It's been one of those weeks.
For some reason, this last week before break (finally!), everything is falling apart and I just want school to be OVER. I'm also starting to think the senioritis is starting to kick in hard. It's a struggle to complete pretty much anything right now, even things I want to do like update this blog and write for NaNoWriMo and get final projects finished... It's like my brain has just shut off and is on auto-pilot until Saturday. I'm not afraid to admit that. It's just the truth.
Be that as it may, I've seen a lot of really great performances in recent weeks. I continue to be mightily impressed by our production of Lysistrata here at Auburn. All my friends do such an incredible job up there, making bold choices, following through with them, making their audiences laugh night after night. Everyone's been really shining in rep class recently, as well, which is always lovely to see. It's so inspiring to be around people that make you want to do what they do, want to go into the practice room and just sing something, anything, to create. I really feel like our department is growing in such positive ways, and it almost makes me sad to leave at the end of the year. (Almost.)
I'm really proud of our student body in the theatre. I think we've all gotten to this place where we work as a well oiled machine. The freshman are wonderfully talented and have claimed their space in the mechanism with pride, the sophomores and juniors continue to do fantastic work to grow, and the seniors... well, we're the seniors xD I do like to believe we've set a pretty good tone for the year, though. I realized immediately upon coming to college that the seniors dictated pretty much everything in the way of atmosphere, and I hope that we've created a welcoming, enjoyable one for the year. I know I strive to do just that every day, to say Hi to someone I don't know very well or don't see very often. I just know that I was miserable freshman year, and I don't want our freshman this year to feel that way. And if that is the one thing I leave behind here, I would be more than okay with that.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that the idea of ensemble and atmosphere have become really prevalent themes in my life recently, and I understand and appreciate them both now more than ever. I'm grateful to have a wonderful ensemble and atmosphere in my life at the moment. I hope everyone else feels the same way.
2 school days until Thanksgiving, California and DISNEYLAND.
