Reading MelMel's journal

Well, my second last year of school has begun. I started on thursday. Not much else to say about that really. Unsure what to think. I was expecting a whole heapd of work and stuff...But that hasn't happened yet. I guess i'll just take it as it comes. Which im not overly pleased about.

I hate being left in the responding position. I wouldn't really call myself an agressive person, even though i may appear to be, but i do like to know what is happening in my life. I am a very calculating person, i am very rarely surprised about anything really. I think, i've been surprised about something in my life once.

But i dont know what to do when i cant calculate what will happen next. I can normally allow for every possible conclusion and sort out what to do next accordingly. Which is what i've done with school. At least i can draw few conclusions there. but yeah, i think i've already posted about this. and i do try not to double up on posts. but im sort of selfish here, if i post about the issue or theme or whatever twice it just means its a recurring thing for me. myeh, you don't have to read it. i use this site as a personal thing as well. alot of what i write has little benefit to anyone else, and i realise this, and i apologise, but this is the only place i write and i need it.

i went to see a musical type thing (well, it's really a song-cycle) friday night. "songs for a new world" it was...fantastic. completely took my breath away. one of my brothers friends Adrian was in it and he was superb. i'd only met him once before at a friends party and spoke to him for most of the night, him being the other other theatre nerd present. he raved all night, but i was still pretty skeptical. but the music was fantastic, the way it conveyed the emotion, and the vocal harmonies were simply exquisite.

lol, i wonder if adrian will read this. all he'd have to do is plug in his name and "songs for a new world into google and he'd get it. maybe i should stick the word "Review" in once or twice. review review, there we go. that's three. then he can wonder who the hell i am :)

but anyway, back to my rave-ing. there were four performers to girls, one blonde one brunette (too lazy to look up their names)and two guys, one adrian, and one...not. once again too lazy to look up names. anyway, without being predudiced, adrian and the brunette were the best. i felt that the blonde and the other guy didn't have as much expression. i dont think they were used to working in small spaces where the audience is right there in your face. i was seated front row centre and in the opening song the blonde looked at me and gave a little smile. now i know that im a shocking audience member as im literally studying and judging them. but i felt that was a bit unprofessional. but as i said, im shocking, i know have this terrible look on my face but its just that im in this state of intense concentration.

ok, back to analysis, the blonde had an excellent voice an expressive eyes. however the lighting wasn't fantastic so her face was in shadow alot of the time. and the make-up had not accounted for that either, her eyebrows needed to be darkened so we could see them more.

the brunette was...fantastic. her characters were quite simplistic but she was in character the moment she walked out on stage and she played them well. her voice was amazing and she launched into the emotional melodramatic parts with ease, yet somehow kept a real feeling to them. her expression was excellent as was her acting range.

the other guy, was good but as with the blonde i felt he was used to work in larger, less intimate theatres. he had a great jazz voice and i loved it, but he didnt seem to have much of a presence to me. he had small eyes which were good for his characters but didnt help with his expression, however he handled me looking at his eyes a lot better then the others. he was experianced and knew the value of gesture.

ok adrian. i seriously think he was the best. ok his characters were closer to his age and probably more relevant to him then the others were, but he played them rally well. his presence was great, you could feel him there. i have to say, he was pretty hot too. ;) his voice was excellent. very powerful. i dont think he needed the mic. he used the shonky low-budget lighting the best. he looked up and out so we could se his face yet also connected with the audience. however, i have to say we got some small smiles from him as well. but im more understanding about that when you know the audience members, but its still not desirable. but yeah, he was fabulous.

i just re-read this and am laughing at my use of adjectives.

what else is new in my life. not a whole heap really. i am going to see a production of Christopher Hamptons "Les Liasons Dangereuses" on Tuesday, should be good. i read the orginal by Laclos and a copy of Hamptons script and it looks pretty good.

well, thats todays drivel. hmm, i think i'm turning into a braindead. well not really a braindead, im just becoming selfish. i'll try to make my topics more beneficial to those who dont want to read my crappy posts.

-Mel

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