I took a stage combat class on Saturday morning. Learned how to fake fight and cheat sounds of impact. Very interesting.
So, I've been in rehearsal for The Imaginary Invalid a week now.
I'm really enjoying the acting process this time. It's actually a lot like drawing and painting. Mary pointed out that discovering the character is like a sketch before you move on to a more finished piece. I tend to sketch very well. But in acting I'm more like a first year art student. I think I’m afraid to make choices without some sort of go ahead from the director. Which of course doesn’t make any sense because the director will tell you “yea” or “nay” right away usually.
I think with acting I tend to chicken scratch instead of hitting the broad strokes I use in other kinds of art. I'm also feeling a little behind because I came in so late -but I think I'm getting there. I guess I'll find out tomorrow when I start rehearsing my scenes again.
I believe too that any kind of artistic endeavor is good for an artist. So anything you do tends to lend itself to everything else. Life drawing makes you paint well, painting makes you draw better, etc. At any rate I’m finding a whole new experience in the process this time. It's refreshing.