Blog 14 - Independent Component 1

Literal

• A
• I, Iliana Solorzano, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 52 hours of work.
• B
• García, Risa Bramn. "21 Things That Make Casting Directors Happy in the Audition Room." Backstage Experts. Backstage.com. Web. 9 Oct. 2014.
• Kissel, Howard. "Stella Adler: The Art of Acting." Canada: Applause Books, 2000. Print.
• McGaw, Charles, Kenneth L. Stilson, Larry D. Clark. "Acting is Believing." 9th ed. Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. Print.
• Vaughn, Kimberly. "4 Steps for Memorizing Lines and Developing Character Simultaneously." Backstage.com. 2 Oct. 2014. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
• C
• To see my Senior Project Hours Log, click here, or click on the link that says "Senior Project Hours Log" on the right hand side of my blog.
• D
• My independent component consisted of me being in the winter production for drama club. We put on "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" by Don Zolidis. It was a really fun production with a really fun cast and we had amazing performances. I had to attend rehearsals and even put my own personal time aside for memorizing lines and rehearsing scenes with my scene partners.

Interpretive

• Most of my evidence consists of the days we actually performed the show in December. Most of my hours were spent in rehearsal which was very straightforward. Once we did our blocking, we just kept going over the show with and without tech. I wasn't able to take many pictures of rehearsal because we were all very busy rehearsing, but here are 3 that I was able to take and a couple that I was able to get from yearbook:

• My independent component has to do with my senior project because all of the research I have been doing I was able to use and implement into this component. It allowed me to experience and learn hands-on about everything I've been working on. It also helps me find my own personal answer to my own essential question because with every production I do, I need to build my own character/s.

Applied

• This component helped me understand the foundation of my topic because I was utilizing my topic hands-on. By being in this production, I was able to experience every aspect of what a theatre actress does such as character building, rehearsals, line-throughs, and a variety of other things. Throughout the entire process of this show, I learned a lot about my topic especially since I had all the research to add onto my experiences.