{"id":9803,"date":"2018-10-24T21:53:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T21:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=9803"},"modified":"2018-10-24T21:53:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T21:53:08","slug":"theatre-student-sarah-feltman-finds-her-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/24\/theatre-student-sarah-feltman-finds-her-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre Student Sarah Feltman Finds Her Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emilee Mae Struss<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sarah Feltman poses in downtown Hailey.
Photo by Emilee Mae Struss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sarah Feltman, a junior at Silver Creek High School in Hailey, takes advantage of the alternative learning experience and pursues artistic passions, theatre and singing. She started theatre in eighth grade and is involved in a choir group called Enchante. She also participates in Girl Scout Troop 230 and carries a full course-load of classes at SCHS.<\/p>\n

\u201cI switched to Silver Creek last year,\u201d Feltman said, \u201cand I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feltman started her theatre interests as part of the backstage crew and then moved to frontstage to perform. \u201cThe Audition,\u201d a play she performed in last spring, is her favorite.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all cast as characters we typically weren\u2019t cast as,\u201d Feltman said. \u201cThat was really cool, to see people in different casting parts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feltman has a special passion for the character-to-actor relationship. She devotes herself to all aspects of the character. She studies the time period of the play and practices special quirks of her character.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really try to make every character my own,\u201d Feltman said. \u201cSometimes, if there is room in the script, you can give the character some personality modifications.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feltman is inspired by a specific character-to-actor presence, which is displayed when the authenticity of the character naturally matches the person playing the part. Feltman describes this connection as \u201cvery powerful,\u201d and is felt not only by the individual performing the part, but also by the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing experience,\u201d Feltman said, \u201cwhen you are able to tell part of your story through the character\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feltman is currently working on writing, directing and casting her own play. She plans to write it this year, and then cast and direct it next year during her senior year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to write the script and bring in characters that can make the story their own,\u201d Feltman said. \u201cAnd the story is shared by so many because, once it\u2019s performed, it is also the audience\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next year, Feltman hopes to attend a performing arts school. She also wants to learn more about backstage technological systems used during live theatre.<\/p>\n

When Feltman isn\u2019t taking private lessons, learning her character inside and out, and spending time with her Girl Scout troop, she is playing Dungeons and Dragons with her friends and, on occasion, skiing.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Emilee Mae Struss Sarah Feltman, a junior at Silver Creek High School in Hailey, takes advantage of the alternative learning experience and pursues artistic passions, theatre and singing. She started theatre in eighth grade and is involved in a choir group called Enchante. She also participates in Girl Scout Troop 230 and carries a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,41],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sponsored","8":"category-student-spotlight"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}