The performance

Hi everyone!

So on Thursday, it finally happened! The performance of " The Hair Monologues"! It was set to start at 8:30pm but of course nothing ran smoothly. We started about 15-20 minutes late. I arrived late bc I had to pick up the projector from CTS.Then we had to get everything ready. Fix the lighting, make sure the DVD ran properly with the projector, set up the chairs, etc. We were one around 8:10 or so but I was still being asked questions by the cast members about where to stand since we had to change some of the staging around with the chairs being out. However I thought everything was going to be ok until some asked " Where's Karla?" Karla is one of the cast members and at 8:14pm, she was still not there. I was about to pull my hair out.. so much for talking about hair... Karla did arrive around 8:25 or so, but my family was late. They got there for 8:45 or something like that. I should have know they would be late because my mother was one showing everyone how to get to Purchase and she is always late...... for everything.......

Dress Rehearsal or something like it

So I had a dress rehearsal yesterday in the Stood from 6pm-8. Well those were the scheduled times. Of course the usauls were late, by this time, it was an hour intot he rehearsal... I'm a little too ussed to it. however this dress rehearsal sucked becuase

1) there was no projector.. tech services denied my requests, and so I had no choice but to turn to CTS and the projector that I needed won't be here until Thursday ( the day of the show)

2) Whitson's is really crappy. The Stood itself reminds me of a basement that I have no desire to send a good amount in, but idk if ppl don't see the garbage in whitson's or no one cares but omg I'm bring hand sanitizer on Thursday... I'm not naming any names but the manger or the stood ( again no name naming) hasn't been much of a help. He's never there and when I call him ( bc I need answers and he is getting paid to do this) he acts as if I'm harassing him.. he doesn't doesn't want me to harass him bc I can do that.. anyway he said he would be there that Sunday to help me with the lights and stuff, but I get there and no manger..... luckily some guy with darker hair was able to help a little although he really didn't much about the light either..

3) one cast member was stuck somewhere and couldn't make it in time

4) why did another cast member ( the one that was an hr late) try to speed everything up, asked if another cast member could direct their sketch and then had the nerve to ask me when the show was ( that damn question)? When I said Thursday she informed that she had class.... I have never wanted smack someone so much in my life

Rehersals, Rehearsals, rehearsals

So this isn't as easy as I thought it would be... I mean the sketches are mostly improv, which saves me from having to literally go over lines.. and they are about 6 minutes long each which keeps me from having long rehearsals but I am still having rehearsal issues. My problem is with people not showing up with no explanation or coming late every time. I really don't know what to say about this. On one hand, I'm grateful that these students are part of the project and doing it for free but on the other hand, it's just like why can't you just be a little respectful and call or say that you can't make it when I send out the rehearsal dates... and if someone asks me about when the show is one more time ( April 22nd by the way :) when I have said it at every rehearsal and mentioned it in more than one email.... I'm going to scream!

Interviews and location

I'm officially excited because my senior project is becoming real! I have completed a majority of my interviews however I have 2 more people that I would like to interview Also I have given my self the cut off date of March 19th. I can't extend it for too long because " The Hair Monologues" will performed on April 22nd. It was going to be in the Co-op but that location is too small and it will now be in the Stood in Whitson's Hall.

P.S- it is sooo hard to find children to interview on film... ugh

Auditions

Hello Blog world!!!

So as you read last week I had my auditions. They were last Thursday and Friday. So.. no one showed up for Thursday. I forced my friends to come and I told an old roommate about it. Luckily she liked the idea of ” The Hair Monologues ” and she audition. The auditions still went well. It prepared me for the Friday auditions. I didn’t think anyone would show up but 3 people showed up!!! And I didn’t even know them!! ( ok I knew one, but still..). I will put the audition footage up once I take my lazy ass to the DMZ lab…

S.Skyers

I'm on my way!! .. I think

Original posting date: February 16, 2010

So I know it's been a while since I've posted anything.. sorry... Anyway my auditions are happening this week. This Thursday and Friday actually. I'm printing out my flyers today and my facebook event has already been been up since yesterday.I'm nervous. I think not many people will show up and then I'm feeling the pressure of doing this all in one semester.. like 2-3 months at this point. I'm also feeling stressed between senior project and two jobs,where one can lead to a future in the company if they like me enough.. I hope this all turns out well

For some reason, it's not letting me post my flyer on here. Maybe I will take a picture and post on here later..

I'm backk!!

Hello!!!

My name is Shante and I’m a 21 year old senior at a college in NY. I started this blog because it was an assignment. This blog is going to be tracking the process of my senior project. My senior project is called ” The Hair Monologues”. The set up is similar to ” The Vagina Monologues”, but it’s not about the V-jay jay nor about the hair down there! LOL. It’s about the hair up there! Yes we style it, teaase it, damage it. Everyone has a hair story and ” The Hair Monologues is there to reveal it!

I will post rehearsals photos and videos, my thoughts and maybe other things until the premiering night of THM ( yes I have an acronym, that’s what I do..). In the meantime, I have another blog that I have abandoned on the doorstep of blogspot. It’s called “Cookies and Cake”, if you would like to read it.

Thanks!

S. Skyers

P.S- I first created this blog on wordpress, but we didn't get along so I returned to blogspot, where blogging is simple.