The semester thus far has been quite a journey for me. I consider myself a considerably "present thinker," but for some reason in this class I've been trying to see into the future. I want to know the meaning of each excercise and what I need to be learning right as they are happening. After learning a great deal about patience, I've reached these conclusions: the learning never ends, it's about being true to yourself to your fullest and (as Jason would say) most present extent, and it's all about connection and response.
The Meisner repetition has brought the heart-on-my-sleeveness and sponteneity that I generate in my "real" life, heightened it, and made it come out of me in a much deeper, more honest way. This excercise must come from your gut or else you aren't doing it right and it has been a thrill and a terror to be forced to get out of my head, take a deep breath, and act on my impulse.
The packets in particular taught me a lot about the dynamic of the studio and a great deal about communication with your scene partner. I've always known the rule about putting the attention on your partner instead of yourself but it was a great way to put that concept into practice. Taking these risks and being intuitive about a person who, though you may not have known three months ago, you really want to succeed and grow with helped us grow as a class and as a team.
About the scene work: I'm getting a little scared of text. After all this work on being honest and impulsive, having another artists words in our mouth is going to be quite a challenge. I want to continue to react honestly and respond to my partner impulsively and I feel a text will kind of hinder that honesty. But then I think, maybe it will propel the honesty and allow us to adapt the people we have found in ourselves in the Meisner work and use it to experience a different reality, a "Rabbit Hole," if you'll excuse the oh so necessary kind-of-pun.
OK I'm kind of rambling - but the brain drain helps me to get my mind out of the tangles and settled clearly into the work.
Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Black Friday blows. (--pointofview)
:) Hunter
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