I don't usually tell people to see a certain musical or a play because I would hate to see them spend X amount of dollars on tickets and then not like the show. HOWEVER, this past Saturday, my Aunt took me to see the Broadway musical, Next to Normal.
Next to Normal was, by far, one of the greatest shows I have ever seen. It's score is incredible, with a hint of rock that keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout the entire show. Not only does the cast captivate you with their incredible voices, the simplicity and the complexity of the set allows your imagination to grow and relate the show to your own life. I cannot allow myself to offer a summary of this musical for you, because I would hate to accidentally include any spoilers, but I strongly suggest anybody who reads this post to see this show.
This musical touched my heart in so many ways, and I was able to relate to so many of the characters. The story is intriguing, the music keeps you singing, and the actors drawn you in. I am including a link to the soundtrack. If you can't afford to see the show, at least spend a few dollars on the soundtrack. You will not regret it.
To leave off with my favorite quote from the show, "Give me pain if that's what's real, it's the price we pay to feel. The price we pay to love is loss, yet still we pay, we love anyway."
Monday, August 9, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
James, I hate you.
For those of you who don't know, I am currently in the process of writing a play that is aimed at challenging the very existence of human morality through several different scenarios. At this moment, I have only written my prologue and the first three scenes, but so much is more to come. I plan on occasionally blogging about the play, in case anybody is interested in its progress, so check back more often for updates!
Anyway, my first blog about the play is about the development of one of the main characters, James. Now, I wouldn't take the time to blog about character development, but I felt the need to in this particular case.
This character is causing me to develop a strong and fiery hatred towards him, and I am the one creating him!
I have always been interested in writing, but have never been able to write much for myself because of the massive amount of writing I had to do for my Bachelor's degree. With my undergraduate career completed, I decided to write this play; I am beginning to truly see, feel, and understand how difficult it can be to create characters.
James is a Southern politician living in Washington, D.C. with his son, Eric. He tends to take on extremely conservative views, and discriminates against basically anybody who isn't him. Eric, however, is the complete opposite. As one would imagine, James and Eric do not usually get along. Although I am not going to go into his story just yet, it has been an interesting task to give him dialogue and create his thoughts, as I completely disagree with everything he is doing and saying. In fact, I am beginning to loathe him. You would think that my hatred for James would make me shorten his story, but it is doing just the opposite; I can't wait to continue his story.
You may not understand why I am so interested in James as of yet, but once the play is finished, you will understand my fascination with him, and why I hate him so much.
James, I hate you, but I can't wait to keep writing about you.
Anyway, my first blog about the play is about the development of one of the main characters, James. Now, I wouldn't take the time to blog about character development, but I felt the need to in this particular case.
This character is causing me to develop a strong and fiery hatred towards him, and I am the one creating him!
I have always been interested in writing, but have never been able to write much for myself because of the massive amount of writing I had to do for my Bachelor's degree. With my undergraduate career completed, I decided to write this play; I am beginning to truly see, feel, and understand how difficult it can be to create characters.
James is a Southern politician living in Washington, D.C. with his son, Eric. He tends to take on extremely conservative views, and discriminates against basically anybody who isn't him. Eric, however, is the complete opposite. As one would imagine, James and Eric do not usually get along. Although I am not going to go into his story just yet, it has been an interesting task to give him dialogue and create his thoughts, as I completely disagree with everything he is doing and saying. In fact, I am beginning to loathe him. You would think that my hatred for James would make me shorten his story, but it is doing just the opposite; I can't wait to continue his story.
You may not understand why I am so interested in James as of yet, but once the play is finished, you will understand my fascination with him, and why I hate him so much.
James, I hate you, but I can't wait to keep writing about you.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Journey to 10,000 Pounds
Community service, whether on a local scale or a global scale, has always been extremely important to me. I know that I will be most likely talking about different service projects I have done in future posts, so right now, I am going to focus on a project that I just started that is running from now until Christmas 2010: "To Fill Another's Closet."
In conjunction with Upbeat Ministry at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Patchogue, NY, I will be running a six month long clothing drive to collect 10,000 pounds of clothes for various shelters across Long Island. If you were to look through your closet or your dresser right now, I can almost guarantee that you have clothes in there that you've never worn, will never wear again, or have no use for anymore. Instead of throwing them out, donate them to our cause! What you MIGHT wear one day is something somebody WILL wear EVERY DAY. We will be sorting through all of the clothes over the next few months, and then bringing them to local shelters so that the clothes will go straight to use, and not sit in a box in some warehouse.
If you have anything to donate, please let me know! All donations can be brought to the Rectory of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 455 North Ocean in Patchogue, New York. We appreciate any and all donations!
At the moment of this blog posting, we have already collect 450 pounds of clothing!
Please help us to reach our goal!
In conjunction with Upbeat Ministry at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Patchogue, NY, I will be running a six month long clothing drive to collect 10,000 pounds of clothes for various shelters across Long Island. If you were to look through your closet or your dresser right now, I can almost guarantee that you have clothes in there that you've never worn, will never wear again, or have no use for anymore. Instead of throwing them out, donate them to our cause! What you MIGHT wear one day is something somebody WILL wear EVERY DAY. We will be sorting through all of the clothes over the next few months, and then bringing them to local shelters so that the clothes will go straight to use, and not sit in a box in some warehouse.
If you have anything to donate, please let me know! All donations can be brought to the Rectory of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 455 North Ocean in Patchogue, New York. We appreciate any and all donations!
At the moment of this blog posting, we have already collect 450 pounds of clothing!
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The first 450 pounds of clothing. It may not look like much now, but wait until a needy family gets access to it! |
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