Jenna Makkawy ’21
Week 8:
We’ve come so far but we’ve got so far to go!!!
August 4, 2021 | Wow! This was my final week in the Big Apple!!!! I can’t believe that the time went by so quickly, but you may see me back here sooner than you’d think 😉 This week I had more appointments at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) division […]
Week 7:
Make Your Own Kind Of Music!
July 27, 2021 | I spent this first week after Stella Adler on my own in New York City, working on my independent research and dance study. I visited the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center to get my physical library card, explored the Library’s exhibit areas, and searched the catalog of their Theater […]
Week 6:
I Have Been Changed For Good
July 21, 2021 | This week was my final stretch in the Musical Theater Intensive at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. I am shocked how quickly the time went by and how changed I feel on the other end of these 6 weeks. Our final classes were held Monday through Wednesday. In Acting Techniques, we were assigned to […]
Week 5:
Fly Me To The Moon!
July 14, 2021 | This week flew by! I had a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend. My friend Zakki Ali from Cornell came to visit on Saturday and stayed through Monday, and Kinnedy, one of my best friends from high school, arrived in New York this weekend for a film program she is taking part in during July. […]
Week 4:
Don’t Rain On My Parade
July 8, 2021 | It was a hot and rainy week in New York, and things at Stella Adler have really started to pick up in intensity now that we have passed the halfway point. Our teachers are pushing and challenging us as we enter the final stretch of the program! I was thankful to wake up Monday […]
Week 3:
I Know Things Now (Little Red from Into The Woods)
July 8, 2021 | It’s hard to believe that I have been in New York for over three weeks. It still feels like I just got here! The time is really flying by! This week, we continued working on our scenes. Chloe and I ran through our scene and song from Wicked a few times before performing for our […]
Week 2:
The Lullaby of Broadway
June 24, 2021 | This week has been super wonderful and at the same time really intense! I feel myself learning so much, and I can’t believe this is only the end of the second week! Movement and Body Awareness I really enjoyed what we did in Movement Techniques and in Voice and Speech classes this week! We did […]
Week 1:
3 Bucks, 2 Bags, 1 Me – NYC
June 17, 2021 | This first week of my program has been crazy, jam-packed, and filled with amazing experiences! I can’t believe I’ve experienced so much in such a short amount of time! I came to New York City with my mom on Friday, June 4th, on an American Airlines flight from O’Hare in Chicago. Flying is already a […]