Finally, I took a small breath of relief as I left St. Joseph’s Villa this past week.\u00a0 At last, it seemed as if a (relatively) fully-casted show is going to be possible in the future.\u00a0 Thankfully, our main roles are being held down by students with intense enthusiasm for their roles.\u00a0 This week, Kristina asked for a copy of one of the scripts so that she could take it home and practice, and this request was repeated by a few more students.\u00a0 At this point, it is not only a base interest in the material that I am excited about, but there is actually some growing personal investment in these students.<\/p>\n
In my opinion, a large part of this growing interest lies in our commitment to helping the students understand the content of the play.\u00a0 It would be easy for us, and not so easy for the students, to hand them a packet, have them stand at the end of the stage, and read a series of words from which they can draw little to no meaning.\u00a0 Now, it seems as though the students are beginning to understand how their characters, and more specifically, their lines, contribute to the arc of the play and the kind of “morale of the story.”<\/p>\n
It seems as if our students have reverted from previously wishing for a roaring 20’s approach to our costume and have become growingly interested in the garb of the actual time.\u00a0 Again, I think this is the product of a growing interest in the play itself, and the students are beginning to feel less and less of a need to PRODUCE something entertaining during this process. Rather, they are becoming entertained by the genuine content of the play.<\/p>\n
In writing this, I fear that I am only speaking on account of a few students.\u00a0 Some students are certainly farther along than others and in my opinion, these last few weeks ought to be focused on some of the students out on the fringe.\u00a0 We have clearly piqued the interest of a few young men and women whom we have let run free with their enthusiasm.\u00a0 In the meantime, I’m worried we may have neglected quieter voices.\u00a0 For this reason, I hope that we create not only a sense of enthusiasm going into next week’s performance, but also a sense of teamwork and harmony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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