On last week’s INT 95 lecture, we had
Professor Irwin Appel, who is from the department of theater and dance, as guest
speaker. He told us about his career as an actor and the reason why he decided
to become a professor at UCSB. When he was young, he was very into acting, and
he wanted to be become famous eagerly.
Besides the stories of his life, he suggested
us to take a class that we never thought of taking it before. He stated that we
might find something new and inspiring from the class. Moreover, we would possibly
be able to explore more of our interests if we step out our comfort zone and
try new things.
Professor Appel had traveled a lot
throughout his acting career, but he told us that he considered himself as a
New Yorker. He likes the atmosphere of a busy city more than the sunny weather
and the relaxing atmosphere in Santa Barbara. He urged us to go to New York
some day in our lives.
Professor Appel also discussed about the
Macbeth play with us. I could tell that he was really excited for us. He
mentioned about how the play would be entirely different from what we would
imagine and what we did in high school. He emphasizes on the fact that only minimal
props are utilized in the play. I did not understand what he was trying to
express about that during the lecture, but I immediately comprehended what he was
trying to say after I watched the play.
The photo below is from the UCSB Department of Theater and Dance website.
King Duncan and soldiers. Photo credits: Sarah Kouklis
I also thought that the suggestion to take a class that I normally would not had merit. I actually did something like that in high school. I took a class in Shakespeare as my English elective. I was not really very interested in Shakespeare, but I thought that I would give it a try anyway. It turned out great. I will definitely do something like this again for college, and I would recommend it to everyone else too.
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