Well, it's official. I've finally come to my senior capstone project. I'm not entirely sure about what to do for it, but tonight has made it a little clearer. Tonight all the seniors of the theatre department attended the mandatory class meeting. There we went over the syllabus, as any other class would, discussing what we needed to do and when we need to do it. Afterwards we filled out a sheet explaining what we would like to do for our projects and who we would want to be our advisors. I won't find out who my advisor is until a little later, but that's okay.
Truth be told, I'm a little nervous about this whole senior capstone project. Of course I have no choice; if I want my degree, I need to complete this task. To make things even more stressful, I'm graduating at the end of this term and so I will not get the entire school year to work on my senior project as most of the other seniors are. I'll need to get it done before the end of the term. However, theatre is my passion; it's what I love to do. I know I can accomplish it. There's no reason to fear this assignment, so I shouldn't. But from what I've heard from other students, that's easier said than done.
Until I find out who my advisor is and then meet with them, there's not much I can do about my project except brainstorm ideas. I'm hoping to write my own original play. I think that would be a great demonstration of my creativity, to see what I can bring to the stage in terms of characters, story, set, props and costumes, etc. I hope my advisor is very understanding and kind; I know that we were able to put in requests, but then again, you don't always get what you want.
Only time will tell. I just want to do the best I can on this project. I don't want to do so bad that I'd have to redo it and spend an extra semester at the university. This is the final stretch of the race for me; I can't afford to mess up, not here, not now.
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The Senior Capstone Project Journal of Aaron J. Holt
Non-FictionUpon completing his senior year at the University of Minnesota, Aaron J. Holt put his theatrical skills to the test. Tasked with creating his own character development method, Aaron drew from various methods. Then, to prove that it worked, he had to...
