Monday, March 26, 2007
Spring Break!!!!
YAY!!! Today is the first official day of our spring break and my plans include housework, homework and work - the three works. Even though I haven't made any extravagant plans to join my fellow college students in a trek to sun and fun, I am looking forward to a week of no classes and having time to get caught up on my never-ending to-do lists. I probably could have taken the week off from working at the college, but my advisor is in crisis mode. The season brochure for next the school year is due in three weeks. The student who was slated to complete the brochure for her senior project has not followed through; so, as a result the project was pulled and it is back in the advisor's lap and I've been called upon to help. On my agenda for the beginning of this week will be reading plays and writing "creative" descriptions for the brochure. UGH!! I am not a "creative" writer, I am a technical writer -- give me a policy or a manual to write any day. In fact, during my earlier advising sessions my advisor threatened me with actually making it a requirement that I take A CREATIVE WRITING CLASS!!!! I managed to worm a "Mass Media Writing" class out of her.... whew! Well, the scripts are calling so I had better get reading.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Rain make snow go bye-bye
The rain yesterday sure make the day dreary until I thought of the above line. That coupled with high-40 to mid-50 degree weather that's predicted for the next several days should be a sure indicator of spring..... right? I realize I live in Wisconsin and know that anything is possible (like snow the first weekend in May), but I'm clinging to the hope that the trees will soon be budding. I'm done with winter.
This weekend is the DanceScapes concert at the college and I'm working the costume running crew. Of course with all the dance pieces there are lots of costume changes, but I have to say the dancers are fairly self-sufficient. I would say the largest part of our job, besides doing the laundry, is helping during the quick changes and being around to hand them a safety pin, bobby pin, or a hair tie when it's needed to solve "a crisis." This afternoon is the last rehearsal and then there are three performances. After this, I'll have all my practicums finished, except for Dramaturg. I'll be starting that late this semester and it'll continue until the performance which will be in October (I think). To be honest, I wasn't quite sure what a dramaturg did. I'm told "research." After just completing a quick 'google,' I came across this definition: Dramaturg - One who studies a play to interpret it for a company of actors, answering questions about the text, the language, the period, the manners and mores of the characters, the clothing, and the customs. It actually sounds like an interesting job....
This weekend is the DanceScapes concert at the college and I'm working the costume running crew. Of course with all the dance pieces there are lots of costume changes, but I have to say the dancers are fairly self-sufficient. I would say the largest part of our job, besides doing the laundry, is helping during the quick changes and being around to hand them a safety pin, bobby pin, or a hair tie when it's needed to solve "a crisis." This afternoon is the last rehearsal and then there are three performances. After this, I'll have all my practicums finished, except for Dramaturg. I'll be starting that late this semester and it'll continue until the performance which will be in October (I think). To be honest, I wasn't quite sure what a dramaturg did. I'm told "research." After just completing a quick 'google,' I came across this definition: Dramaturg - One who studies a play to interpret it for a company of actors, answering questions about the text, the language, the period, the manners and mores of the characters, the clothing, and the customs. It actually sounds like an interesting job....