See these two kids? Their names are Jordyn and Jason and they made my mentorship worth going to every day. They are my favorite kids in the world and I hate how I only get to see them during the summer. But they made my stay there much more enjoyable and I LOVE THEM WITH ALL MY HEART UGH KIDS ARE GREAT (most of the time).
1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered..
My mentor is Lisa Pettygrove and I will be volunteering in her musical theater program in La Verne for the whole year starting late August or early September. During the summer I helped her in her classes at El Roble (S.L.I.C.E. program). Her cell phone number is (909) 802-6504.
2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?
She has taught choir for years and is in charge of her own musical theater program. I met her through a summer program in El Roble called the S.L.I.C.E. program and she has had classes such as musical theater, ukulele, learning math through music, drumming and so forth. Though her forte is more in working with the younger kids, she is incredibly skilled with how a performance should look, how it should go and has been doing this for years.
3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.
How do you really make sure who's fit for a certain role?
How do you choose a show with the people you have? (clarified: with the people you have, how do you know which show to pick?)
Is it difficult to match up the choreography with the singing and amount of people you have?
4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
I believe patience is extremely important. The closer the day of the show is, the more stressed everyone gets. The director becomes more strict, people become more irritable, and it causes tension sometimes. Working with the musical theater group this summer again made me realize that it's extremely important for the actors, directors, tech people, and everyone included that you be patient, understanding and respectful to one another. Nothing's worse than a group who's falling apart just as we're supposed to become closer.
5. What is your senior project topic going to be? How did mentorship help you make your decision? Please explain.
My senior project topic is going to be musical theater. At first, I was extremely iffy if I wanted to do musical theater or just vocal performance. In fact, I was set on just doing vocal performance because of what I wanted to do with my independent components. It wasn't until my mentorship said that their show is going to be Aladdin that I was convinced to do musical theater. Either way, I love both and strive to do my best but I am set on doing musical theater as my senior topic.
