For the past three weeks I have been in London doing a summer course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (a.k.a. RADA) and it has been the best experience of my life. I know I will treasure these last three weeks for the rest of my life.The first week was all about Shakespeare. We spent the week focusing on 'Twelfth Night' but we also had classes in all kinds of things. We had special focus on sonnets, period dancing, scene classes and even stage combat classes. The multitude of classes was so much work but at the same time it felt like I was in full time Drama school which was an amazing precursor to University.
The second week focused on contemporary plays. We spent the week focusing on a contemporary play in which we each had a role and we worked towards a final performance at the end of the week. We also had special classes in delivering monologues.
The third week focused on devising theater. We spent the week putting together a piece based on a story about a man who's dog ate his toe while he was asleep. The entire process was hilarious as we had a lot of dogs and owners thrown into the mix. After a week of devising, we finally had a piece to show at the end of the week including the girl playing the dog eating a chocolate finger out of the sock of the girl playing the owner.
Although the experience was so involved with the classes, one of the best things about my time at RADA was the people. Spending that much time with some wonderful people showed me how amazing University will be in September. I can't wait to live with a random set of people!
