Theatre wise, they have already started breaking us down. Or me at least. My calf muscles are so sore and and my thighs burn everytime I move. I took the subway to and from class more than I should have this week. But I think I'm still just getting used to things. Like the fact that in the mornings the N train on the orange line does not stop at 28th street, it stops at 34th forcing you to have to run back to 27th to get to your class. Things like that.
Like night I went to the Harold Clurman Festival for the Arts. It's its second year. Last night was a discussion between these six or seven really big theatre/movie people. It was on different political and social problems of the time. It was pretty interesting. I did have a problem staying awake though. It was really hot in the room. I got to meet Wally Shawn. Whom I love. He is a really genius actor, comedian, playwright and he was at the discussion. As was Edward Albee, who it is probably arguable that he is the greatest living playwright in the world right now. Ellen Adler (Stella's daughter and mother of Tom who is the head of the studio) introduced everybody so it was cool that she was there.
Afterwards I saw Jason Little (Head of Student Affairs/Dean), do a one man version of Tale of Two Cities. It was set in modern day and Jason played a drag queen who was at his house getting ready for a show when a baby is put on his doorstep. In order to get the baby to stop crying he starts telling him this story. It was really good actually. I thought I wouldn't like it during the first 15 mins but it got really good. And there was also a scene where Jason's character took a bath to get ready for the show. Let's just say I saw some intimate parts of my dean that I wasn't prepared to see ever, let alone in the first week.
I was going to go see a movement piece that my ballet/movment teacher Steve directed but intsead I just slept in. I went to bed around three this morning and decided I would just wake up naturally. Apperantly 5 p.m. is natural to my body. Oh well. I needed the sleep.
Tomorrow my RA Tina is giving everyone hair makeovers. I'm contemplating getting eggplant highlights. I've always wanted to do a dark purple in my hair. I think it would look pretty.
I don't know if I mentioned it but Tina asked me to be president of the floor. Meaning, I have to organize different programs for the floor. I have two so far. I have the fact that each week we will watch America's Next Top Model together and then I made a chart where you can put like your fav model or who you think will be voted off next and other stuff. I also am planning a girly movie night. Where we watch movies that had an impact on our childhood. Secret Garden, Aladdin, Madaline things like that.
Tonight I'm going to try and get through Three Sisters, which is the scene for my scene study class I doing. I also have to read everyone else's plays. So maybe I'll read another one tonight. And hopefully get started on my paper for my Theatre Studies class. It's due Wednesday so I have some time and I also feel prepared about it.
So that's it for me. I'll try to write a little diddy on what I do each day so I don't get behind again. But frankly I can't remember what I've done.
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