1. What three lessons were most helpful for you to see, and why?
The classes I had selected were a bit similar to one another, but of course not all. Some common things I found that I think were helpful were tone, amount of information, and structure. First off, I think tone is the most important because there were presentations with good topics and had the potential of being entertaining but their voice and tone was dull or not intriguing that I started dozing off, which of course is not a good thing. Another was the amount of information. I enjoyed watching some passion inputted in their presentation but in few presentations there was either too much information, making it seem a bit too heavy for me or not enough information. Finally, the structure did make a difference because some students decided to have more than 1 activity and had it placed within their lectures which was good because it seems like forever just listening to them talk for over 30 minutes non stop.
2. List one thing that you learned about the senior project in interviews that will help you get off to a good start?
One thing they told me is to keep your mentor one check. It's okay to nag a bit only when they're not replying back to you. Also, try having more than just one mentor depending on your choice of topic because they might stop mentoring you out of nowhere.
3. What topic(s) are you considering, and why?
I was considering musical theatre production because I enjoy singing but I've recently gotten into acting so I decided to combine both. I want to direct a musical theatre because I enjoy seeing a creation come to life and especially when it deals with singing. But I enjoy musical theatre because it also includes dancing, costumes, hair, makeup, and becoming a different character! If I don't end up doing musical theatre then I will want to do either vocal performance or makeup artistry since I have an intense passion for singing and makeup.
4. What EQ do you think might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this? (Please don't worry about any sort of formula...we want this question to come from your genuine interest).
For musical theatre, I was thinking of asking "what is the best way for a director to have a successful show?" For vocal performance, I was thinking of "what is the best method for a singer to enhance/improve their performance vocal wise and visual wise?" I am very unsure about the makeup artistry one but it'll go along the lines of "what procedures are important for a makeup artist to have a satisfied client?"
5. What are some ideas you have about finding summer mentorship?
I am very connected to the Claremont Colleges and know one theatre program that works only during the summer and another one as well. One is pure Shakespeare shows and the other is children's musical theatre. Then, a person I know is the director of a musical theatre program and I've worked with her before and was incredibly satisfied with my work. Hopefully, she will be willing to help me.
