Asymptomatic

Last night was another acting class. Dr. Hash took us to watch the rehersal of Your a Good Man Charlie Brown in the WCU theater. They were doing a technical rehersal, arranging the actors and props based on light cues. They would “spike” props when they figured out where they needed to go. There were so many marks on the floor that I wondered how they knew which one was for which prop.

It’s interesting how this acting class is geared toward the stage. I suppose that people have less of a chance at acting for TV or film, so it’s more practical to teach stage production. Also, there seems to be a bit more to stage acting, since you have to know things about what is upstage and downstage, and whether you are open or closed. These things don’t really apply the same way to TV or movies. Still, with the proliferation of video cameras these days, it’s curious that nothing is TV or film-oriented.

After an hour of watching the rehersal, we returned to the studio for warm-up exercises. We were joined by a new student, Amber, who might be one of the more talented actors in our class. I would like to see how and if she would handle a more dramatic role to be sure, but I think it’s true.

Our warm-ups consisted of a lot of crazy head-rolls, bending, and stretching. We did a Dr. Hash version of sit-ups with counting. I had no idea that this acting class was going to be so physically involved. We then held hands in a circle and played a hand-squeezing game of “Pass It Down the Line”, and my fears of having a less-than-stellar acting partner started to be realized, since it was Deon who broke the pattern every time. <sigh>