Episode 37: Summer Interns 2018 (Part 1)

In this episode, Jerry speaks with four of Burning Coal’s summer interns: Emily Prins, Kameron Mills, Colin Freund, and Graham McAlexander. They discuss what inspires them, their future plans and hopes for the future, and more!

Graham McAlexander is a rising senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is majoring in New Media which focuses on the combination of technology and design. His goal is to become involved in the post-production process of feature-length films as well as other types of audio/visual production. He has lived in Raleigh for the past ten years and is very excited to be able to further his skills at such a unique theatre company.

Colin Freund is a rising junior at Athens Drive Magnet High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has been a part of his school’s theater program since his freshman year and is an active member of the International Thespian Society. Past work includes assistant sound design on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella and In The Heights at Athens Drive, and Assistant Stage Manager for the STC Jr. show at Burning Coal. He also has acting experience and has appeared in Romeo and Juliet as Benvolio, The Apothecary, and The First Watch, Antigone as Haemon and Camp Chaos as Kent at Burning Coal’s Summer Theatre Conservatories. He hopes to continue working in theater doing both acting and tech and is honored to be a part of Burning Coal Theatre Company.

A Raleigh native, Kameron Mills is a senior at New York University currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Kameron has studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and NYU’s Meisner Studio. Most recently, she studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Past performances include Angelo in Measure for Measure, Polinka in Anton Checkov’s Polinka and The Showman in Woyzeck.Kameron has also acted in several short films and is an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma at NYU. She is also certified in broadsword fighting by the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat and plans to use this training to become a Jedi after graduating from NYU in 2019.

Emily Prins has lived in the triangle area since 2005 after moving from Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is a rising senior at Fuquay-Varina High School, where she is heavily involved in their theatre and chorus programs. Emily has served as historian, vice president and sergeant-at-arms of the FVHS chapter of the International Thespian Society. She has also served as vice president and president of the Tri-M Music Honors Society and will serve as a student director for the top choral ensemble. After graduating, Emily plans to attend a four year university to study journalism and film studies. She is very grateful for the experience she will gain while working at Burning Coal Theatre Company and is incredibly thankful for the opportunity.

 

00:00-00:26 Intro music

00:26-01:12 Welcome

01:12-02:29 Introduction of Graham and New Media

02:29-03:22 Introduction of Kameron and New York

03:22-05:06 Introduction of Emily and how she found Burning Coal

05:06-06:45 Introduction of Colin and his history with Burning Coal

06:45-09:15 College plans and advice

09:15-10:27 New York City

10:27-12:29 New Media

12:29-15:15 Documentary media and verbatim theatre

15:15-17:10 Tech theatre and transitioning to acting

17:10-20:33 What lit your fire?

20:33-26:15 What do you want out of your world?

26:15-26:18 Goodbye

26:18-26:54 Outro