Student Blogger: Olivia Noel

If I had just allowed the time to let my piece grow without rushing myself to make something, this process would have gone a lot smoother. If you’re creating something, it doesn’t always come to you right away but that doesn’t mean it won’t come to you

When asked the jarring where do I see myself in 10 years question…I don’t know, my dreams, the people I meet, my passions, they are constantly changing and growing, they grow with me.

As I come closer to nearing the end of my time at AMDA and see so many friends graduate, something strikes me. I have no idea what's next. In 7 months, I won't be in school anymore. You know, like I've been doing my whole entire life so far? School has been life and now I am about to jump into a life without going to school. Wow. Still taking that in. I'm sure this is me and every other college senior right now.

I do believe there is power in bringing in something that is unique, something that isn’t normally sung. I also think if you do bring in something more traditionally sung and you give it your all and there is a clear personal touch and a connection the song won’t fall under “overused”, it will fall under yours and no one else’s.

When something doesn't go as planned make it look like it was and if there's absolutely no possibly way to make it look like it was planned, parade on. It was just a moment. 'A peculiar passing moment.' That's what live theatre is for. The moments. Soak them up, they aren't all perfect but they're yours.

People ask me if I wished I would have been cast as a different character and my answer is always no. I wouldn't trade Valentine for the world because of what he taught me. Though I never thought I'd actually say this, thank you Valentine. If you ever find yourself wearing THE costume, remember it is so much more. This is a character with a soul, a past, a story and it's your job to tell it.

Hide the little jerk in your Google Drive and never look back. Delete the video from your device and then clear out your recently deleted album. After these three steps, you are ready to move on.

Drawbacks, legs lifted to the skies, triple pirouettes galore. It was like one of those movie moments where it’s all “Is this real?” and your jaw is dropped and you immediately feel intimidated. But it was real.

This assignment made me so specifically aware of my surroundings. I didn’t realize how much was going on around me. Now if I ever need any help with my acting skills or creating a character that is apparently different than myself, I pull from reality.

I was ridiculously excited. Especially when I found out we were going to see Aladdin On Broadway. I had never seen a Broadway show before, what I didn’t know was how it was going to affect me

We’re all different people with different lives, different voices, and different stories. There will be times where we find ourselves in a place where we didn’t make the cut, or didn’t fit or match the directors vision. But we should refrain from jumping to the conclusion that we aren’t good enough.

The day I received an email that I needed to evacuate campus effective immediately, my stomach dropped.