Jane Lapotaire Returns

So Jane made her second visit of the year to come have class with us. Last time I was nervous and worried and everything turned out alright in the end. This time I was calm, it was just another class. I knew what to expect and was fine with that. Jane worked her way around the circle of us. She spent more time on some than on others, depending on what they needed. Everyone did great. Some people did new monologues-wait, Jane would kill me for saying that. They are either soliloquies or speeches, not monologues (and I quite agree with her). Other people did things they had memorized for ages, like me. I couldn't decide which one to do. My friend Katie asked a great question, "Which do you feel more comfortable with drama or comedy?" My answer was "drama." She replied "Than do comedy, what better place to try it out and get great advice for?" So I chose to do Julia's letter monologue from The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Great monologue.

When Jane had gone through everyone else she looked at me and said "your turn Kristen." So I got up and performed it as best I could. I even got a couple of laughs from my classmates. Jane had a huge smile on her face when I ended. She said that I did really well. She also said that she usually hates sitting through this soliloquy because actors usually make her feeble minded and wishy-washy. But that she enjoyed it this time. She said that the first three lines still need work, but that it was good. And then asked me to perform it again. It was a great day in class. She said she was glad that I was the last one to go and to end on a good note. I just have to apply the dedication and goodness of that monologue to two plays now. Praise God for the wonderfulness that God is in using me to reflect his creativeness and God's provision.