Learning Journal 2: More learning, more journaling (Isabella Martinez)

What is your unique gift? – Do you believe in it enough to invest everything you have in it? My unique gift is communicating with people. Whether it’s through theatre, music, or just a face to face conversation, I leave a good impression on people. I’m investing in it a lot more than I was …

Grant Writing Group Project (Isabella, Kristen, Angelika, and Kelly)

Isabella Martinez, Kristen Oliver, Angelika Robison, and Kelly Wolfe Improv for Inmates: Reducing Prison Crime/Rates through Theatre SECOND CHANCE ACT GRANT https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/July-2018_SCA_factsheet.pdf Mass incarceration is a major issue in the United States. The U.S. has 20% of the world’s incarcerated population. There are many different contributing factors to this high rate of incarceration including extended …

Internal Funding Request (Isabella Martinez)

I will be applying for the American Educational Research Association’s Research Grant. The AERA requires applicants to fill out an application, attach a resume, and plan of action. My research will focus on the use of theatre and improvisation based exercises as a tool to help immigrants learn and improve their English and Spanish speaking …

Networking 2: Revenge of the Network

My second networking experience was much better than my first. For one thing, I was in a much more familiar environment, a theatre festival. This networking experience took place at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Spartanburg, South Carolina. I had the opportunity to go last year, but at the time I couldn’t …

Performance Experience Isabella Martinez

I want to enjoy my next performance. When I’m performing I usually get really fixated on my technique. Am I going to be able to hit the high E flat correctly? Is my phrasing okay? Am I emoting? What am I doing with my body? Do I look awkward? The next time I perform, I …

Isabella Martinez Case Study #1

Mindy Kaling One of the reasons I picked Mindy Kaling for the subject of my case study is that she is truly a well rounded artist. She started as an actress and playwright, with her off broadway play Matt and Ben, then she worked her way to writing for television, acting on screen and in …

Isabella Martinez Networking Assignment 1

This first networking assignment was a little difficult and intimidating. I started by walking around the gallery and warming up by talking to classmates I already knew. While I was with a couple of peers, someone I didn’t know stopped to look at the sculpture we were admiring. I asked her if she knew what …

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