1) This internship program is fantastic. If you are of college age and are eligible, I would highly recommend applying for a position. It is such a rarity to get a full time paid internship nowadays. And of course, if you are reading this blog and considering a LACAC internship --- well you should absolutely apply to A Noise Within. There are other opportunities available at ANW during the year, but my job is only offered in the summer (hopefully it will be available next year). Of course it's good to have programs on your radar early. At Arts Summit, I got to meet students who work at other arts organizations in the LA area through this program. Everyone I spoke to raved about their jobs. I am proud to be a part of a community of such passionate, interesting people. And especially happy that my home base is ANW!
2) Summer with Shakespeare started off with a bang! We've got a great group of kids who are eager to get up on their feet and spend the day exploring all different aspects of theater arts. Yesterday was the first day and they did acting, combat, movement, and team building activities. Today (the second day) they are learning an Elizabethan period dance piece
(how fitting) and more advanced elements of sword fighting. All of these different aspects are going to come together at the end of the session to create a really impressive final showing. I'm excited to see what part each student will be cast in for their scenes. Oh and I'm going to start taking some pictures of the kids to put up here -- look out for those!
3) Scholar's Society is tonight, and it sounds like such an amazing program. Unfortunately, I won't be able to stay and listen in, but there is an extremely knowledgeable professor coming to speak to the ANW scholars about Measure for Measure -- the first show of our 2010-2011 season!
4) OUR SEASON HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! Check out our website to get a full list of the plays. I actually had not read any of the plays before, but now I've already gotten through a few of them. Some of the other education interns and I have been doing a lot of work on the study guides for next season. We've been researching settings, words, themes, etc. to create really comprehensive guide for viewers, students, and curious internet browsers. I'm particularly interested in the controversies brought up in Measure for Measure in that Shakespeare - ever so craftily - doesn't provide concrete answers to the questions he brings up about sexual relations, religion, and honesty, to name a few. It's the kind of play that leaves the audience in conversation as they leave the theater. Which, if I do say so myself, isn't a bad quality at all.
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