Change of Heart Part I
The semester is coming to an end and I have spent the past three months as a Theatre major. Therefore, I should have an opinion on it. You know..whether I should stick with it or not. Well...I am having trouble forming my opinion. See..I love theatre I just don't like every aspect of it. I'm taking two Theatre classes right now and one lab.
I absolutely love my Acting class. I learn so many ointeresting things. Like, there is so much to acting than just pretending and plain acting. It just goes so much in depth..there's a lot to remember and a lot to deal with. Especially according to Boleslavsky (don't even ask). We do lots of fun things in this class too. I mean going to the Zoo, observing an animal for two hours, actually pretending to be that animal for 40 minutes (yes I'm talking on my hands and knees) and then eventually having to turn your animal into a character (in my case a shy 3rd grader) is fun! Having to stretch every class and being required to wear sweatpants is fun! Sure..some of the reading and writing assignments I'm not wild about. But still...It's great.
Then take my other theatre class- Script Analysis (kill me now!). I hate this class. I can not describe how much I hate ripping scripts down- action by action, forwards, conflicts, exposition, themes, motifs, my personal fav..imagery, blah blah blah blah blah . Don't get me wrong...I love reading plays and talking about them. But actually analyzing the scripts..to me this is not fun. It's tedious! At first it wasn't bad because the plays were actually funny and interesting to read ("Matt & Ben" and "Words, Words, Words" I would highly suggest reading) . Now they just suck (enter "Flyin' West"). I just don't want to write eleven page Argument Papers about the quality of the script. And David Ball can kiss my ass. (David Ball wrote the book which we have to base our analysises on)
Where was I? Oh yes..I do realize that with a BA in Theatre I will be able to do any part of theatre I want to do. I don't have to focus on just one thing. (thank god). And it's good that I can try so many different aspects of theatre here in college. I can already say that I don't want to have to do any research on any playwright ever again or analyze any scripts according to Ball anymore either. (although I guarentee I will be dealing with these the rest of my college career) I also realize that I may have to do things that I don't necessarily want to do when I get older and choose a career..but I just don't want to be stuck doing something I hate. And the question is..as a Theatre Major will I find something specific that I like well enough to do the rest of my life?
Don't get me wrong..I love theatre as a major..it's great. Yes..I'll probably most likely 99.9% stick with it. I mean..it's a heck of a lot better than Math Education . Maybe I am just having a little change of heart. Either that or my heart is leading me to... (to be continued)
Oh and one more thing...anyone who thinks Theatre majors have it easy. (which is BS) Come talk to me and I'll straighten you out!
I absolutely love my Acting class. I learn so many ointeresting things. Like, there is so much to acting than just pretending and plain acting. It just goes so much in depth..there's a lot to remember and a lot to deal with. Especially according to Boleslavsky (don't even ask). We do lots of fun things in this class too. I mean going to the Zoo, observing an animal for two hours, actually pretending to be that animal for 40 minutes (yes I'm talking on my hands and knees) and then eventually having to turn your animal into a character (in my case a shy 3rd grader) is fun! Having to stretch every class and being required to wear sweatpants is fun! Sure..some of the reading and writing assignments I'm not wild about. But still...It's great.
Then take my other theatre class- Script Analysis (kill me now!). I hate this class. I can not describe how much I hate ripping scripts down- action by action, forwards, conflicts, exposition, themes, motifs, my personal fav..imagery, blah blah blah blah blah . Don't get me wrong...I love reading plays and talking about them. But actually analyzing the scripts..to me this is not fun. It's tedious! At first it wasn't bad because the plays were actually funny and interesting to read ("Matt & Ben" and "Words, Words, Words" I would highly suggest reading) . Now they just suck (enter "Flyin' West"). I just don't want to write eleven page Argument Papers about the quality of the script. And David Ball can kiss my ass. (David Ball wrote the book which we have to base our analysises on)
Where was I? Oh yes..I do realize that with a BA in Theatre I will be able to do any part of theatre I want to do. I don't have to focus on just one thing. (thank god). And it's good that I can try so many different aspects of theatre here in college. I can already say that I don't want to have to do any research on any playwright ever again or analyze any scripts according to Ball anymore either. (although I guarentee I will be dealing with these the rest of my college career) I also realize that I may have to do things that I don't necessarily want to do when I get older and choose a career..but I just don't want to be stuck doing something I hate. And the question is..as a Theatre Major will I find something specific that I like well enough to do the rest of my life?
Don't get me wrong..I love theatre as a major..it's great. Yes..I'll probably most likely 99.9% stick with it. I mean..it's a heck of a lot better than Math Education . Maybe I am just having a little change of heart. Either that or my heart is leading me to... (to be continued)
Oh and one more thing...anyone who thinks Theatre majors have it easy. (which is BS) Come talk to me and I'll straighten you out!
posted by Marissa @ 3:00 PM
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