Improvisational Theater
Friday, June 28, 2013
Catching Raindrops
Some people may assert that being a strong improviser means being able to navigate safely through a storm. I rather prefer dancing in the rain. The storm of offers, of creative minds, of ideas, and puddles of nothingness, of voices, of silence, let's just learn to dance in it. Instead of dodging and weaving to stay dry, I suggest we notice every rain drop and celebrate it.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Shift and flux and all things changing....
Opinions change. Not
all opinions, but many. Those that don’t
change often shift or otherwise shape and reshape themselves. For this reason I
often struggle with publishing my opinion, my current opinion. I challenge
myself by doing it. Taking ownership of my present plateau just in time to soar
off its edge and evolve into whatever is next.
The published opinion is locked in.
There, I’ve said it. And those
who read it will likely see it as my forever belief, my way of seeing, my
message, long after it changes. I accept
that. I don’t mind contradicting myself
as long as I believe it. This is not to
say that I like being in constant flux, or that I like having my beliefs
relentlessly crumbling. And I wholly
dislike being wrong in most cases. But I
do love being convinced of new ideas, being given new perspectives, enlightened
and changed. Through out my life, these changes of attitude, these shifts in
opinion and rebooting of my operating system, have worked like ladder rungs. And as I look back at my journey, they become
mile posts, connecting the dots creates a map of my experience. A map that proves I am moving, that I have
momentum, therefore, I am truly alive and living.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
When they say I give them courage, it gives me courage...
"Went
and saw some good improv tonight at the Brody. It definitely makes me
appreciate what we're being taught at PSU. I think God heard me
complaining about not learning the technicality of Improv, so he sent me
Domeka Parker.
I now have a notebook full of advice, inspiration, games, do's and
don'ts...but more importantly, I have a heart full of courage to just
get out there and do work!"
This note is incredibly flattering to me. I cannot express the amount of warm fuzzy I am rolling in. As silly as it may sound, my life's goal is helping people to play, build their confidence, respect improv and do it because they LOVE it. When a students says I've done that for them, lead them there or walked with them when they found it, its the most rewarding compliment in the world to me. Thanks Lacey.
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