Blog Post Assignment 1

Strengths: As an actress,  I feel my strengths are my ability to connect to others as well as situations, my sense of passion and desire to succeed at everything I do, my determination, my ambition, my integrity, my open mindedness,  my compassionate nature, and my sense of humor. These are all personal aspects of my life and character that conveys into my theatre persona. In any and everything I do I strive to give it my all and as I do so I make it personal. That's why I believe that being my true self is my own personal strength.

What I Do Well: I feel I can imitate and mirror various roles and characters. My ability to adjust is also another one of my strong points. I also feel I do well in playing a more serious role in theatre.

Areas for Improvement: There are always areas that I desire to improve in. I would like to be more confident in myself as a performer as well as my performances. I also would like to become stronger in staging various scenes, projecting to the audience, and stage presence. When it comes to accents I'm not as fluent so that needs improvement as well.

What I Want to Work on to Improve: I'm interested in truly getting the audience to believe in the characters I play. To do that, I want to be able to really get into character and connect more with my role so that the audience is convinced. I would like to work on serious and suspenseful dramas or mysteries. I feel that that area is the direction that I would connect to.

Challenges: I sometimes struggle with having stage fright or performing in front of a crowd. It is often just a slight sense of nervousness that tends to fade away. Another thing that challenges me is stepping out of my comfort zone and doing things that may not always be familiar or comfortable from what I'm used to doing. However, it allows me to be open to new things and for growth and expansion. Other than that, the only other challenge would be myself. I sometimes can be my own worst enemy and stand in my own way. I have to learn to push myself and not doubt myself. My only fear is the fear of failing. I have expectations for myself and I always want to do my best. That's why I feel it's really important that I always give it my all no matter what it is. If I do that, this fear will become insufficient. I believe it's better to face your fears than to avoid them. If you continue to run away from the things that hinder you, you will never overcome those challenges or issues in life. Therefore, by facing your giants, you will obtain true victory.