This summer, I had a spectacular time at the Warner but I feel like sometimes communication skills lacked within the office. I wish my duties were explained more at the beginning of my internship and I would have been told that I would mostly be doing administrative work and little operations related tasks. Some days […]
Author: Elly
Entry #4: What I didn’t love about my internship
My internship had its ups and downs, as would any unpaid position where you’re in a field where some people have been for ten years already. I liked dipping into multiple fields at the Warner, but I feel like I only got a 40% understanding of the operations department at the end of my time […]
Entry #3: My favorite part of my internship
June was a slow month at the Warner, like most concert venues in the summer. In July, we had a week full of shows and I got to work all of them! My favorite part of my internship this summer was working shows and seeing the process from multiple points of views. During shows, I […]
Entry #2: How the Warner Theatre shaped my career goals
I was hesitate at first to accept my internship at the Warner Theatre because after going to an arts high school majoring in theatre, I didn’t want to spend anymore time in any more theatres. But as I researched the location for a class and learned more about their functions under Live Nation, I learned […]
Entry #1: A day in the life of an intern at the Warner
This summer, I am working at the Warner Theatre as an operations intern. I am working closely with the whole administrative staff and specifically working under the Operations Manager, Victoria Shamas, and Executive Administrator, Mare Lewicki. I’m halfway through my second week and each day reveals new challenges. I spend most of my time at […]
Essay 2: Mapping Commonplaces
The Warner Theatre is one of the most important historical locations in the DMV area due to its timeless essence and the role it has played in the entertainment industry. Moreover, the theatre has gone through three renovations, experienced different political climates, and seen the population of D.C. change. The theatre opened in the 1920’s, […]
Built Environment Project
For my college writing class this semester, I chose to research the Warner Theatre and become essentially an expert on it’s history. I picked the Warner Theatre due to it’s diversity in performances and prime location. I’ve read countless articles, books, and even had the opportunity to talk to some people who work there about […]
EXTRA STUFF: Lamar jacking Mars loop (related to Commonplace #14)
https://edspace.american.edu/em1798a/2017/04/21/commonplace-14-dna-by-kendrick-lamar/ https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/the-beat-for-kendricks-loyalty-is-one-of-the-best-of-the-year-and-this-video-breakdown-shows-why About a week ago, I wrote a commonplace on Kendrick Lamar’s song “LOYALTY.” ft. Rihanna. In this certain commonplace, I discussed how Kendrick sampled from the same beat in Bruno Mars song “24k Magic.” A few days ago, VICE released an article discussing how Kendrick stole the loop from his billboard 100 hit […]
EXTRA STUFF: As we reach the end of the semester…
The semester is basically finished and I am surprised by how much my writing abilities have grown in this class. At the beginning of this semester, I had only written one annotated bibliography in my life. I was already a pretty critical writer but my abilities have grown and I feel like the reading analyses […]
Annotated Bibliography 9 & 10
Cengage, Gale.“D.C.’s Downtown Lights up with Warner Theatre’s Revival.” The Free Library, The Free Library , www.thefreelibrary.com/D.C.’s+downtown+lights+up+with+Warner+Theatre’s+revival.-a012839535. Joining the conversation on the reopening of the Warner Theatre, Gale Cengage’s article discusses the historical theatre’s renovations. In particular, Cengage pointed out the $220 million dollar remodel that took 6 years to execute. Moreover, on opening night […]