Postgraduate Acting

[00:00:03] Danielle I decided to join the MFA course because I felt like something was missing in my acting. I was doing things, but it just felt like I was missing a piece. I decided to kind of refine my training and figure out what that missing piece was.   

[00:00:20] Danielle Hey.  

[00:00:21] Friend Hey.  

[00:00:21] Danielle You ready for speech?  

[00:00:22] Friend Yes.  

[00:00:23] Danielle My favourite part is the community aspect in that. There's never a time where I feel, like, forgotten or I feel left out.  

[00:00:32] Friend Do you remember the play that you did for the first time?  

[00:00:35] Danielle I played like an old, famous actress, and I had, like, big sunglasses. And my mom loves telling the story. How when she saw that play, she cried because she knew that I found what I wanted to do.  

[00:00:49] Danielle I think you should never let fear stop you from trying it, because you then will always have that regret of what if I just went for it? My biggest aspiration as an actor is to be a part of the RSC. I know that's going to be a lot of hard work, and this could be a lot of steps to get there, but that's the dream.  

[00:01:17] Danielle I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken.  

[00:01:24] Friend Woo!  

[00:01:26] Danielle All right. So. Is that okay?  

[00:01:30] Friend Yeah. Sure.  

[00:01:32] Danielle Yeah.  

[00:01:33] Danielle When you know you've achieved what you set out to do, you gain confidence making the next step less scary and more exciting. I came here wanting to flourish as an actor, and I have I've worked on my weaknesses. I've put all of the techniques into practice, and now I know this is just the beginning for me.  

[00:02:07] Danielle I've come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken. Your spirits relax. And for what? Words. Words, words.