The Viola Voice

I’m another new voice here at TVP.  I’m Alex, a girl, and a big believer in the power of theater.  I’m originally from NC, which suddenly sounds appealing with highs of 5 degrees fast approaching, but I’ve been in Chicago since June of 2005.  I have a degree in theater and another one in communication/journalism, just for good measure.  Theater brought me out of my shell when I was in middle school.  Theater, on stage and back stage, helped me build confidence and self reliance.  I learned skills I never thought I would – you should see me with a drill! Theater has given me everything from a passion to a job.  It even brought me all the way from North Carolina to Chicago.  I love seeing that confidence and creativity beginning in you gals. I think what I am most excited about for TVP this year is being apart of the summer intensive.  I’ve seen the amazing work done in only a few hours so I can only imagine what comes out of a week of Shakespeare.   I’m sure I’ll find more to say on all of this, but for now, you sort of know who I am and  I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you!   -Alex  

Welcome, new TVP readers! Now that you know that we are committed to updating the blog at least three times a week, here’s where you come in. We need your help! We’ve seen you perform Shakespeare: we know that y’all have creativity coming out of your ears and that you undoubtedly have ideas galore for posts that would make this blog the best ever. So send them our way! Here’s what we’re looking for:

*Interviews (your heroes? family members? favorite teachers? a local celebrity (if it’s someone you haven’t met, maybe we can help you out! let us know!))

*Essays (read an article lately that you loved or hated? want to comment on the state of theatre or the world? We want to know!)

*Creative Writing (poems? short stories?)

*Reviews (have something to say about a book you read/movie or play you saw/event you attended?)

Anything else you can think of? Email all submissions or questions related to the blog to info@violaproject.org.

Hello!

My name is Amelia, and I am an intern at The Viola Project. I am from Chicago and have been a part of TVP since December. This is my first blog!

TVP recently went to Normal, Illinois to hold a workshop at Illinois High School Theatre Festival. It was an amazing experience! While in the cornfields Ellie, Alex and I were able to share in watching this YouTube video. Its theme is creativity in schools, and is very inspiring.

If you watch the video, I would like you to answer this question:

How do you feel that this video connects to what we do at The Viola Project?

If you decide to hold off and watch it later, riddle me this instead:

What would you like to see posted on The Viola Project blog?

I wait on baited breath. Until next time…

-Amelia

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