Wednesday the 25th

Today I had a good day.
I had a peaceful morning and a good breakfast. My grandparents called and we had a good talk.

I was ready to begin my day, with a taller figure, even though I still thought it difficult.

Meisner class today was absolutely amazing. We had such a great class of extremely intense moments, that touched everyone in the room.
Our teacher took the repetition exercise a step further, letting us act in every way physically, whatever we felt an impulse to do.
This meant that people who felt attracted to each other could follow their impulses and take it as far as to whenever the teacher felt like stopping it. This meant that if I cried, the other person could reach out a hand or give a hug. This meant that if someone looked like they needed to be loosened up, they could stand up and jump or shake around in a silly way.

The class was so intense, and it was like watching a good movie. 
And it was so precious and intense, because we weren't actor's hiding behind some rehearsed lines. WE were ourselves experiencing the moment. And all of it felt so real. I want to say that the words didn't matter (like I mentioned in the previous blog post) - but in this exercise you could actually see how the words truly affected the other person.

This is what acting should be like . . . and you honestly don't see it every day in the theatre.

In my vocal technique class today we all had to sing My favorite things from The Sound of Music. An easy song, but the challenge for most people was to keep the voice in ligid singing (neutral), and not curbing or belting (a lot of musical theatre singers curb).
Singing ligid is mostly used in classical music, and it's what you hear all through Rodgers&Hammerstein's musicals. Just thought I'd mention that, since I expect most of you wouldn't know that.

My teacher was very impressed by my technique, because I was a fast learner to her few comments. But other than that I this song was naturally perfect for me.
She pointed me out and said that I'd easily get the A+ for today.
And that's how it is, some thing suit some people better.
For next time I'll be singing People will say we're in love from Oklahoma! You can click on the the link, if you want to hear it and imagine me singing it :)

Walking back from school, singing the score of The Sound of Music, the tall figure seemed to come more naturally.

.... Now I have to get started on writing 100 things that I either love or hate with a reason, for the next Meisner class.