Since the Acting Technique class today was rescheduled, I didn't have to be at Circle until 11. Today was a matinee day, so it was a little different. We weren't allowed to go through the theater entrance during the break and couldn't leave our stuff around. We had our first class with Alan today though! He took us on a tour of the room and then gave us the list of scene options. I don't have to work on mine in class until Wednesday but some people have to go tomorrow, which is crazy. After Scene Study, we had our first Voice (like speaking voice) class. We actually didn't use our voices that much, and it was more physical than I was expecting (I was wearing overall shorts which may not have been the best choice). Then there was Speech, where we did a lot of anatomy stuff. It's really fascinating how everything works! The last class of the day was Classical Text, which we will normally have on Fridays (this was a make-up for the one we're missing on the 4th of July). Oh my God, this class knocked my socks off! The teacher is incredible. She's totally hardcore but she knows exactly how to get what she wants out of you. I didn't expect the class to be about acting so much as the text, so I was pleasantly surprised. Since we only have 7 classes, we are just doing Shakespeare. I am obsessed and I wish we had this class every day!
After my awesome last class, I just wanted to talk to people about stuff. But it was raining insanely hard so everyone was kind of just standing there to see if it would let up. I finally ran through a 3-inch-deep puddle to the 1 train...but as I was standing on the platform, I noticed other people from my program on the other side. I was like, "why are they headed downtown?" Then I realized it was me that was headed the wrong direction! So I quickly walked back up through the insane puddle and across the street...and my card wouldn't swipe. The screen thing said, "just used." I had no idea how long it would be before that thing went away and I was NOT about to stay in rainy midtown in my poor wet shoes. I tried to go to the customer service person, but there was a long line. SO I went over to the kiosk and paid $2.75 for a single ride. As I was fishing out the quarters, the intercom voice said, "1 train to 242 St. approaching. Please clear the platform." I miraculously got my single ride, swiped it and ran onto the train--actually, the same one as the CITS people I had seen when I was on the wrong side, haha! WHEW. I was kind of nervous all the way home because as it turns out, this is a tropical storm and there is a flash flood warning. The thunder is crazy loud! If I was at home, nobody would have power for miles.
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