The Baruch Voices
Out of all the enrichment workshops we had to attend as a part of Freshman Seminar, the one I enjoyed the most was the most recent performance of Baruch Voices. I also enjoyed the first one, but there was something about the fact that the second performance was made up of monologues by only people in my class made it that much more interesting to watch. I didn’t know any of the people whose monologues were selected, but it was still enthralling to hear what they had to say about their first semester in college.
The actors in the Baruch Voices are also always very good, and quite interesting to watch. The performance would be unbearable if the actors weren’t good, and they seem to pick the actor for each monologue pretty appropriately. Each one of them knows exactly how to read the monologue to captive the audience, and that is really what makes the show for me.
The only bad thing about the Voices performances is that they usually tend to run a bit long. There’s really only so long a person can sit through monologue after monologue, and I feel that the number that gets included in the final show should be cut back. Apart from that, I believe Baruch Voices to be a beneficial workshop for all incoming freshmen.
