Two first days of mentorship

On October 12th and 13th was the beginning production of Chino Community Theater Called "The Best Christmas Ever" and it was also the day they begin audition. I came on the 12th to ask Paul Larson,who was the director of this production, if he can be my mentor. I was afraid if he said no, since he didn't respond my e-mails that I have been sending for a while, but I still wanted to ask him in person because many people, that I talk to in the theater during the summer, told me that he was a great person to work with. So I went up to him before the audition began but turn out he actually knew me. I ask him how he knew me and he told me that some of the staff had told him about me when I came to the theater during the summer for acting class and for summer mentorship. I was surprise that some of the people I talk to during summer had told him about me. I ask if he can be my mentor and he said that he was gladly to do so. He told me I can get started by helping him with the audition on that day. He introduce me to his crew, who were helping him, and he appointed me to organize the audition forms for actors who wanted to try out. I was glad to do so.

The next day, Paul ask me to assist him during the second day of audition to see how the actors would try out in a audition. During the audition, He introduce his whole team to the actors who were trying out. But what caught me by surprise is that he introduce me to the actors and told them what I'll be doing here during the production. Not only that, he appoint me as the assistant producer, which I was very surprise. At the end of the audition, I thank him for letting me doing this and he told me that he is glad that I choose him as my mentor and he is hoping that I will fun of doing this, which I am.

Right now, I am helping out with whatever he needs me to do, but in the mean time, I am just observing him working with actors and see how he helping actors to practice better and improve there skills before the performance on December. I am looking forward of how this production will go and I am glad to be part of the team.

Helping out by organizing the audition forms for actors who wanted to try out.

My mentor gave me the script of the play to see what the play is about.

Observing my Mentor, Paul Larson, and his team looking over the audition forms and were choosing actors who were good enough to be in the play.

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

My working EQ is:

 "What types of techniques can an actor utilize for an entertaining and quality performance on stage?"

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.

My possible answer for my working EQ is:

• Able to utilize the body, the voice, and the psychological together as a key tool to perform significantly on stage.

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ? 


My important source would be Source # 8 a, b, and c, which is " Alexander Technique: An Acting Approach" by Sarah A. Baker. The reason why is because the article talks about how actors can deal with their body, vocal skill, their mind, and show how actors can use all three of them together to perform better on stage.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

My Mentor is Paul Larson, who is the director of the next Chino Community Theatre production called "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" ;which I will be helping with, and also the founder of the theatre. This mentorship is going to help me with my working EQ because I will be working with actors for a while. Which means I will get to see how they are able to practices roles in a short time and how they practice to be their characters by themselves or with other actors before they are ready to perform.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my  first independent component, I am planning on working with the drama team at i-Poly on a musical play called "Working". The drama team is planning to preform it on December and plan on taking it to the annual Fullerton Festival on March 2014 to compete against other drama teams throughout the state. I am actually in the play which I will be playing a small role in one scene doing a medium monologue. And also, I'm going to be one of the backup singers in a couple of scene of the show.  

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

What I'm pretty much going to do is take pictures on the days when I have rehearsal with the drama team and describe of what I have done and how much I have improve my role during that day. I will also help with whatever drama needs me to do when I am not rehearsing. 

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

What I am going to do is see what type of  acting technique I mostly use to practice for a role. I am also going to try different techniques to see which one helps me the most. This going to help me understand more of how I am able to do roles that can be hard to do in a short time and how actors are able to pull off a good performance on stage.

4.  Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your mentorship log and call it the independent component 1 log.

Independent Component 1 Log