As the spring semester keeps moving, I, among many other students, cannot stress enough how much we wish it would slow down! But I implore you to hang on just a little longer, because there are so many incredible activities presenting themselves in the next few weeks–one of which is McMurry Theatre\u2019s Direct Fest! Direct Fest is a collection of ten-minute plays, chosen and directed by students in Neena McClain\u2019s Directing class. This opportunity allows students to experience what directing is like, and to learn from an experienced director. The ultimate goal is to produce their shows at the Direct Fest showcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have covered one of our student directors in a previous article, so today I will be analyzing the actor perspective. Evelyn Van Houten, a freshman Theatre major at McMurry, is participating in three Direct Fest shows, and provides insightful testimony to the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking on three shows might seem like a hefty load, but Van Houten eagerly embraces the challenge. \u201cIt seemed like a good opportunity to experience different directing styles, and I also wanted to support my fellow Theatre majors. I would hope that people audition for my show when I take the directing class, so that\u2019s why I do the same for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has been casted in \u201cTis Not Me She Loves,\u201d directed by Zain Hargrove, \u201cUnder the Floorboards,\u201d directed by Aby Brown, and \u201cThe Chocolate Affair,\u201d directed by Nathaniel Griffin. Of the three, Van Houten has a hard time deciding which is her favorite, but ultimately confides that \u201cTis Not Me She Loves,\u201d takes that claim. \u201cIt is very hard to pick my favorite because I love all of the shows I am a part of, but I would have to say that my favorite is \u2018Tis Not Me She Loves.\u2019 It is a very comedic show and getting to use a southern accent is very enjoyable. Zain makes the rehearsal process very fun and I am always excited to rehearse for his show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Houten states that being in student directed shows, \u201callows me more acting experience, more experience with different directors, and I get to learn things about student directing second hand.\u201d It is because of this experience that she eagerly anticipates the opportunity to direct!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Come support the incredible student talent we have here on campus. The Direct Fest Showcase will open next Friday the 26th<\/sup> and conclude on Saturday the 27th<\/sup>. Official times will be released closer to show day! See you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the spring semester keeps moving, I, among many other students, cannot stress enough how much we wish it would slow down! But I implore you to hang on just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":1146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-issue-28","clearfix"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_4194.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1147,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions\/1147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}