1. Q:Whatdidyoulearnabouttheresearchprocess?

A:Researchisanextensiveprocessthatfuelsitself.Intheageoftechnologythatwelive
in,themassamountsofinformationavailabletousisablessingandacurse.Everything
youwilleverneedtoknowisouttheresomewhere,butyouhavetobediligenttosift
throughallofitandfindwhatyouneed.Atfirst,alltheinformationisoverwhelming,
butafterIfoundagreatsource,Icouldusekeywordsfromthatsourcetonarrowdown
therestofmysearch.EvenwhenIhadreachedapointinmypaperwhenIdidnotknow
whattodiscussnext,myresearchedpavedthewaytothenexttopic.Iwouldintendto
researchonetopic,butcomeacrossthreearticlesonanothertopic,providingmewith
evenmoretowriteabout.

2. Q:Howdidwhatyouresearchedforthepaperhelpyouwithyourhours?
A:MyresearchpaperhelpedmewithmymentorhourswheneverIhadtoworkoneon
onewiththeactors.Inmypaper,Idiscussedtheboundariesbetweendirecting
controlling.Iknewhowtoinstructtheactorswithoutinfluencingtheirpersonalcreative
journey.Otherthanthat,mypaperdidnotadequatelypreparemebecauseindirecting,
therearesomanydifferentlevelsofprofessionalismandIwasworkinginasphereof
directingthanIdidnotdiscussinmypaper.

3. Q:Howwastheresearchrelatedtotheprojecthours?
A:MypapertalkedaboutBroadway,thebestofthebest,andmymentorhourstook
placeatalocaltheatercompany.Here,itwasalearningenvironment,notaprofessional
environment.Therefore,noteverythinginmyresearchpapermirroredmyexperiences.

4. Q:Summarizetheprojecthoursthatyoucompleted.
A:IworkedsidebysidewithMrs.Stoneduringatwoweeksummertheaterprogram.At
theendofthetwoweeks,ourshowwasperformedbeforeanaudienceforonenightonly.
Iwaswithherandthecasteverystepoftheway,fromtheinitialreadthroughtoworking
astechnicalcrewmemberduringthefinalperformance.Throughouttheexperience,I
wasmainlyresponsibleforthesetandcostumesintheproduction.Atothertimes,Iwas
workingoneononewiththeactorsorobservingMrs.Stonedoingso.Bytheendofthe
experience,Ihadblockedentirescenes,clarifiedchoreography,createdascalemodelof
theset,workedwithastagecrew,anddocumentedtheentireprocesswithphotosand
video.

5. Q:Whatlifeskillsdidyouacquirefromyourlearningduringtheprojecthours?
A:Ilearnedhowtocommunicatemyideastootherpeoplewithsuchspecificitythatthey
couldhelpmakethoseideasareality.Whenevermyideasconflictedwithoneofmy
mentorsideas,Ilearnedtocompromiseandanalyzecreativechoices.Ilearnedthe

importanceofplanningandproblemsolving.Thiswasmostevidentwhenwearrivedat
theperformancespaceandrealizedhowdifferentitwasfromourrehearsalspace.Thus,
wehadtoalterthesetwehadbuiltbecauseitdidnotfitproperlyinthespace.

6. Q:Howdidcreatingaproductandcompletingthehourschallengeyouprofessionally
andpersonally?
A:ItwasaprofessionalchallengeformeasIamrelativelysoftspokenandasadirector,
youneedtoexhibittraitsofleadershipandconfidence.Personally,Iamnotvery
comfortableworkingwithchildrensothatwasalsoanotherchallengetoovercome.

7. Q:Howdidworkingwithyourmentoraffectyourunderstandingofthetopicandyour
developmentofaproduct?
A:Workingwithmymentoraffectedmyunderstandingofthetopicinthesensethatit
allowedmetoseetheindividualstepsadirectormusttakeinordertocreateasuccessful
production.Mymentorsworkservedasaguidelineformyownworkbecauseshe
emphasizedthemostimportantaspectsandshowedmethebestwaystointeractwith
actors.However,everydirectorhastheirowncreativestyleandthatwassomethingI
hadtodeveloponmyownforthesakeoftheproduct.

8. Q:Whatareyoufeelingabouttheimpendingpresentationthatyouareplanning?
A:Iamfeelingrelativelyconfident.IfeelthatIhavedoneeverythingIcanandhave
goneaboveandbeyondwiththeamountoftimeandeffortIhavegiventothesechildren
andmyproduct.ItwassuchanelaborateprocessandIfeelthereissomuchtoshareand
becauseofthatmypresentationwillbeverydynamic.Additionally,Igenuinelyenjoyed
creatingmyproductandIamexcitedtosharethatexperiencewiththejudges.

9. Q:Whatexperiencedoyouhavewithpresentationsorspeakinginfrontofothers?
A:Iamanactivetheaterparticipant,performingincountlessshowswiththreedifferent
groups,includingPineLakestheatricalproductions.Theseexperienceshavemademe
socomfortablespeakinginfrontofothersthatithasbecomesecondnature.

10. Q:Whatareyoudoingtoprepareforthepresentationtoensureyoursuccessful
completion?
A:Iamkeepingupwitheachslideofthepresentationduringpublicspeakingclass.I
amaskingmanyquestionsandensuringthatmypowerpointincludesonlythebasicfacts
andIamplanningtoelaborateoneachslideverbally.Iwillberehearsingmy
presentationseveraltimesthroughoutthecourseofmypublicspeakingclassandat
home.

11. Q:Ifyouhadtogobackanddopartsoftheprojectagain,whatwouldyoudo
differently?
A:Iwouldntdoanythingdifferently.IthoroughlyenjoyedworkingasadirectorandI
thinkitpaidoffthatIcompletedmyhoursduringthesummerbecauseitsavedmetime
duringthebusyschoolyear.

12. Q:Howdidtheentireprocessstretchyouasalearner,aprofessional,andasan
individual?
A:Asanindividual,itmademeamoreactivelearnerandindependentworkerbecauseat
acertainpointintheprocess,askingquestionswasnolongeranoption.Whentheshow
wasnearing,mymentorwasbusywithherownaspectoftheshowandIbecamefully
responsibleformyportionoftheshow.Asaprofessional,Iambetteratcollaborating
andcommunicatingideas.

13. Q:Howdidyousurpriseyourselfwhenyouencounteredobstacles?
A:IsurprisedmyselfwhenIdidntaskforhelpIbecameselfreliant.Anotheraspect
thatsurprisedmewastherelationshipsIformedwiththesechildren.WhenIstartedthe
process,Iwasnotverysociablewiththekids,Ididntquiteknowhowtointeractwith
them,butbytheendtheyalllookeduptomeandrespectedme,butalsohadalotoffun
workingwithme.

14. Q:Howwilltheskillsyoulearnedandmasteredduringtheprojecthelpyouinlife?
A:EventhoughIhavedecidedIdonotwanttobeaprofessionaldirector,theskillsI
havelearned,suchas,communicationandproblemsolving,willbeusedinanycareerno
matterwhat.Additionally,asanactor,nowIcanunderstandmydirectorsjobs,inturn,
helpingmetoworkwiththemandmakemewanttobeabettercastmemberbecause
nowIunderstandhowcomplextheirjobis.Ificandomypartasanactor,thatisone
lessthingthedirectorhastoworryabout.