Throughout my four years of high school, I have made many decisions that have impacted my life, both positively and negatively. From deciding to push myself in academics or learning how to drive, each decision is important in its own right. Ever since freshman year, I have been a member of the Montour Musical as a member of stage crew. A lot has happened since the first time we opened the red curtain to perform How Sweet It Was. Because of my hard work and dedication, I made the decision to become the stage manager of this year’s musical, Young Frankenstein. At the end of my junior year, the members of the musical board host an after party for the cast and crew where awards are given out. It is an overall delightful experience where we get …show more content…
I needed to demonstrate responsibility, authority, and compassion if things were to go smoothly for the next show. If I declined the offer, who knows how stage crew would have turned out this year. It is an enormous feat managing 30 people, but it was a challenge I was willing to overcome. I’ve been participating in musical since freshman year, so by the time this year’s musical Young Frankenstein rolled around, I was confident enough to know what needed to be accomplished before our show opened at the end of April. Painting set, cutting wood, and directing members of stage crew gave me a sense that I was able to truly contribute to the musical by working behind the scenes. Now that my last musical has come and gone, I am whole-heartedly certain that the decision I made last year was the right one. I grew even more as a person, and realized that I can be a good leader if I deeply care about what I’m doing. Because of my decision, people looked up to me for guidance as I was able to become both a friend and a mentor to the people in stage crew. I made a lot of cherished memories through my days as stage crew manager that I probably would not have made if I didn’t take up the offer. I became more connected to the cast and directors like never before because of my role. By the end of it, we were as close as family. Even though becoming stage
Even if I didn’t make it, I don’t think anyone realizes what you learn when training in this profession. Musical theatre has allowed me to step up, commit to my work, become more confident and to have fun! You learn to become focused and pay more attention to detail. Building sets, reading scenes and learning music betters your communication and listening skills. All of these skills I have acquired over the last few years and I they are still helping me to grow. I think my biggest take away from this past summer is to become more confident as a person and in my work. Confidence is a big part of doing musical theatre. Some people having no confidence or a little too much. Trying to gain confidence has made me appreciate my body, the little things and what I do. I have already had many people come up to me at school and tell me that they’re loving my new glow confidence and love for myself. Overall, I see why people doubt the career, but they only consider the outside results. Musical theatre has made me the person I am today and I will never forget
On a Wednesday night I saw Texas State Theatre and Dance Department's performance of A Chorus Line. The main plot of the musical entails the audition of 17 dancers for several Broadway roles on the chorus line. However, during their auditions the director Zach asks for personal stories of each dancer's life. Though the plot of this musical is seemingly simple in its twist on the traditional audition, it explores themes that reveal the human experience, the search for individuality, and the sense of self.
Liz Meyrovich, 19, moved 3,000 miles away from the Portland, Oregon home she grew up in to attend Emerson College, one of Boston’s many prestigious performing arts schools. Unlike many other aspiring actors and actresses who move to Los Angeles straight out of high school and work in minimum wage service industry jobs while going on numerous auditions, Meyrovich decided that she would get a degree. She was a musical theatre major, hoping that a degree from Emerson would fuel her career as an actress. But one year and $32,000 later, she came to the realization that it wasn’t going to happen.
There were make-up stains on the countertops along with trash on the floor. Quite often expensive costumes and personal belongings were strewn about. A few others would stay after the show with me to help clean up. The abundance of lost items in the dressing rooms sparked my interest to create a “Lost and Found” area. The director told me she appreciated my dedication to keeping things neat and organized. When our Sunday show awards ceremony rolled around, I watched the same people accept awards again, thinking I would not receive one. To my surprise, I received a ribbon and an invitation to be a Student Director for the remainder of high school. For the rest of ‘The Great Gatsby’ and throughout our spring show ‘Legally Blonde’, I worked hand in hand with our director and choreographer. I was with my fellow actors from 3:30pm to sometimes as late as 10pm. We would eat dinner together, talk with each other and do our homework. The experience of working as a team (similar to being in a close-knit family) gave me a sense of belonging and acceptance while striving to put on a spectacular production. I finally found my niche. The drama department was a place where I could be myself without feeling judged by others. For ‘Legally Blonde’ they used my design on the billboards, t-shirts and programs. I was so proud of myself that my hobby, graphic design, became something useful. This helped further boost my self-esteem and
On March 31, I had the pleasure of seeing Hello Dolly at Mandeville High School. As a talented theater student at the school, I take the shows that are put on very seriously. Being involved in the show, helping make set pieces, and working at the box office brings light to me as an individual, every little helping hand counts. I want to make sure that my school represents theater in the best way possible. With this production put on, I am proud to say that I am a theater student at Mandeville High.
(Internet Broadway Database 2017, under Production Staff). Part of the role of stage manager is the administration of the stage management budge (Pallin 2000, 16). Organisation is required to keep the budget on track and to keep record of all transactions. Recording is an essential part of the stage manager’s role, noting transitions and scenography changes to express the vision of the director (ibid). Without this crucial skill, the production would be chaotic and unrefined. Organisation in relation to the stage manager role incorporates “…thinking ahead, anticipating…” (Fazio 2017, 11). For productions like Hello, Dolly! the stage manager must organise for understudies and be ready at a moment’s notice to figure out solutions to any production problems. As stage manager, Zaccardi is responsible for preserving the quality of the show as it continues its Broadway run (Music Jobs 2018, 1). This requires the stage manager to, as necessary, organise further rehearsals as well as to make sure that all changes and corrections are incorporated fluidly (Kincman 2017, 1-2). Organisation is required to make sure that all changes are kept up to date and that rehearsals do not conflict with production scheduling. Zaccardi would also have used his organisational skills for the management of cast and
Mundelein High School’s theatre is a place where the past lives on and where anything can happen. To begin with, in the scene shop and various other places in the auditorium , alumni’s names are written--everywhere. The names are usually followed by graduation years and small quotes. These names remind me that someday I will leave my mark and remember that Mundelein High School Theatre is where I got my start. Adding to that, there are endless possibilities on that stage. I can be (and have been) a ruthless officer and a toga-wearing pyromaniac. I could also build a secret garden, the home of nonconformists, and a lover’s balcony. Being someone who is the complete opposite of me and constructing fictional locations help me expres...
I have been involved with the Keene Lions Club for six years now; I have loved and enjoyed every moment of it. My first show being “Seussical the Musical,” I fell in love with what the Keene Lions Club does for great of our community. Since being part of the theatrics of the club with their annual shows, I have served as an ensemble member, audition accompanist, and keyboardist for the orchestra. No matter the experience or task given at hand, I have always felt welcomed by everyone’s encouraging personalities, and talents. When I first took part in the shows, I wasn’t sure what the ‘mission’ was, I just thought it was a really great ensemble that performs a new show each year. I soon learned that everyone in the show, as well as the audience
This was the first time I really had to act on stage and it was a challenge. Let me tell you that saying the word “so” to Kira Maddel’s standards is not easy, Sam, Lizzy, and Callen feel me on that. As for Maddy Cox’s Musical Island of Misfit Fairytales, I was upgraded from ensemble to pesant and was pumped about it.
The career that I chose was Performing Arts, more specifically, Musical Theatre. I would perform as a singer, dancer as well as an actress, gaining the title of a performer. My career in a small view is performing different plays and musicals for people and making everyone happy. I chose this career, because I love performing and I’ve always done some form of it through elementary school until now. I had always enjoyed singing and playing music, but when I performed in front of the student body in Play Production II, everything changed. I had learned that I loved acting and singing the same amount. I decided, if I could do one thing, I would perform in some sort of musical. It is important to understand
It’s a very rewarding feeling knowing you’ve helped someone who has been really struggling, and knowing that they trust you with their problems and that they know they can rely on you for assistance when they need it. Being involved with the musicals is some of the most fun i’ve had in my highschool career. I’ve always tried out for the highschool musical and always gotten a part, and just last year I helped the backstage crew of the middle school musical. Just being a part of it is what I like the most, being a single part in an entire production, and i’m the person who was best fit for that specific part. It makes me feel unique and different knowing that I was picked for that certain part. Last year I got my first actual lead as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard Of Oz. It had to have been the greatest experience of my life, I read my script any chance I could because I wanted to make this the best performance I have ever done, and I feel like I had
That year’s musical was “Legally Blond.” Everyone already new Andrea Salazar, last year’s stage manager, would be one of two lucky people. Because of my continuing commitment and dedication, Andrea spoke with the club’s director, Mr. Alloway, and recommended me to be her right hand man. I was honored to hear the great news and could hardly contain myself. I had an extremely high level of respect for both of them, therefore knowing that they trusted me with this position meant awful lot to me.
As a result, I joined stage crew. Through this club I met a network of people who shared my ardor to create something beautiful. This gave me a feeling of joy I had only felt from watching my father in the kitchen from the sidelines. The thrill of working together as a team to produce something almost magical, made me feel as though the universe was in my hands. I put my heart into stage crew because it was the first time I felt this magic first hand. Now, in my senior year, I am the Stage Manager and Vice President of the club. Without being surrounded by my family’s passion for music in my childhood, I could have never achieved anything I have on stage crew. And consequently, I never would have met all of the like-minded, inspiring friends that I have because of the
Mrs. Dudley directs children's theater at the Champaign Park District. She directs around five children’s musicals a year. She started performing in 4th grade at a speech contest and has been busy singing, acting, directing and performing ever since. I asked her about the differences between putting on a show with adult actors and putting on a children's production. She said there wasn’t much difference with her expectations, but some skill levels were different just because of the kid’s abilities.
Before I started Introduction to Theatre class, I had been only to a couple of plays in my life. Just in this semester I’ve been to about ten plays and have learned so much about the art of theatre. The information I retained from class will help out a lot in the future, but the most important part of this class was the shadowing experience of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With being able to get an inside look at this play during rehearsal and then going to see the performance was an incredible experience. By going to the rehearsal and then seeing the show, I was able to learn and understand more on how the theatre works. From there, I could understand the long process the actors and directors have to go through before the opening show happens.