4/17/12 Journal

I didn't do a blog on Monday because of the program auditions.  I finished reading "A Streetcar Named Desire" over the weekend. From where I left off, I was in the middle of Scene 4, during Blanche's speech about how Stanley's behavior can be compared to an animal. She also says there is even something about him that would make her think he came right out of the stone age. Blanche shares her concern for her sister's well being with Mitch, but instead of giving her much advice, she admits that he likes her and wants to marry her. In Scene 7, Stanley tells Stella that he thinks she is lying to them about a number of things, including her past with men, which she had also lied to Stanley about. She had plenty of dates with men while staying at the hotel Flamingo, but they would stop seeing her after a few dates. Once Mitch found out about this, he decided that although he still wanted to be with her, he does not want to marry her. After this happens, Blanche is in her room, and Stanley comes in drunk, and begins to talk to her. At the end of Scene 10, he rapes her. In Scene 11, Blanche spends most of her time in the bath, but when she does have an encounter with the poker players, which is very uncomfortable. Blanche ends up leaving with the doctor, which leaves Stella devastated by the fact that she ruined her sister. The play ends with Stanley trying to comfort her/

4/4/12 Participation

Participation: 100

Today we continued to strike the set from the New Plays Festival. In the beginning, Christa, Brett, and I took the first job which was to put away all of the wood that was on the stage. Once we got that done, I helped Lindsay move some of the set pieces to Urinetown. On my way back from finishing that job, I saw that Zack needed help putting the projection screens onto a cart to bring to the trailers. I helped him move those, and then Imani, Ashley, and I went to the trailers to put the screens away. For the remainder of class, I helped rip spike tape off of the stage.

4/4/12 Journal

I am now on Scene 4 in A Streetcar Named Desire. At this point in the play, Blanche is very disappointed in Stella for coming back home and sleeping with Stanley after the fight that happened the night before. Stella tells Blanche that she is making a big deal out of nothing and that Stanley apologized for his outburst during the card game. She said that it is just how he is and sometimes when he gets really she is sometimes thrilled by it. Blanche sort of changes the subject after Stella makes that statement, but then ends up going back to the fact that Stella is married to a madman and how she needs to build up the strength to leave him because she is still young.

4/2/12 Participation

Participation: 100

On Monday in class, we had to do photo call, which is basically taking pictures of different parts of the play. Since I wasn't really in much of mainstage, I sat in class and worked on my oral defense. I will be showing the two teasers I have filmed, and I will talk about the small jobs I had picked up throughout mainstage.

4/2/12 Journal

I have to make up my Monday blog, so I will continue summarizing A Streetcar Named Desire from where I left off from the 4/3 blog. I am now on Scene 4. It is early in the morning and Stella is back in her apartment. Stella tells Blanche that Stanley has gone to get the car greased. Blanche begins to make a fuss about how worried she was for Stella. Stella tells Blanche that Stanley has an aggressive past, and even after their wedding when they came to their new apartment, he began to smash light bulbs.

4/3/12 Participation

Participation: 100

Today we got to meet Lacey, who is an alumni of the program and also Lindsay's older sister. She has just gotten back from London with Mason Gross. We got the chance to ask her any questions that we have that are theater related. We also got to see her perform one of her monologues. It was really interesting to get to talk to her, because she was part of Mrs. Aladren's class who she hand picked. After talking to Lacey, we started striking the set from Mainstage.

4/3/12 Journal

I have continued to read A Streetcar Named Desire. I am in the middle of Scene 3 right after Stanley's outburst on Stella. Stanley has finally calmed down, but now Mitch knows that Stella is pregnant. All of the men get out of the apartment as soon as they can. Stanley notices that Stella is gone, and begins to cry. She has gone to stay with Eunice, and Eunice sends messages through the wall saying that Stella will not come down.