The West Side Experience
There is a reason we stay home, in bed, when we're sick. As obvious as the reason is, I didn't heed my better judgment when Neil and I went to see West Side Story at PCS a couple nights ago. I had already purchased the tickets, I really wanted to see the show and I really wanted to see the new PCS space.
But I was miserable the entire time. My nose was running, I was trying not to sneeze, I had to blow my nose when ever the audience would clap so I could hide the sound. I was hoping that the show would take me out of reality for a bit by mesmerizing me, but it didn't. Unfortunately, I just wasn't enchanted by it at all...in fact, I didn't buy into much of it, either.
I was surprised that the acting wasn't better...yes, there were a few actors who stuck out (in particular, Ivette Sosa, who played Anita), but for the most part I just didn't believe them and they didn't hold my attention...which left me to focus on how miserable I felt.
I think the reason that I focused on how lackluster the acting was for me, though, was not my trying to be a critic or even view the show with a critical eye, but it was me viewing it as an actor. I go to shows and I can't help but think, first of all, how I would do it (could I even do it) and, second, knowing a little about the work that is done as an actor, whether it's coming across. There are a few ways of "coming across" to decipher: is it believable, are you engrossed in the character and believe that the actor is coming from a truthful place? Or is the actor just "playing" what they are trying to convey? And that's what my experience was of most of the acting in West Side Story.
I would love to be in a production at PCS, but there's that part of me that worries that I'm not good enough, not trained enough, not experienced enough...but then there's also that part of me that knows that I have gotten some great training, particularly with Neal Corl, and I could handle it. Seeing a great many of the actors "play" their parts in West Side Story actually gave me some hope that I could perform at the equity level and that I should really give it a shot. Now I just have to figure out how to "get in"...
Love,
Aislinn
But I was miserable the entire time. My nose was running, I was trying not to sneeze, I had to blow my nose when ever the audience would clap so I could hide the sound. I was hoping that the show would take me out of reality for a bit by mesmerizing me, but it didn't. Unfortunately, I just wasn't enchanted by it at all...in fact, I didn't buy into much of it, either.
I was surprised that the acting wasn't better...yes, there were a few actors who stuck out (in particular, Ivette Sosa, who played Anita), but for the most part I just didn't believe them and they didn't hold my attention...which left me to focus on how miserable I felt.
I think the reason that I focused on how lackluster the acting was for me, though, was not my trying to be a critic or even view the show with a critical eye, but it was me viewing it as an actor. I go to shows and I can't help but think, first of all, how I would do it (could I even do it) and, second, knowing a little about the work that is done as an actor, whether it's coming across. There are a few ways of "coming across" to decipher: is it believable, are you engrossed in the character and believe that the actor is coming from a truthful place? Or is the actor just "playing" what they are trying to convey? And that's what my experience was of most of the acting in West Side Story.
I would love to be in a production at PCS, but there's that part of me that worries that I'm not good enough, not trained enough, not experienced enough...but then there's also that part of me that knows that I have gotten some great training, particularly with Neal Corl, and I could handle it. Seeing a great many of the actors "play" their parts in West Side Story actually gave me some hope that I could perform at the equity level and that I should really give it a shot. Now I just have to figure out how to "get in"...
Love,
Aislinn
posted by Aislinn at
10:30 AM
1 Comments:
ginger ,honey, coffe such hot things may help in sneezing nose . however if it stays there even after it or very common to you , get tested for nasal polyps
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