As they’re
preparing their first scenes for performance in front of the class, I walk
around the room and try to catch a glimpse of each of the scenes. I’m scared I
might annoy them or make them nervous with what may seem to them like “hovering”.
The first couple
days during my rounds, I felt were very unsuccessful. They would ask me for
advice and I’d feel like I was speaking a different language. Of course, I have
a different theatre vocabulary than a business major and once I took that into
account it got easier. I could relate to them with references to movies, shows,
or videos they had seen. Instead of beats I could say pauses, wants instead of
objectives and get the same point across but with a language we could all
understand.
It was interesting
because without using the vocabulary I had learned, I had to define and
understand what exactly it is that I think is important about acting. I had to
give them advice but without going against what I personally believe. Yet, I
still wanted their scene to be authentic for who they are. It was so much fun
to watch, because some of the students understand things like beats,
objectives, and tactics, almost instantly, even though they didn't know they
were called those things.
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