summary of labs...

it's funny how what seems like an extra time for more class turned out to be so much fun. 9:30 labs this semester taught us a lot and allowed us to have fun in opening up...if you allowed it to! i remember thinking to myself, wow this class is gonna be interesting because the prof. is really "out-there"....and ya know what, i was right...lol...i of course mean this in a good way, i'm not trying to suck up, because had the class and the prof. been a "hot mess" trust me, i have NO problem saying it. but seriously, i believe the "out-there" attitude mixed with the classes energy made things easier to do. the first day was too quit, because everyone was still trying to warm up to one another...as we got later into he semester, everyone was comfortable around one another. i was so nervous around mid-terms to do my performance piece, but my company i worked with helped me and we reminded ourselves of all we had been learning in labs; this made it sooo much easier when i had to perform for a grade. by me getting through this, when it got time to do my final with the play, i just kept thinking of our discussions in lab when we would ask how much of our self are we willing to give up...how much can i step outside the box...and i feel as though i did. i wasn't scared, i had fun, and got to do something i don't think i would have ever done had i not joined the class. to me this semester wasn't just a "GRE" i needed...it was a great experience that i truly enjoyed. i won't be taking part 2 for theater, however, i will be in the filmmaking class next semester, so all the techniques that i learned will still come into play...and as the assistant director there is a lot i will need to learn.....to all my class mates and prof. francis, thanks for being so great and i enjoyed myself with you all:)....