These blogs are all about the Homestead Theatre Classes and their projects.
In the 6 years I have worked at Homestead I have witnessed many a Theatre Independent study. My first year here was filled with five seniors who produced The Nerd by Larry Shue. Of these students, one will be performing at Carnegie Hall next week, having graduated from Juilliard last spring. Another student graduated from the film school at … More Independent Study in Theatre
“The leap, not the step, so it makes the experience possible.” –Heiner Müller Every creative act involves the leap into the void. The Leap has to occur at the right moment and yet the time for the Leap is never prescribed. In the midst of a leap, there are no guarantees. To leap can often … More Passage from Anne Bogarts “A Director Prepares”
1. We learn to engage in a daily discipline. 2. We learn to find meaning in human experience. 3. We learn to connect to others. 4. Our imaginations are stimulated. 5. We learn to see adjacent possibilities. 6. We become more capable of dealing with complexity – because the arts capture more than facts. 7. … More GIFTS WE RECEIVE FROM THE ARTS
“Ready?!?!?! GO!” Screech, grunt, slap, crash. A chain drags across the ground. All common sounds as we set up for one act, carrying out our monumental set out from back shop. A monumental set it was: 5 pieces of scaffolding, two stack on top of the other to create doorways and the last sheeted with … More Ode to the Clock
To win a bet, Phileas Fogg and her acrobatic sidekick Passepartout must circle the globe and return to London inside of 80 days. Unknowingly pursued by a tireless detective convinced Fogg is a robber on the run, the fast-minded, fleet-footed pair traverse 4 continents and 3 oceans in a white-knuckled sprint. Homestead High School’s One … More Around the World in 80 Days in 40 Minutes
“Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” -Bertold Brecht
Originally posted on AFFECTIVE LIVING:
It’s 4 a.m. I’ve struggled for the last hour to go to sleep. But, I can’t. Yet again, I am tossing and turning, unable to shut down my brain. Why? Because I am stressed about my students. Really stressed. I’m so stressed that I can only think to write down…
Act Out 