Video Monologue:
Written Monologue:
Hey Amanda, it's me, your Dad. Happy eighteenth birthday. I know we're not on the best of terms and I fully take responsibility for that. I'm sorry for what I said. It's not fair to you. You're going through so much, with your relationship and your… your own daughter. That's insane to say. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I just… I've tried so hard to make sure that you never have to stress about anything. And having a kid, that's the most stressful thing I could imagine. But that doesn't excuse what I said, at all. I don't want to be like my mother. So close-minded and full of hate that I shut out the person who needs me the most… but enough about her. You are more important. You are the most important person in my life right now. I just hope that-- when you're out with your friends or when you finally go off to college… you remember that whatever you do, whatever decision you make, I will always love you. No matter what. Because you are such a good person. You don't deserve to be shut out. You deserve the world. Happy birthday.
Reflection Questions:
1- What really surprised me this semester was my willingness to perform in front of other people. I have *tried* to perform on stage before and it either went really poorly or I was anxious and shaking the whole time. It may have been because of our virtual classes, but I was surprisingly comfortable with doing scenes during class even though I knew that everyone was watching me. In all honestly, I was dreading this course because of my past experiences with stage fright but over time I found myself getting comfortable with performing and sharing videos of my performing, which was very surprising.
2- I would give the advice to just ACT. Just do it. I found myself getting anxious a lot at the beginning of the semester because I wasn't comfortable yet with performing in front of people but in the end, just TRYING is enough to make you feel better. Speaking from my own experience, I know for a fact that it doesn't help that much when people say "don't be afraid!" or "it'll be fine!" because when you're just beginning, you very well may be afraid, and in your mind it won't go fine. But as long as you just push forward and try, even if you don't do as well as you thought you would, at least you did something!
3- Yes, I completed the evaluation.