Saturday, October 16, 2004
Not only was it a ghost, but a "sad" ghost too
Theatre, everyone, is great. It's hard to explain the rush of adrenaline you get before walking onstage for your first cue opening night, and I think it's that feeling that makes people like me want to keep doing it. What does this have to do with anything, you ask?
Easy. Ya see, Benedictine is putting on their production of Women of Troy on during this week, and I'm in it. Yes, I'm only in it in a really minor way (my character, "Guard 1", not only doesn't have a proper name but doesn't have more than four lines), but it's still exciting to be involved in something as fun as a play. Plus, no matter what role size you get, that rush of adrenaline always comes along right on cue.
Small shift of gears here, because I want to talk about how high school and college productions are so different. High school productions always seemed kinda amateurish, because with limited high school budgets, large elaborate productions weren't really an option. Collegiate productions are definately something else entirely; because of their much larger productions, professional-level theare can be approached. Mood lighting. Believable sound effects. Spectacular stage effects. The difference just has to be seen to be believed.
While in the midst of the BC fall production, I also got a chance to audition for the 'radio play' planning to be put on around Haloween. Auditioning for a radio play was something I'd never done before, and the experience was interesting, to say the least. Voice acting is the name of the game here, so being able to speak well and believeably is emphasised a lot more than it usually is normal acting. The only vehicle radio plays use to deliver content is sound, so it has to be as perfect as humanly possible. Oh, and I also got to moan like a sad ghost, as well as scream like a monkey.
- Paul
Easy. Ya see, Benedictine is putting on their production of Women of Troy on during this week, and I'm in it. Yes, I'm only in it in a really minor way (my character, "Guard 1", not only doesn't have a proper name but doesn't have more than four lines), but it's still exciting to be involved in something as fun as a play. Plus, no matter what role size you get, that rush of adrenaline always comes along right on cue.
Small shift of gears here, because I want to talk about how high school and college productions are so different. High school productions always seemed kinda amateurish, because with limited high school budgets, large elaborate productions weren't really an option. Collegiate productions are definately something else entirely; because of their much larger productions, professional-level theare can be approached. Mood lighting. Believable sound effects. Spectacular stage effects. The difference just has to be seen to be believed.
While in the midst of the BC fall production, I also got a chance to audition for the 'radio play' planning to be put on around Haloween. Auditioning for a radio play was something I'd never done before, and the experience was interesting, to say the least. Voice acting is the name of the game here, so being able to speak well and believeably is emphasised a lot more than it usually is normal acting. The only vehicle radio plays use to deliver content is sound, so it has to be as perfect as humanly possible. Oh, and I also got to moan like a sad ghost, as well as scream like a monkey.
- Paul
oh pauly you are so random my friend!! we love ya bunches! ~the girlies in savannah~ (pitzy & karly)
# posted by 
: 11:10 AM
: 11:10 AM Hey Paul! Glad to hear your having fun in theatre. Just one thing... What exactly does the moaning of a sad ghost sound like?
Nice Job, Paul! I wish I had time to participate in a play at CU, but I'm an engineering student who's double majoring...like I'll ever have time to do a play. You should put pictures in your blog...I'd love to see what you've been up to.
