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Warm-ups

1/31/2022

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By: STO Folarin Oyeleye, Foster High School, Troupe 7961

AHHHH. EEEEEEEEE. OOOOOOOOO. Oh, sorry about that. Was just doing some warm-ups to get ready for this blog. As you all know, warm-ups are essential to helping us ready our voices and bodies for a performance. So, in order to help you all be in peak condition, my fellow STO’s have provided some warm-up ideas.

STO: Chloe McNeese
Warm-up Name: Big Black Bear Tongue Twister
Description/Words: A big black bear bit a big black bug and the big black bug bled blue blood. (Repeat x3)

STO: Motewogbola ‘Tee’ Awobokun 
Warm-up Name: I Thought A Thought
Description/Words: I thought a thought, but the thought I thought, wasn’t the thought I thought I thought  

STO: Folarin Oyeleye
Warm-up Name: Ooo I Feel So Good
Description/Words: (Everyone forms a circle then begins to walk around). Ooo, (clap) I feel so good. Ooo, (clap) I knew I would, Ooo I feel so good! (Then the person who is leading it will say: feel it like a blank. Now everyone starts again but doing it as the leader instructed. You keep going until you get bored).

STO: Marisa Berrones
Warm-up Name: Leading Exercise
Description/Words: Walk around the stage and lead with different, isolated parts of the body. 

STO: Avery Martin
Warm-up Name: Unique New York (articulation warm up)
Description/Words: We say the phrase- Unique New York(x2), You know you need Unique New York, Unique(x2), New York(x2)

STO: Bailey Crawford
Warm-up Name: Say A Line
Description/Words: Before each show, we all stand in a circle and we go around saying one of our lines. 

STO: Abi Colburn
Warm-up Name: Peanut Butter Monday
Description/Words: (Call and response)
Peanut Butter Monday
Today is Monday
Peanut butter Monday, everybody happy
Today is Tuesday
Two piece Tuesday, peanut butter Monday, everybody happy
Today is Wednesday
Wild wild Wednesday, two piece Tuesday, peanut butter Monday, everybody happy
Today is Thursday
Finger lickin Thursday, wild wild Wednesday, two piece Tuesday, peanut butter Monday, everybody happy
Today is Friday
Pay day Friday, finger lickin Thursday, wild wild Wednesday, two piece Tuesday, peanut butter Monday, everybody happy
Today is Saturday
Party hard Saturday, pay day Friday, finger lickin Thursday, wild wild Wednesday, two piece Tuesday, peanut butter Monday, everybody happy
Today is Sunday
And on sundays we sleep in
(Everyone together)
Because we party hard Saturday, up day Friday, finger lickin Thursday, wild wild Wednesday, two piece Tuesday, peanut butter Monday, everybody happy

So, we hope these are some fun little warm-ups you can take home to your troupe. Let us know if there are any familiar ones in the comments below, or better yet, share one of your own. Hope this list is of use to y’all.


Thanks for reading,
Your 2021 Texas State Thespian Officers

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Dusty Feels Good and You Should Too!

1/24/2022

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By: STO Folarin Oyeleye, Foster High School, Troupe 7961

Dusty's been having a great week so far. He's been feeling pretty good, and now he wants to share some of his highlights with you! Feel free to comment your own highlights down below!

Tuesday:
Wednesday it was quite rainy so Dusty had to stay indoors but that was no biggie for him. He made himself some tea and found a good play to read to pass the time. Once the temperature was just perfect, the room just dark enough (excluding the duck nightlight), and a nice blanket he was ready to binge.

Friday:
On Friday Dusty went to go swimming with his family at the lake. It's been awhile since he'd seen them so it was a nice chance to catch up. However, while playing some volleyball on the riverbend, his mom tripped and sprained her wing. Due to this Dusty had to cook for his family. With his vast culinary knowledge he whipped up the best salad his family ever tasted. But the most heartwarming part was the tear it brought to Mama Dusty when she saw how grown up her son was.

Saturday:
Saturday Dusty decided to go out to his friend , Ms. Morgan's, production of Shrek the musical. It was a bit of a drive since it was in Montgomery but to support arts education, and a good friend nothing was too bad. By the end of the show Dusty was tearing up applauding and was so proud of all the students. Through teary eyes he looked at Ms. Morgan and gave her the nod of approval.

Overall this was a rather pleasant week for Dusty! Obviously not all weeks are like this but we can always strive to make them a little better. Here's to this week being a good one!

Till next time,
Your 2021 Texas State Thespian Officers


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Puppet Theatre!

1/17/2022

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By: STO Gentry Phillips, Springtown High School, Troupe 1494
 
Puppets might not be the first thing that comes to mind when someone thinks of theatre, but puppets have played a vital role on stage and in film for decades now. The world of puppet theatre has come a long way since 3000 years ago, and I say it’s high time Texas Thespians gave it the recognition it deserves. Let's step back in time and learn just what puppet theatre is all about!
Puppet theatre is a very impressive and time consuming form of stage art. As I said, puppetry goes back hundreds of centuries, and has branched out in many countries including but not limited to: China, Africa, Germany, Indonesia, and the United States! Each culture has brought their own unique spin on this impressive talent, and has contributed something to its history. 
With all this diversity, we cannot expect every puppet to look like a Muppet. There are many types of puppets used in theatre and they all function and look drastically different from one another. For example, Taiwanese puppetry relies on the puppeteers skill of moving the puppet in complicated motion to tell the story, while in India the puppet show might be made of shadows entirely.
Puppet theatre has been used to tell many stories all throughout time. Originally it was very common to see these types of shows in churches or holy buildings to tell a story important to that culture's religion.  Puppets were also used to tell stories of morality and other traditions. However as time and technology advanced, puppets were seen in many different places. During the 18th century, it was likely you would see puppets used in opera. After the Great Depression puppets started to appear widely in American television. Thus in the 1950’s the most well beloved and iconic puppets were created: The Muppets!
All types of puppetry are still used today, in blockbuster movies and on physical stages. There is so much history to the world of this art that it was hard to pick and choose what I wanted to say in this blog. I encourage you to research further if you're interested! The world of puppet theatre is simply a spectacular one!

Best wishes, 
Your 2021 Texas State Thespian Officers

Source: TheaterSeatStore Blog. 2022. History of Puppetry. [online] Available at: <https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/history-of-puppetry> [Accessed 16 January 2022].

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Miss You Monday: Jessica Pisana!

1/10/2022

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​By: STO Marisa Berrones, Midland High School, Troupe 3376
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STO Jessica Pisana was a part of Troupe 7637, where she worked as a tech member who specialized in sound design. She served on the 2018 board when the theme was “Beyond Your Wildest Dreams” and 2019 when the theme was “Build”. She is currently a student studying education and human sciences.

Q:  What was it that made you want to run to be an STO?
A: There was an STO a year before me, Heather, and I was amazed by everything she was doing. It was so cool seeing the officers at festival! I knew I wanted to be a part of it. Also, because I feel theatre education is extremely important and wanted to help advocate for the arts. 

Q:   What is your favorite memory of being an STO?
A:  My favorite memory of being an STO was the very last night of the 2019 festival. All the STOs were on stage dancing together just enjoying the last moments we knew we were all going to be together. I remember being overfilled with emotions because I was so proud of everything we accomplished that year. I never wanted that moment to end. 

Q:   What was your favorite musical then? What is it now?
A:  My favorite musical then was the “Great Comet of 1812”. My favorite musical now is still the “Great Comet of 1812”, because it is the most amazing musical!

Q:   What did you learn as an STO that you still carry with you?
A:  I learned to take in every moment. Especially as an STO, time is very limited, so it really taught me to make memories on every occasion. 

Q:   If you could go back, what would you have done differently in high school?
A:  I would have spent less time stressing and more time hanging out with the people I care about. 

Q:   What would you have done differently in your troupe? 
A:  I wish I would have made it more clear that I was there to support every one of them.

Q:   What would you have done differently as an STO?
A:  Especially my first year as in an STO, I would have tried to put myself out there more. I was too nervous to speak my opinion or show what I could offer. I know now that was so silly because everyone there was very supportive and kind. 

Q:  If you could send your troupe one message what would it be?
A: I would thank them for helping me meet my two best friends and showing me what friendship really means. I would thank Emma and Emily for being by my side through it all and still being there to support me. Finally, I would remind my troupe to always be inclusive. 

Would you like to be like Jess and represent Texas Thespians? Check out how to become an STO here! 

    Happy New Year, 
    Your 2021 Texas State Thespian Officers

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