march 9, 2007
shaking caesar
a group of us went to the ucla shakespeare reading & performance group's scene night this last week, which is where i first got my feet wet performing on the grand stages of ucla's dormitory rec rooms. i never knew i wanted to perform until i went to auditions for the shakespeare group and exploded.
the group's main tenet is one of inclusion, regardless of theatrical experience. if you want to perform, there'll be a role for you, even if it is citizen #3. there's also a tendency to take the bard's work and reinterpret it through different lens. so you can end up with the godfather's much ado or tap dancing hillbilly romeo & juliet.
all of this helps introduce regular people to shakespeare's work and to performing in general. i don't think i would have gotten into theater otherwise, which is saying a lot, since so much of what i currently do is theatrically based. nowadays, though, my interest is more in allowing the audience to be the star, as opposed to taking so much of the stage myself.
this helps explain my love of photography. it's my opportunity to draw you in and let you shine, regardless of where we are or what we're doing. because really, life magical exists in every moment. it's just up to us to tap into it and believe.
the group's main tenet is one of inclusion, regardless of theatrical experience. if you want to perform, there'll be a role for you, even if it is citizen #3. there's also a tendency to take the bard's work and reinterpret it through different lens. so you can end up with the godfather's much ado or tap dancing hillbilly romeo & juliet.
all of this helps introduce regular people to shakespeare's work and to performing in general. i don't think i would have gotten into theater otherwise, which is saying a lot, since so much of what i currently do is theatrically based. nowadays, though, my interest is more in allowing the audience to be the star, as opposed to taking so much of the stage myself.
this helps explain my love of photography. it's my opportunity to draw you in and let you shine, regardless of where we are or what we're doing. because really, life magical exists in every moment. it's just up to us to tap into it and believe.