10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship? 
I have not gotten a new mentor since the summer. I am thinking about asking my mentor from the summer if I can shadow her during a show that she has coming up. That way I can see what it is like for a stage manager while in the booth running the show.

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
My contact was my summer mentor Joyce Hwang. I consider her an expert because she has been stage managing since high school and has been going to school for this for almost 4 years. She is very eager to help me with this project and does an amazing job doing so.

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).
My "summer mentorship" did last until October, so technically, I did mentorship during the year, but I have not counted those as during school mentorship.

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours. 
My mentor is honestly so amazing. She is always answering my random questions and concerns. She is very patient with me and I am excited to be asking her for another mentorship with her. If things don't work out with Joyce, I can also ask my other mentor Johanna if she is able to help me out with that.

Blog 2- Summer Mentorship

1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.

Linda Bisesti. 

 (310) 993-3735

Southern California Shakespeare Festival 

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?   

Linda has been in the theatre business most all of her life. I am not mentoring directly with linda. Linda introduced me to Joyce Hwang, the Southern California Shakespeare Theatre Company stage manager. 

  

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.

How much time do you spend outside of the theatre working on things for the show? 

How involved are you with set design and building?

How do you stay organized?

    

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

Well one skill I have gained from this is some pretty serious janitorial skill. I tend to do a lot of the dirty work and chores around the building for the stage manager. This is okay with me because of everything else I have learned from my experience thus far. The picture below is of one of the note taking techniques that I had to use when asked to take notes for a few actors. These note taking techniques are what everyone in the company and department uses to practice their lines and get better. Im definitely going  to incorporate

this method into the plays at iPoly this year.

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?  Please explain.

I am going to continue with stage management as my topic.

This is the stage for the CalPoly shows. It's amazing how fast they set up the sets!