Summer Reading List

This summer, I have decided to dedicate a great deal of time to reading. I have never been a big reader, mostly because I just haven't had the time to be, but this summer is all about relaxing and enjoying my time. I want to read the books that have been on my list for years and never got around to, as well as a few newer additions to the list. My goal is to read books that will actually benefit me in ways other than just entertainment. For starters, I plan to read all of the Shakespeare plays that I have yet to read. I am going to school for acting so I figure not only will this be entertaining reading, but actually necessary. It is a great background to be able to relate to any other show I am in or any script that I read. Not to mention, I would absolutly love to be in another Shakespeare show, as I have only done one: Much Ado About Nothing freshman year. In addition to Shakespeare, I want to read a couple of other books that I think will be beneficial to anyone interested in film. The books like Atonement and Pride and Predjudice are classics that were turned into films. Not only are these supposed to be great pieces of litterature, but they are also highly acclaimed films and I think it is very interesting to see how books translate onto the screen and how the actors take the characters from a well known novel and make them their own, while still staying true to the characters. Then there are biographies I want to read of actors who talk about their life and how they got to the place they are today. Bossypants is my first autobiography that I plan to read this summer because Tina Fey has becaome a very successful and talented comedian and her book is supposed to be focused on her career more than her personal life. Then there are plenty of plays that I plan to read from more modern playwrites such as Neil Simon, Mary Zimmerman, Tennesse Williams, and Arthur Miller. These are well known plays that any actor should be familiar with. My hope is that by reading these plays, which are all fairly quick reads, I will be able to understand more of what my acting teachers and directors are talking about in college. Finally, I plan to read a couple of books that are going to be made into movies in the near future such as the second and third in the Hunger Games series, in the wishful thinking that maybe one day I will be fortunate enough to be auditioning for these films. And finally, I will be finishing off all of the many books I have started during junior and senior year but never got around to finishing. These include, Love Is A Mixtape, He's Just Not That Into You, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Carrie Diaries, and Sugar and Spice. Now, I'll be honest, I don't expect to get all of these books that I have mentioned in this post read this summer, but I will do my best to get as many read as possible!!