I will continue to read scripts, work on my technique as an actor, and to find the best in this crazy situation. By sitting down and reading a script, working on a song, or just doing a quick ab workout, I feel connected to what I love and what I have chosen to do the rest of my life. I’ve also found a lot of comfort in the work. Through them, I feel as if I’m still in NYC, and we’re all just hanging out in one of our dorm rooms. I have found a lot of comfort in continuing to talk with my friends. Who knows, by the end of this, I could find this to be one of the most rewarding semesters I’ve ever endured. Within this situation, I do have a lot to be grateful for. I’m thankful for a strong wifi connection, for not only allowing me to connect to my friends, but to my teachers, and my collaborators. NYU has yet to close campus for the semester, which is a bright ray of hope in my eyes, I know others aren't so lucky. Now I am at the place where I have to turn those negative feelings into positive ones, ones that are going to get me through the semester. It’s hard to not feel as if all that preparation was for nothing. I was preparing to audition for short films, for summer stock… and now none of those auditions are happening. I was in two productions at school, both of which have been postponed. The uncertainty and the sadness in those last few hugs and moments is a feeling that I will never forget. I can’t help but wonder, when is the next time I’ll see my friends? NYU has a large international student population, and if most of them travel back to their home, it is likely that I won’t see them till September, and that breaks my heart.
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I think about my friends, all of the things we will miss out on experiencing together, the physical acting work that I have no way of doing, and I feel so extremely angry, and sad, and disappointed. I feel as if I have been robbed of the traditional freshman experience.
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Needless to say, there was a certain anticipation and excitement regarding my freshman year. I have dreamed about college (and specifically going to NYU) since I was 13. My name is Ava Martinez, and I am currently a freshman at New York University studying acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
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I am sitting in my childhood bedroom playing on my phone, watching netflix, and counting down the days until I’m back in school - which was essentially my plan for spring break… but not my plan for the next month.ĭue to COVID-19, New York University has shut down operations till April 19th and I am left like most students to figure out how to take a movement class online.Īnyways… Hi fellow theatre lovers, friends, and colleagues!