Alana Par茅's decision to double major was easy. She鈥檚 always loved theatre, and she鈥檚 been in French immersion since kindergarten.
Coming to 澳门六合彩开奖接口 for these programs was an easy choice too. She knew the programs were smaller, and this has remained her favourite part of her experience in both departments.
鈥淚鈥檒l be with the same group of people the entire four years, so I have two little families going on, a community in each.鈥 She appreciates her close relationships with her professors too, feeling they really know her, and that her classes are more enjoyable because of that.
鈥淚鈥檒l be with the same group of people the entire four years, so I have two little families going on, a community in each.鈥
Par茅 was deeply influenced by some great high school teachers. One of her French teachers shared stories of her time in Paris and made her realize that pursuing French can open doors to opportunities across our country and across the globe. She also had a theatre teacher who really believed in her, and had her direct multiple plays, one of which made it to the local where she won an Award of Distinction in Directing. That experience made her want to pursue theatre for the rest of her life.
Par茅 says of course she loves her performance classes, and the French classes where she gets to practise the language with her classmates, but she's surprised by how much she loves the academic side of both too. For example, she鈥檚 currently taking two French literature classes and has a large stack of novels to read this semester, and last year she enjoyed 鈥淭he Actor and the Script鈥 where they critically analysed scripts.
Outside the classroom, she gets involved with theatre on campus any way she can.
鈥淭heatre is my heart my soul my passion and I put everything into it,鈥 Par茅 says. She has a work-study position with the Leigha Lee Brown Theatre, she specializes in lighting for shows, and works with the . This month she鈥檚 playing Molly 鈥渁 super hard-core driven stage manager鈥 for the production 10 out of 12, directed by Assistant Professor Barry Freeman, with six show dates on campus between March 15 to 24. Since so much of her time is spent on theatre, she finds it refreshing to use French to 鈥渢ake a break.鈥
When she tells people about her two majors, she says they usually assume that one of the few career paths for her would be to teach. But she鈥檚 got a different plan. Her dream job is to direct professionally, write a novel on the side and to have her career take her abroad.