laughed about it…and it was all good. We went to eat at a good Bar and Grill. I had grilled cheese and soup. Lol. Simple but good. And I was tempted by this really good looking chocolate cheesecake, but I held my stand. Sigh…I want desserts!!!! Moving on…
At 7:45 we had a talk with the ?assistant Director? ( I don’t really remember what she was) of the show were going to see that night. She told us a little about the director, show, set, and whatnot. The set of the show was really simple looking..just one scene with a piano..three benches..and a column. It was supposed to be a really sophisticated and elegant apartment. It was cool looking. The set cost $32,000 though. !! That’s like …two years of my college education. Anywhen..the show is Company and the director is really interesting. Instead of having an orchestra he has the actor’s play the instruments. It was really different but I liked it. Like, when they aren’t in the scene they will play (on stage) in the background..and sing from there too. Also, they will bring their instruments onto the set/into the scene. Sounds cool.
It started at 9 and went by rather quickly. I was really tired from having been on my feet all day and walking around, so I couldn’t fully enjoy it. But it was really good. The way he uses the relationship between the actors and the music was soo cool. Some of the actor’s were playing three different instruments. Some had to learn how to play an instrument they’ve never played before in just 5 weeks. Can you imagine having to sing, act, and play an instrument basically at the same time. My god!! Talk about stress. And the lead singer had a great voice. Really impressive. There is buzz that this production might make it to Broadway too, which is exciting. Oh…one thing I don’t get…It seems like you can’t go to a concert or show anymore without having a standing ovation. Like, it used to be something that was special and only given when something deserved it. But EVERYBODY does it now..ALL the time. I hate it! I mean..this show deserved one..but I’ve been to shows that have gotten them that didn’t. Just a random thought I had…
Anywhen..I had a great day! It was long and tireding..but absolutely fabulous! I did so much and got to get to know my classmates better. It made up for that one Saturday that I did nothing but watch movies all day. I don’t like lazy days..So, that was my Saturday..and now my Sunday consists of writing three papers and reading some books/articles. Great…sigh. Rock On..!!
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