Tuesday, September 11, 2012

So I decided to try to write a journal based on my experiences in coming to Chicago, my work as an actor/theater artist/ my M.F.A work in DePaul, and anything else I feel like writing about at that given day.

Today being the second day of "real" classes (not counting last week W-F schedule, which consists of meeting professors and all that fun stuff). So, I'll try to recap everything.

First off, let me say, that DePaul so far seems like it is going to be an amazing experience, and I already love my M.F.A class of '15. I could go into bigger detail on why I love it, but I'll try to keep it short. Basically, my feeling of DePaul, they care about the art, they care that you are getting what you paying for, they care about your success's and your failures, and they care about you.

The Fall Quarter Classes
I'm taking two movement classes, Yoga, and Feldenkrais. Yoga is pretty self explanatory, but I urge you to check on what Feldenkrais is. It's an amazingly cool subject, of teaching oneself to learn how to move, and erase any bad habits you may have. Figure out how you move, why you move that way, and learning a different way to move.

One Acting Class- Which We haven't done much on it yet. So I'll keep you informed. So far we talked about being neutral, and we practiced it by sitting in a chair in front of  people and just sitting there for two minutes. Fun. Intriguing really. We actually got a surprise from a non-actor popping in the room because he thought he had class in there. Long story short, he was a lot better at being neutral, then us worry-prone wanting to be perfect, actors. Well, to me anyway.

Improv Class- If you know me, you know I've done improv for a while now, and I can't wait to learn more things!

Voice Class- So far we've learned about our voice and some bad habits.

MFA workshop- This is kinda hard to explain. Basically we do things that enhance our theater artistry. I'll leave it at that until I have my first post about it.

And some class that I can't think of the name of but an important Class! We talk about the history of theater, theater going on in chicago, how it all relates.

And thats it! I'll try to keep you updated for my records and for anyone following who stumbles upon this.

Living in chicago for a week and a day!

Zach