Putting the set together for the Shaw Festival!

Just a week away until opening night of the Shaw Festival, featuring the Arms and the Man! So excited! Today I got to help arrange some things for the set and I snapped a few photos of some of the students helping prepare some things. There is a lot to look forward to and we are under pressure for the next week. Success is within our reach.

So there is the progress of the set so far. This weekend we will all be meeting to make all the final preparations and run through rehearsal several times so that everyone is ready to go. I hope everyone can come out and catch the show on one of the 12 nights I posted in my last post!

As for my Friday, I will be working all day. I am so ready for the weekend. It's suppose to be 90 degrees so maybe I'm not all that ready just yet! Saturday I will be helping out with the show preparations again as I mentioned, so look for more pictures! I'll let you guys in on a little sneak preview. I can't record, but I most certainly can photograph!

Enjoy what is left of this fabulous week and don't forget to join us at the Shaw Festival!!!

Open Door Theatre of Berkeley College

Good evening! Just checking in on this lovely Tuesday evening and updating everyone on a few things!

As promised, I am posting the dates for the Second Annual Spring Theatre Festival: Celebrating George Bernard Shaw!

Here are the following dates and show times! Hope to see you there! Please keep in mind, these events will be taking place at the Garret Mountain Campus in the Knuppel Community Room!

For Arms and the Man:
*May 8th (Opening Night) at 2PM
*May 10th at 7PM
*May 11th at 7PM
*May 12th at 7PM
*May 15th at 2PM
*May 16th at 2PM
*May 18th at 7PM
*May 19th at 7PM
*May 20th at 7PM
*May 21st at 7PM
*May 22nd at 2PM
*May 23rd at 2PM

There will be a ONE NIGHT ONLY show, Dear Liar, which is a biography in 2 acts, starring Margaret Biner as Mrs. Patrick Campbell, and Thomas Farrington, as Bernard Shaw!

This ONE NIGHT ONLY viewing of Dear Liar will be on Friday, May 14th at 7PM!

There will also be a Shaw on Film Marathon on Friday, May 21st. Here is the following schedule of times and films to be shown.

*10AM: Mrs. Warren's Profession
*12:30PM: Major Barbara
*3:30PM: My Fair Lady


If you are interested in reserving to one of the above dates, please send me an email at: lyndsay-wright@mymail.berkeleycollege.edu

OR Please call the Open Door Theatre of Berkeley College at 973-278-5400 ext. 1453.

Admission is free to Berkeley College community; others may wish to make a donation to JDRF!

We are looking forward to kicking off the Spring Festival next week and encourage everyone to come out and see the show! Hope to see you there!!

Aside from the theatre festivities, please make sure you select your classes for the Summer 2010 Quarter. The course schedules are listed and ready for you to select what classes you would like to take. As I stress each quarter, please do not wait until the last minute to do so!

Enjoy the rest of your week! I will be getting pictures up of all the theatre fun later in the week. I will be doing a lot of preparation throughout the week so look for those updates as well!!

Week 4: Summer Scheduling!

Week 3 has successfully come to an end and now we are gearing up for Week 4, which is known as the famous scheduling week for the next quarter! I honestly have no clue as to what I want to take. This came up way to fast for me to even think about, but the sooner the better, so that is on the agenda for today! Plus it's raining, so not much I can really do!

As I stated in my last post, I did service hours at the Shakespeare Theatre on Friday. I was not sure what to expect, but it was fun. I started out doing some office things such as filing, and then moved over to the theatre itself to move around props and organize the rehearsal room. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, we will continue to work with them, but we will also start preparing for our Shaw Festival, which is starting May 8th until May 23rd. There is lots to look forward to and lots to prepare for so our time over at Shakespeare will be limited to an extent.

With that being said, I actually had the task of organizing the tickets for our play that is coming up. It was a tedious and time consuming job, but luckily I got it done and will be ready to hand them back over!

Not even sure what is on the agenda for this week, but a lot of preparations and things of that sort are going to be happening. So go enjoy the rest of your weekend and I will touch base with everyone again during the week!

DON'T FORGET TO SCHEDULE!!!

Hectic Week!

Here I am! Wow, that a week so far! The first half I was recuperating from strep throat and the second half, I was running around crazy! Feels good to be back on track, but that little mini vacation I had was very relaxing. My boss told me I over exerted myself, which is probably true, but oh well! I am back in action!




Today is Earth Day, and a lot of campuses engaged in numerous activities for earth day! Hopefully everyone was able to do something "green" today in support or Earth day! I remember last year I was in the environmental conservation class, and for Earth day we did our carbon footprints and walked around campus observing ways that we could go green on campus. Hard to believe that was a year ago! Anyways, not only can we start going green on the Berkeley campuses, but we can do so at home as well, so why not get started?

Tomorrow I will be doing academic service hours over at the Shakespeare Theatre in Madison. I was originally suppose to be doing some office organization, but they now have us moving around props from the rehearsal room into a storage bin because of an upcoming show. We will also be getting ready to kick off our Berkeley play, The Arms and the Man! I will be posting the dates for that by this weekend! I will also provide other information if you are interested in reserving tickets and joining us at the Spring Shaw Festival! It will be lots of fun, so please come out! The play is free to all Berkeley College members, and others are welcome to join as well. We will also be taking donations for Juvenile Diabetes Research!So come on out and enjoy a show while also supporting a great cause!!!

Oh and before I forget myself, we will begin scheduling for the Summer quarter NEXT WEEK! Yes, that's right, we are already 4 weeks into our Spring Quarter! I have no clue myself what to take....decisions, decisions!

Well I have some homework to finish up and get myself prepared for tomorrow, so I hope everyone is having a successful quarter and go out there and do something for Earth Day! Together we can all make a difference!

Where did the weekend go?

4 PM on a Sunday afternoon! This weekend just flew right on by! I went MIA for a few days there, sorry about that! It's been a hectic week and I found out I have strep throat so it's been one of those weeks!

Today I participated in the "Walk for MS" and it was such a great day to be with all my family and my friends! It took place at Waywayanda State Park and we walked a total of 4 miles. I also reached my goal, which was even more rewarding for me! It was nice to meet everyone that I never met before who made generous contributions to such a great cause! Next year, we are creating a team and getting shirts made and everything, so that is something to look forward to! I will load pictures later on in the week!

So we are approaching Week 3, which means next week we start scheduling again. I haven't even began thinking of what I want to take. At this point, I really don't want to! Lots going on and it feels like it never ends, but hey this time next year I will be wishing time would slow down.

It's funny because everyone keeps asking me, "How much longer until you are done?" and when I think about it, it's only about a year till I finish. I'm set to graduate in the Summer of 2011 and before I know it, it will be here. That to me is just extremely scary. I have to say though, it's been an extremely successful journey and I look forward to the benefits it will provide for me!

I am participating in some service hours this upcoming Friday for the Shakespeare theatre, which is pretty exciting. I will definitely be posting about that. We are also getting ready for the upcoming play at the GMT campus starting May 8th, so look out for those announcements as well!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful week and I will keep you posted!!!

Week 2 in progress!

Happy Tuesday everyone! We are officially in the second week of the quarter, which means another 2 weeks and we start scheduling already for the summer quarter! Time seems to just be flying by, and I really wish it would slow down!

I was down on the Garret Mountain Campus today since Tuesdays/Thursdays are my class days. Upon arriving at the campus, there were lots of cars and then a big green screen set up on the grass. It looked like they were filming another Berkeley commercial and there were also some students dressed up in their cap and gowns, since graduation is approaching, maybe they were putting together a piece for graduation, who knows, but it's always exciting to see some things happening on campus! Parking was also a complete disaster this morning. I drove around for 10 minutes, since I had the time to spare, to find a decent parking space. Luckily, it paid off and I got a decent space.

Today my humanities class had a meeting with the Shakespeare Theatre. I remember a few weeks ago telling everyone about the meeting we had down in Madison, but this time we had them come to the campus and meet the rest of the students. It was a really great meeting because now all of the students are on the same page as to what the course is all about and all the opportunities that are there for us. It also made some of the students realize that whether they act or not, the theatre has a spot for everyone. We think theatre, we immediately think acting, but that is so not the case. In order for a theatre to actually function, you need the business side of things. You need marketing, you need accounting, you need business management, and so much more! Business is what makes things happen, and that's why this course is going to be such a great experience for many of us. The hands on opportunities are going to allow these students to explore and learn more about themselves in ways in which they never knew existed.

I was not able to participate in one of the events this weekend, but the theatre gave us such positive feedback, that it was very rewarding! As the weeks unravel, there is so much more that the Berkeley students will be doing. I am hoping that during some of these events and jobs that I can photograph and bring a sense of everything going on to everyone. I will also be getting ready to post the dates for the upcoming Spring Festival at Berkeley starting May 8th! I was given the opportunity to be house manager for the upcoming play, Arms and the Man, so I am really looking forward to that!!

My advice to everyone is to get out there and try something new. Get yourself involved in things because you never know what you will come across and end up falling in love with. The things I have been doing so far this quarter have really opened me up to new opportunities and I am so thankful for that. It's worth taking a risk and getting yourself out there because you can go so far!!

I hope everyone has a great second week!!

First Week=SUCCESS!

One week down. How about that? I hope everyone had a successful first week. It always takes me the first week to get use to all the different teachers and what they expect of you and the whole nine yards. I feel a lot more pressure this quarter than before because I have a lot more to juggle between work and school. That's the one thing that I think many of us can relate too. We go to school full time, some of us work full time or part-time, but we also have our social lives.

The one thing that we need to keep in mind is that we can't stress ourselves out too much. Yes, we are all going to run into the troubles of meeting deadlines, but a little bit each day, can really make the process that much easier. This week I laid out my work so that I wasn't piled with papers by the end of the week. This week was of course a light week, but there was still a lot going on. Think to yourself for a moment, and think about whether you manage your time appropriately with your schedule. You may think to yourself, yes, I manage it quite well or no, I really need to work on some time management skills.

One way or another, your school work needs to get done, as well as any deadlines you have at your job. When you stress yourself out, the pressure just gets heavier and heavier. You need to know when to take a breather and figure out a schedule that you can follow. To-Do lists are my new best friend because without them I feel as though I would miss doing several things. It never hurts to try!

I wanted to share this article with you that I did for the AIM paper in my town, and it ended up online as well. It has to do with MS and the walk for a cure that is coming up next weekend! I encourage everyone to sign up for the walk or visit the NMSS.org website to learn more!

Here is the link: http://www.northjersey.com/news/90328429_Hewitt_woman_with_MS_asks_people_to_walk_for_cure.html

I hope everyone enjoys their weekend and is all ready to go for Week 2! Make sure you have those books ready!

Student Question To Me!

Ok, so my car EXTERIOR temperature reading today was 91 degrees...What is going on here?! I am loving that it's not freezing cold, but is this a sign for a long, hot summer? I sure hope not!




I wanted to pop on here real quick because I had a very good question that someone asked me today. As everyone knows, I am going for a marketing degree. Well, since it's the first week of the Quarter, I need to introduce myself on the discussion boards and little bit about what I do and what my major is. I posted my response a few days ago, and today I logged on and came across a post from a fellow student who is also pursuing a degree in Marketing, but on an Associate's level. Her question to me was "Do you know what would you like to do with your Marketing degree?"

I thought this was a great question to address. You always think you know what you want to do so you select a major that that career falls under, but with a degree like marketing, there is just so much to choose from. My response back was the following: "I am looking to go into Advertisement with my marketing degree. You have to keep in mind, there is so much you can do with a marketing degree so it's all about finding what interests you the most within the field. For me, it was so easy because advertising is more of the creative side of it and I love to be creative, so that was what led me to this decision. You might want to research online all the different options that are open under a marketing degree and see if anything comes up that you can see yourself potentially doing. Hope this helps! Good luck!"

Sometimes a focus in a major comes easy, like for me, I knew I wanted to do something in the creativity aspect of marketing, but you have to remember that marketing is everywhere. Even in this humanities class I am taking, where we deal with the theatre and hands on experiences, there is a business side to it. There is marketing, there is business administration. I always thought that theatre was just acting and pursuing things of that nature, but that is not the case. Part of my job for this class is to actually organize events and do a lot of the business work, which is right up my alley. An option for the final project is to develop a marketing plan. Again, that's right up my alley!

My advice to everyone is to do a little research about your major. It can make all the difference and you can discover things you never thought were part of your desired field.

Keep the questions coming. I am always here to give any advice that I can offer.

Welcome to the Spring Quarter!

Well the wait is over and we are now in our Spring Quarter! Welcome to any new students and welcome back to all continuing students! We are day 2 into this new, fresh start, and I have to saw all is well so far! I began my online classes yesterday and attended my on-site class this afternoon.





As I stated previously, I am becoming more and more involved in the theatre productions and we will be working hands on with the Shakespearean theatre this quarter! On Friday I will actually be helping set up for an event called the Gala that will be taking place this weekend. I will not be attending the Gala itself, but I will get a sense of everything that is going on and lend my helping hand along with a fellow classmate! If I am able to photograph, I will definitely do so!

By now, you should know what your professors expect of you and hopefully you have reviewed your syllabus very carefully. It's important now to get those books and begin your studies before you fall behind! I have all but one book. You would think since I ordered them about 2 weeks ago that I would be ready to rock and roll by now, but of course that isn't the case! I thought being pro-active would work to my benefit, but not this time!

I have a lot of organizing and planning to do for this upcoming humanities course. My professor gave me the title of "executive" so I really need to stay on top of my game and not disappoint! Talk about pressure right? It's ok, the type of things I am in charge of are right up my alley! I am really looking forward to sharing all of these experiences with you and will be posting several photos and hopefully interviews in the process. There will also be a lot of show opportunities, so look out for those announcements as well!

Well since it's early in the week, there isn't much going on just yet, but as the weeks unfold, you will be hearing all of the Berkeley excitement!

Enjoy your first week and WELCOME BACK!!!

Are You Financially Cleared?

Hey everyone! We are quickly coming to an end this week and tomorrow is the last day to pay your bill and get financially cleared. If you go past the deadline, you WILL be charged a $50 late fee! So, deadline is tomorrow April 2nd at 2PM! Just think if you pay, that little blackboard pop up will disappear! Motivational right? HA!

I can't believe how fast this week has gone. Now it's time to celebrate Easter with our families and have one last weekend to relax before we resume classes! My online classes have already popped up so if I really wanted to, I could get a head start, but I don't think I really want to do that considering all the nice weather that is headed our way!

I will make this a point to say again! Get to ordering your books! So far I have only received one book out of the 3 I ordered, so hopefully they will be here by at least Monday! Also, any other materials you need for the start of the new quarter, you need to make sure you get them and are ready to go!

Just to throw in a little Spring Break talk, I have been relaxing, but I also have been working a lot, which wasn't exactly what I planned, but hey, what can I do? People are going to love me tomorrow when they see their insurance company calling on their day off! At least I'm not delivering bad news to them!

I hope everyone enjoys their last couple of days off and I hope you all have a wonderful Easter!!