Jacquelyn Long: On Presenting Professional Theatre

Monday, November 18 th , 2024. 5:51 PM. Confidence in my career/choice of major: 50% Song stuck in my head: Alexander by I Said Yes                    I am not even going to pretend to have written this immediately after I attended the load in. The timeline of these journal entries is all sorts of gunked up, and you know what? That's just fine. I'm totally and completely fine with that and not upset about it, not at all, not even a little bit. However, I will do my best to communicate what I thought and felt at that time. (This includes the confidence-o-meter.)                 In total, I attended three hours of A Beautiful Noise 's load in; 7 to 9 PM on Monday, October 7th, and 3 to 4 PM the following afternoon. Before I arrived, I had really no idea of what to expect. I was just excited to see the process of putting together something so complicated in such little time. And, o...

 Thursday, November 14 th , 2024. 2:26 PM. Confidence in my career/choice of major: 70% Song stuck in my head: Clean Slated State by The Altogether                     Walking out after the show on the 12th, my biggest takeaway was, "Hey, maybe musical theatre is awesome, actually?"                     I knew there was a high probability of me enjoying Some Like it Hot . I'm a big fan of tap dancing, jazz music, and the glitzy art deco aesthetics of the 1920/30s. There was no way I was going to dislike  the show. Plus, I'm a pretty easy person to entertain, generally. But there were several elements in the performance that I really oved .  How wonderful is it that I get to talk about it here, for a grade?                     The first thing I have to mention is how they adapted the original movi...

Friday, November 11 th , 2024. 1:04 PM. Confidence in my career/choice of major: 55% Song stuck in my head: Best Friend by Laufey                I have decided that trying to write something “good” and “worthwhile” and “up to my standards” is an exercise in futility. I am all but convinced that nothing I do will ever truly be good enough for myself. I can only strive for “done” at this point. Especially this week. With Urinetown coming to a close and other… current events… I’m feeling a little wiped. I hope you understand.                On Monday, I observed an hour of the load-in for Some Like it Hot. Jody escorted me and my classmates into the Palace Theatre through the stage door, which was a little spooky. My initial thought upon entering the theatre was that this load-in seemed to be slightly less chaotic than that of A Beautiful Noise. ...