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By Eva Cai

To most people, art means painting, designing, playing an instrument, dancing; Alana Davies expresses herself through a unique form of art: acting. Although this is only her second year at Collingwood, Alana has already amazed us with her talent through various performances.

“My first acting experience was at eight years old,” said Alana, “I played Charlotte in my elementary school’s production of Charlotte’s Web.” Although she had no previous acting experience, Alana absolutely loved it.
“My passion for acting lay dormant for the next six years,” Alana recalled as we both laughed. When Alana came to Collingwood, her love of acting was rekindled, as she spontaneously decided to audition for that year’s fall play, 12 Angry Women.  She was quite glad that she got a medium-sized part in the play: “I played this old lady who was super fun although she did not have a great costume”.

After the play, Alana continued her passion as she performed in the Collingwood Cabaret, which involved both singing and acting. “[It] was a ton of fun. I got a solo and it was a growing experience for me… I have never done anything like that before”.

This was followed by Alana’s performance in The 39 Steps (for which she assumed a Scottish accent) as well as The Farnsworth Invention, where she played the lead female, the sassy girlfriend/wife of Farnsworth. “I love to take on a character and be [a whole] with the character.” Clearly, Alana values all her different roles and sees them as a chance to improve and to grow as an actor.
As for her inspiration, Alana enjoys music by Nate Ruess, the lead singer of Fun. As she commented, “He is so quirky and unique… I connect and identify with him. ” Alana also adores Lea Michele’s powerful vocal and acting skills, and aspires to sing like her.

In addition to being an avid performer, Alana loves to do sports such as hockey and triathlon, as well as to sing, to play the piano and to travel. On a side note, she shares, “I love going to France; I love French.” For a diverse artist like Alana, there is no limit.

For advice that she would offer to her fellow performing artists, Alana simply says: “Just give it all.”

She then continued, “Whatever you put in is what you will get out. I find this so true in acting; it may be difficult to portray a character – you could forget a line, or you might be too absorbed with the character, whatever it is… But that is the only way that you will improve – by giving 100%. ”

When asked of her future plans, Alana hopes to go to a prestigious university. “I look forward to go into med school, or international relations.”

That leaves me with one last question; before I even asked, Alana answered my query:

“Hopefully I will continue to pursue my passion for the performing arts.”

Whether it is in singing or acting, we are certainly looking forward to Alana’s future performances!
Copyright © 2017 Collingwood School
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