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fandomhigh2019-03-04 08:13 am
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Acting 101; Monday, First Period 0/03/04].
"Okay, guys," Sweet Dee greeted the class when it was time to start, "good morning. I hope you all remembered your assignment to work on some comedy stuff, because this week, we're going to have you do your first official performances at the Inaugural Open Mic nights over at Caritas this Wednesday. Aren't you guys excited?"
If Sweet Dee had paid probably even an ounce of attention to her students half the time, she'd know that excited was definitely not the word any of them would use.
"And you're probably a little nervous, too, and that's okay. That's definitely natural, even the best of us," yes, that was a hand to her chest as if to indicate herself for some inexplicable reason, "get nervous before a performance, especially if it's your first time. Use that nervousness, transfer it into energy to help you get through it, because once you're up there and it's go-time...it's a totally different experience, you guys, and you'll see what I mean on Wednesday. And, luckily, we have all class period today to really workshop some of your material with each other to get ideas on what works and what doesn't. And that's basically all we're doing today, is just preparing and workshopping, so you guys'll be good and ready to go on Wednesday.
"I will say," she added, "that since I'm pretty much making you guys do an extra day of stuff this week, that we'll go ahead and not have class next week, so you know, that's pretty cool, a nice day off, riiiight?" To recover, obviously, and to help her try and win some cool teacher points at the same time. "But, if you want some extra credit or some extra stage time...and who wouldn't want that?, I encourage you come and and perform next Wednesday, too, okay? But until then, let's just...work on our stuff, bounce off each other, make some suggetions, really get this workshop going. Acting is a highly interactive medium, you guys are all part of a team, a troupe, so let's get going, Who's got something to start us out?"
If Sweet Dee had paid probably even an ounce of attention to her students half the time, she'd know that excited was definitely not the word any of them would use.
"And you're probably a little nervous, too, and that's okay. That's definitely natural, even the best of us," yes, that was a hand to her chest as if to indicate herself for some inexplicable reason, "get nervous before a performance, especially if it's your first time. Use that nervousness, transfer it into energy to help you get through it, because once you're up there and it's go-time...it's a totally different experience, you guys, and you'll see what I mean on Wednesday. And, luckily, we have all class period today to really workshop some of your material with each other to get ideas on what works and what doesn't. And that's basically all we're doing today, is just preparing and workshopping, so you guys'll be good and ready to go on Wednesday.
"I will say," she added, "that since I'm pretty much making you guys do an extra day of stuff this week, that we'll go ahead and not have class next week, so you know, that's pretty cool, a nice day off, riiiight?" To recover, obviously, and to help her try and win some cool teacher points at the same time. "But, if you want some extra credit or some extra stage time...and who wouldn't want that?, I encourage you come and and perform next Wednesday, too, okay? But until then, let's just...work on our stuff, bounce off each other, make some suggetions, really get this workshop going. Acting is a highly interactive medium, you guys are all part of a team, a troupe, so let's get going, Who's got something to start us out?"
Re: Class Activity - Acting, 03/04.
But if Ms. Reynolds was right that workshopping was a good way to get something going, she figured she'd better at least attempt to do something other than just doodling picturing in her notebook and hoping one of them came up with something inspirational.
"So..." she ventured, shifting a little uncomfortably where she sat, "I was thinking probably...like, observations are probably easier for someone who's new to this. Or, like, maybe...since this place is so weird, it would be good to just sort of build off that? I mean, this place is pretty funny on its own if you really think about it."