Theatre Reflection - 784 Words

As part of my Theatre Inquiry class in the Arts and Science program, I chose to perform a monologue for my final project. Performing the climax of the play, I played the bold, confident, and unforgiving Evelyn from Neil LaBute’s The Shape of Things. Before that point, I had little experience speaking in front of a large group of people solo and, moreover, had no theatre experience. Nonetheless, I chose a monologue for my final project because I knew it would challenge me to step outside of my comfort zone and work on my public speaking skills. The monologue and more generally, my decision to take Theatre, is a telling metaphor for my undergraduate experience. My education, work experience, and extracurriculars have provided me with an†¦show more content†¦For example, I am currently working with McMaster’s accessibility service to develop a new award which recognizes professors who are actively implementing accessible pedagogy in their classroom. Using strong l istening and communication skills has helped me develop my network and be an effective liaison between groups. While my Executive positions on Macademics involved leadership roles, my passion for leadership began with my involvement with the McMaster Students Union service, Spark, as a team leader. Spark is a mentorship program aimed to help ease the university transition for first-year students through weekly sessions and workshop events. As a team leader, I facilitated interactive activities and engaged my group in debriefs focused on topics such as goal-setting, study habits, and diversity and inclusion over the course of a semester. I sought to empower my students to be leaders within session by fostering relationships between students, adapting debriefs to my group, and establishing an open and inclusive environment. Being a team leader also involved a mentorship role as I met with students one-on-one and acted as a source of emotional support. From students struggling with identity to homesickness, I gained skills in emotional intelligence as I listened to my students, validated their e xperiences, and provided referrals for additional on-campus resources. My positive experience helping first-years in SparkShow MoreRelatedReflection In Theatre Performance1139 Words   |  5 Pages The most important thing that I have learned in the course this month is the importance of voice and how to better use it. I learned the importance of voice from a few different activities but the main one was my readers theatre performance. From this I learned that even something as simple as changing my rate can have a significant effect on not only my character’s emotion, but my character itself. I also learned how to better use the five characteristics of voice from the flipgrid videos becauseRead MoreReflection in Nursing1478 Words   |  6 PagesNurseGateway  « 1st year reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle  » Welcome Guest. 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