By Tianna Lopes
In the last few months at Collingwood for one of our school’s greatest actors, I had the opportunity to talk to Harrison Fuller himself about his well-known talent. Around our school community, there are many times to showcase a skill such as this, and this grade 12 student has taken advantage of the many opportunities given to him over the past few years.
There is a lot more to Harrison than just his ability to act. In his free time, he is interested in writing and getting involved with the people around him. Holding positions such as the Editor-in-Chief of Ad Verum and the Groos House Captain really help make those interests accessible for him.
When I asked Harrison about the art strand and acting, this is what he shared: “I don't think of acting as an art. At least it doesn't feel like art. When I act, I'm just hitting certain beats with my voice and movement. By the last dress rehearsal sometimes it doesn't even feel like I'm there, the scenes have been so thoroughly drilled into me that I'm like a robot. That is until you mess up. The real art of acting is recovering when you've royally screwed it on stage. I do that a lot.”
In the last few months at Collingwood for one of our school’s greatest actors, I had the opportunity to talk to Harrison Fuller himself about his well-known talent. Around our school community, there are many times to showcase a skill such as this, and this grade 12 student has taken advantage of the many opportunities given to him over the past few years.
There is a lot more to Harrison than just his ability to act. In his free time, he is interested in writing and getting involved with the people around him. Holding positions such as the Editor-in-Chief of Ad Verum and the Groos House Captain really help make those interests accessible for him.
When I asked Harrison about the art strand and acting, this is what he shared: “I don't think of acting as an art. At least it doesn't feel like art. When I act, I'm just hitting certain beats with my voice and movement. By the last dress rehearsal sometimes it doesn't even feel like I'm there, the scenes have been so thoroughly drilled into me that I'm like a robot. That is until you mess up. The real art of acting is recovering when you've royally screwed it on stage. I do that a lot.”
To many artists, how they came across their passion is very meaningful and they will remember it forever. It is like the first goal you score in a sport or your first time driving a car. For Harrison, his first line ever was in the production put on by Collingwood called “Any Number Can Die”. His part was a butler named Edgars and his first line was “Yesssss…”.
“I killed that line,” Harrison tells us.
Harrison’s favourite play so far has been “The Diary of Anne Frank”, thanks to the friends he made through rehearsals and the performances such as Molly and Ainsley.
Harrison’s most recent work has been writing, directing, and starring in a piece called “Toiletto Cometh” that was featured in the March Fringe Theatre Festival.
“I killed that line,” Harrison tells us.
Harrison’s favourite play so far has been “The Diary of Anne Frank”, thanks to the friends he made through rehearsals and the performances such as Molly and Ainsley.
Harrison’s most recent work has been writing, directing, and starring in a piece called “Toiletto Cometh” that was featured in the March Fringe Theatre Festival.