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I wrote this thing. Did I steal that title from somewhere? I dunno, maybe. Whatever. Some details falsified to preserve anonymity.
- Little galen,
Get ready, bud. I know James and Laura have been talking up theatre camp for a while, but as you approach your first-ever session, you have no idea what awaits. When you arrive for the first time at theatre camp, you will be struck by an overwhelming sense of wonder. After five summers and five plays, this phenomenon persists.
True is it that you will be technically trained as an actor, gradually gaining familiarity with projection, enunciation, and the like; but perhaps more importantly, you will be led into adulthood. For most of your life thus far, you have been taken care of: awakened, fed, guided. Here, though, you'll be introduced to self-management; your work ethic will be developed; you'll come to appreciate criticism rather than resent it. In short, you will make your way to maturity, and be forever changed. Good luck, have fun.
galen
swedishbadgergirl · 1242 days ago · link ·
I went to camp when I was twelve to! Which is worth mentioning 'cuz it was an American camp and that is the only camp I've been to. Also writing a letter to me at twelve is what I have been doing for the past week since I visited the city I used to live in in the US. I suppose you are at camp now? I have a theater production going on but right now I am immensly annoyed by it. Which is partly for justified reasons and partly for childish ones. Anyway, take care both present galen abd past one.
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swedishbadgergirl · 1239 days ago · link ·
That sounds intense. I have only done long spread out productions.
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swedishbadgergirl · 1238 days ago · link ·
I love shakespeare! I once did a very hilarious and self-referencial play about a theatre group preforming romeo and juliette and another very self referencial play about a group playing shakespear and then someone getting killed. And titania is my favorite role ever. EVER. This year however we are doing a terrible play. Terrible. It is about the towns history and yay for that but eugh! The play starts with a rape scene and the person chosen to play the rapist CONSTANTLY checks all the teenaged girls out. LIKE CONSTANTLY. And every woman in the entire cast looks away when we do that scene because the girl playing against him is like 19 and he is like 60 or something. Ugh. Also once when I came in he hugged me from behind. And I had to restrain myself to not fuckin' kill him. With a ton of force.
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I've seen a couple different productions with that same performers-become-the-characters premise, lol. It's surprisingly common! (Personally, my favorite roles are Prospero and Coriolanus, but Titannia's great.) As for the play you're working on, that sounds just awful. Sorry to hear that you have to endure it.
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swedishbadgergirl · 1236 days ago · link ·
Thank you. The play was more about a diva actror being killed and averyone agreeing he was a dick and everyone had a motive. Written by my current director. She is such a boss, amazing woman.