So today I met up with Massiel and Mark and we actually choreographed the fight scene for my Asian movie parody. =) Yay! I can't believe we actually got it done. We were able to stick to the plot, put in some funny elements, and throw each other around quite a bit. I end up on the floor a lot, lol But I do hold up quite well as Aya. =)
I wish Rab, Mark, and Hong Ju were there so we could actually practice the scene in its entirety. And we realized we need large and/or strong people to help us pull off some of the stunts because we don't have cables. =) And although we've secured Massiel's old school as our location, we might be able to use our own if I ask nicely.
Massiel was dressed in a Qing-Jao-like dress (although she did have her ROFLMAO shirt on...) and she said the pants I was wearing looked like Aya pants. How great it is to be in character!
We've also started the Twelfth Night script. I'll need to start looking over the Strawberry script again.
5/26/07
5/9/07
making things up!
pictures from the kean performance of strawberry! thanks, massiel! (and for some parts, marguz for taking the pics and marton for not making weird faces, thank goodness)
today i was mentioned in the star ledger because of the play. aw, i feel warm and fuzzy inside. praise the Lord for my win! also, tidbits of my reflections on the whole thing might be in the playwrights theatre new jersey's e-newsletter. =)
massiel and i have done a lot today for the literary magazine. we harassed tons of people for their art, short stories, essays, etc. and we already have a few submissions! =D a lot of people promised to have things tomorrow, and if they all come through we'll have a ton of stuff! i'm so excited. i even made us an email address, mahsliterarymag@yahoo.com i already have something to submit ("Slumber"), but i'm also trying to write something new specifically for the magazine. i have a lot of writing to do!
i'm also going to write a plot for our mock trial fundraiser. i suggested having a murder mystery dinner show, and if we're successful, to possibly follow it up with a literal mock trial. we're all going to act in it and such, and we'll have to get food or some sort of refreshments. i hope i can get everyone's input. the members i told so far all liked the idea, so this will be exciting. also, my best friend martón said he would help and we always thought he would be a charming addition to our team. yay! it's not him joining, but yay it'll be fun. =)
and this isn't directly arts related, but i'm going through a personal change right now and i know it'll impact my work. so let this be the official documentation for the cause of any change. =P
and i have APs for the next two weeks, including my English Lanaguage (Writing) test. =O
massiel and i have done a lot today for the literary magazine. we harassed tons of people for their art, short stories, essays, etc. and we already have a few submissions! =D a lot of people promised to have things tomorrow, and if they all come through we'll have a ton of stuff! i'm so excited. i even made us an email address, mahsliterarymag@yahoo.com i already have something to submit ("Slumber"), but i'm also trying to write something new specifically for the magazine. i have a lot of writing to do!
i'm also going to write a plot for our mock trial fundraiser. i suggested having a murder mystery dinner show, and if we're successful, to possibly follow it up with a literal mock trial. we're all going to act in it and such, and we'll have to get food or some sort of refreshments. i hope i can get everyone's input. the members i told so far all liked the idea, so this will be exciting. also, my best friend martón said he would help and we always thought he would be a charming addition to our team. yay! it's not him joining, but yay it'll be fun. =)
and this isn't directly arts related, but i'm going through a personal change right now and i know it'll impact my work. so let this be the official documentation for the cause of any change. =P
and i have APs for the next two weeks, including my English Lanaguage (Writing) test. =O
5/1/07
First Post! And more importantly, documentation of the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival
As Miss Smith recommended, I will make a blog to document my creative arts activities.
I am director of our amateur acting company, The Rudesby Algorithm (hence radirector--R.A. director.) I also act in plays, and movies with extremely low budgets. I admit, I've written most of the things I've acted in, and maybe I'll post bits of screenplays and such. So yeah, a lot of the posts here will have to do with our company's endeavors.
My sister blog is run by our producer Massiel at http://www.raproducer.blogspot.com
Today me and all my best friends went to the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival to see my play The Not-So-Lovely Tale of Strawberry Fructose! I was one of five high school division winners of the Young Playwrights Contest. The other plays were really good too, especially Constantine Lignos's Apotheosis. My play was well-received, and the actors were so amazing, especially Ben Clawson as Johnny and the Dog, Diane Limon as Maeve, Paul Reisman (!!!) as the Lion and Mr. Fructose, and Erikka Walsh as the Wicked Witch of the Unspecified Direction. And I realized how skilled my director, Michael-David Gordon was when I saw the finished product. I was absolutely delighted!
Me and my classmates plan to put on our own production of Strawberry by converting one of our teacher's classrooms into "Zen Theatre." Here's the cast:
Narrator - Mark L.
Mr. Fructose - Angie
Mrs. Fructose - Jennie
Wicked Witch of the Unspecified Direction - Michelle
Strawberry Fructose - Moi
Dog - John C.
Johnny - Joelle
Bird - Mark D.
Maeve - Amanda P.
Lion - Tony/Massiel
It's a good cast and I think we have potential to make our production even better. It will take work, but we can definitely do it. It will be difficult with Gordon's version setting the bar very high, and I will do my best. My version will obviously be much closer to my vision of the story, but frankly, Gordon's version made me realize how colorful the story could be (it's actually much tamer in my mind) and I may liven it up a bit.
I'm considering submitting "The Not-So-Lovely Tale of Strawberry Fructose", as in the original story, to the Literary Magazine since there's so much interest in it. The editors are all right with the idea (then again the editors are me and Miss Producer), but I'm going to check with Mr. O'Shaughnessy who is our advisor.
I'm also supposed to be shooting my Asian parody movie soon, but our leading man is not as inspired to do it, and we're all having schedule difficulties. I really want to do it, but I'll have to bend space and time to get everything done. Leading man says he'll do the movie for me anyway, and suggests that we just "make movies!" and he wants to make music videos. It's a novel idea and I'd love to do it, but I'd like to actually finish this project first.
Anyway, it's been a fabulous day overall! It's so rewarding and beautiful to see your work come to life. I really really loved it and I slightly felt guilty for being a fan of the performance, haha. The actors and all other people involved were so great, they made me fall back in love with something I came up with three years ago and got bored with.
I am director of our amateur acting company, The Rudesby Algorithm (hence radirector--R.A. director.) I also act in plays, and movies with extremely low budgets. I admit, I've written most of the things I've acted in, and maybe I'll post bits of screenplays and such. So yeah, a lot of the posts here will have to do with our company's endeavors.
My sister blog is run by our producer Massiel at http://www.raproducer.blogspot.com
Today me and all my best friends went to the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival to see my play The Not-So-Lovely Tale of Strawberry Fructose! I was one of five high school division winners of the Young Playwrights Contest. The other plays were really good too, especially Constantine Lignos's Apotheosis. My play was well-received, and the actors were so amazing, especially Ben Clawson as Johnny and the Dog, Diane Limon as Maeve, Paul Reisman (!!!) as the Lion and Mr. Fructose, and Erikka Walsh as the Wicked Witch of the Unspecified Direction. And I realized how skilled my director, Michael-David Gordon was when I saw the finished product. I was absolutely delighted!
Me and my classmates plan to put on our own production of Strawberry by converting one of our teacher's classrooms into "Zen Theatre." Here's the cast:
Narrator - Mark L.
Mr. Fructose - Angie
Mrs. Fructose - Jennie
Wicked Witch of the Unspecified Direction - Michelle
Strawberry Fructose - Moi
Dog - John C.
Johnny - Joelle
Bird - Mark D.
Maeve - Amanda P.
Lion - Tony/Massiel
It's a good cast and I think we have potential to make our production even better. It will take work, but we can definitely do it. It will be difficult with Gordon's version setting the bar very high, and I will do my best. My version will obviously be much closer to my vision of the story, but frankly, Gordon's version made me realize how colorful the story could be (it's actually much tamer in my mind) and I may liven it up a bit.
I'm considering submitting "The Not-So-Lovely Tale of Strawberry Fructose", as in the original story, to the Literary Magazine since there's so much interest in it. The editors are all right with the idea (then again the editors are me and Miss Producer), but I'm going to check with Mr. O'Shaughnessy who is our advisor.
I'm also supposed to be shooting my Asian parody movie soon, but our leading man is not as inspired to do it, and we're all having schedule difficulties. I really want to do it, but I'll have to bend space and time to get everything done. Leading man says he'll do the movie for me anyway, and suggests that we just "make movies!" and he wants to make music videos. It's a novel idea and I'd love to do it, but I'd like to actually finish this project first.
Anyway, it's been a fabulous day overall! It's so rewarding and beautiful to see your work come to life. I really really loved it and I slightly felt guilty for being a fan of the performance, haha. The actors and all other people involved were so great, they made me fall back in love with something I came up with three years ago and got bored with.
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