My Love for Theatre Essay

My love of mathematics began before my formal education started. My mother tells me that by age four, I was capable of basic addition and subtraction. She would use Skittles and M&Ms to illustrate her point, and I quickly picked up the concept. I excelled in mathematics through elementary and middle school, resulting in me being a year ahead of many other students. High school rolled around and I continued my rigorous math classes, ending with me earning credits in statistics and the…

the above position. I had the privilege of visiting American University last year. My visit was a wonderful experience and I am convinced I could contribute greatly to the education of the musical theatre students. For ten years I have coached musical theatre students in the university environment. My expertise is in vocal training in multiple musical theatre styles, including, legit, pop, jazz, musical theatre traditional and contemporary/pop. I utilize certain material within the classical…

This past weekend I took the opportunity by going to a play near me in Iowa City called Dancing Lessons. This play was shown at the Riverside Theatre. I’ve been to this theatre before, seeing Line of Descent when my teacher was one of the main roles. The first time I went to this theatre, I actually really enjoyed the feel of the theatre on how small it was. It had a good vibe for me right away, so I was excited to go back. When I first heard about this play, I didn’t think it was an actual show…

performing arts camps for the youth in metro Atlanta. The goal of the organization is to fill the community need of educating children in various aspects of live theatre as well as nurture their love for performance and production. As an assistant director for several consecutive summers, I worked closely with many distinguished theatre educators to provide an environment where children could further develop their social, intellectual, communication, and self-management skills. The participants…

aspiration Through my undergraduate studies in fine and performing arts at James Madison University and professional theatre experiences, I have a built a broad foundation that includes analyzing scripts, and communicating through drafting and model making. In my graduate studies, I would like to focus on developing my process for idea building and scenic design. • Tools • More specialized knowledge, refine knowledge • I am excited to learn, not only from the individualized attention of my…

Bombs blasting, people screaming, gums firing these are one of many thoughts going through my father’s head in his sleep. I was ten years old and during the night I tapped my father on his shoulder to wake him up this is when he grabbed me by the neck. I was confused and shook his arms yelling “Dad it’s me Samantha!” the look in his eyes when he realized what he was doing, he was so ashamed and hurt. For the rest of the night he didn’t go to sleep he stood up pacing all night he was upset at…

Theatre, Anthropology of Performance, Social Psychology, and Education Since I was young I have always aspired to become one thing in life: an actress. Whenever I would admit this to an inquiring adult the question that always followed was: “what kind of actress?” to which I would respond rather confusedly that I just wanted to be any type of actress, really— one that acts on Broadway or in movies. As I have grown older and evolved I have realized that this aspiration of mine has naturally…

and my entire life was derailed from the path it was on. I was removed from my school to endure chemotherapy, repeated kindergarten, and felt like an outsider at only the age of five. I was in remission within six weeks, and have been in remission for thirteen years now with minimal side effects. After everything that I endured cancer changed everything for me my academics, extracurriculars, and even my outlook on life. I started school as part of the Class of 2016, and the youngest in my…

the titular character in the yellow book as, “a kind of prefiguring type of himself,” (Wilde 93) save for one crucial difference—the title character of the yellow book is deathly afraid of mirrors. Yet, Gray has realized his absolute, ever-growing love for them. Gray spends hours peering at his own perfect reflection, and is absolutely enamored with his physical presence. This narcissistic obsession is another mark of corruption in Gray’s soul, and it is facilitated and shadowed by Gray’s…

the short story “The Jewelry” is based on a woman who is married to M. Lantin which she loves the theatre and false jewelry. M. Lantin being the happiest man to be with her beloved wife which she ended up dying due to pneumonia. My attitude toward M. Lantin starts of thinking of him being rude by the way he would act towards his wife she would invite him to attend the theatre with him but rejects going. Theatre and her false jewelry was what he disliked the most about her. Although I do admire…