It's about time

Yesterday was another day in class... I felt kinda stupid for wearing a dress but I needed to go to Sunway right after college to meet someone so there you go. Celine and I came super extra early today cuz well... I came at 7.30am because I needed to find a parking space and Celine came for some... other reason. We talked about a lot of stuff and basically complained about the things that we weren't happy with in our lives, like the fact that we're both single. Hahahahah.

So, anyway... when Mr. Rey finally came in, Celine and I were actually singing "Someone Like You" by  Adele and we had to stop cause class was starting so... yeah. We talked a little about what we were supposed to do and what he expected.... as usual. Then, we grabbed our props and made our way to the bench where we sat, anxiously waiting for our turn in the "space".

So... here are the questions... 


Who am I : I am Leanne, the caring friend. 


Where am I : I am in my room.


What time is it : It's in the afternoon and I'm getting ready to go out. 


What surrounds me : All four walls of my room and the stuff in my room. 


What are my relationships : I have a relationship with my phone and the friend on the phone. 


What are the given circumstances : I need to get to my mom's office to get some stuff for her but I end up going over to my friend's place. 


What do I want : I want to get to my mom's office. 


What is in my way : My friend... crying on the phone. 


What do I do to get what I want : I go over to her place first to accompany her... and then... to my mom's office. 

So... this is how it goes... 

I’m getting ready to go to my mom's office. I am in front of a mirror which gave me something to do.  Suddenly, I get a call and it’s from a very good friend of mine. I answer enthusiastically. 

Me : Hey Jen, what up?

Jen : *says something inaudible*

Me : What?

Jen : *mumbles*

Me : Jen,  you need to speak up. I can’t hear a –

Jen : DEREK BROKE UP WITH ME!!!!

I cringe at her screaming.

Me : He broke up with you?

Jen : YES!

Me : Well, it’s about time.

Jen : HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?

I sit down.

Me : Y-you gotta have seen it coming.

Jen : What do you mean?

Me : Well, what with Christina and all.

Jen : Christina?

Me : Yeah. Didn’t you know? Him and her have been seeing each other for quite some time.

Jen : *Dissolves into sobs*

Me :  Oh… Jen… no… don’t cry.

Jen : I didn’t... know…

Me : It’s okay… don’t cry… you deserve better anyway.

Jen : *Continues crying*

Me : Okay… look. I’m going to get some stuff from my mom's office, I’ll stop by at your place so that we can talk okay?

Jen : Okay.

Me : Alright. I’m coming. Don’t do anything stupid.  

I exit after grabbing my bag.

So... I know that some of the stuff I wrote here may not be exactly what I said during the real thing, but it's along that line. Hahahahah. So, here's what I thought about the whole thing... once I was done with it. The part where I was in front of the mirror and preparing to go, I think that part went on a little longer than expected and it threw me off a bit. Apparently... I indicated again because when Kate screamed, I pulled the phone from my ear. Why do I always do that. Indicating I mean. -________- I'm starting to hate myself. There were also many other things that I should have thought of like... maybe instead of being caring towards Kate, I could stick to being mean and go like... "It's about time!!!"... and at the end, I could be like... well, I need to go to get my stuff but I guess I could go to her place... you know... that kind of thing. But... my idea was good but there was a lot more I could do with it. Definitely need improving. 

Oh well... there's always the next assignment in which I am hoping I wont piss myself off again for doing something stupid. 

Stares

I don't know when this movie was made and I forgot who made it but I was watching this awesome movie in class yesterday and it's called American History X. It's the story of this teenager named Danny who's gotten himself into a whole lot of trouble because his brother, Derek. Derek is like... the hero of this anti-black gang. Sort of like the KKK. Then... shit hit the fan and his brother got thrown into jail for murdering 2 blacks who tried to jack his car. While Derek is in jail, he cleans up his act and learns that black people aren't that bad. Danny, however, is growing up wrong, what with the gang and all. His teacher gets him to write an essay about his brother to get to know what his brother was really like. At the same time, his brother gets out of jail, a good man now and tries to tell Danny not to go near the gang. He explains to Danny exactly what had happened to him in jail and that... it's worthless being pissed and mad. Derek had wasted 3 years of his life in that shit sty, all for the gang. Danny understands and he accepts that his brother wants change. Unfortunately... Danny dies because some black kid shot him twice. I was so sad at that point... and then... his brother comes in and screams for Danny... That was the part where I cried sooo freakin' much. It's so touching... plus, it gets you thinking and you learn not to be mad all your life because it's never gonna get you anywhere.

AWESOME MOVIE!!!!!  Plus... there was plenty of sex, vulgar words, violence and sodomy in it. JUST MY THING!!! HAHAHAHH!!!!

So... anyway... back to the main point of this post. Last class was really... really... REALLY fun. At first it was of course the early morning briefing given  by Mr. Rey. He talked about the next assignment and basically, all that we needed to know about it. Then... he said the next assignment was to be done in pairs. Like... with a partner. I was thinking "Damn... that's nice!! FINALLY!!". Hahahahaha. So, we got up and did our warm up... as always. Then... Mr. Rey got us into pairs. I paired up with Celine at first. Then, Mr. Rey got us to chase each other's asses literally... and try to smack it. I teased Celine to come get my ass. There were times when she managed to slap it and when she missed. I remember giving her ass a big slap and I made a lot of girly screaming noises too. We had loads of fun trying to get each others butt.

Then... we switched partners. This time... I was with Lycel. Being with Lycel was slightly... difficult. She looked so prim and proper and the non-violent type that I kind of hesitated when it came to hitting her ass cuz I was afraid I might hurt her. We were just going around in circles and it was a little awkward cuz neither of us wanted to be violent and launch ourselves at each other. See... this is what happens with nice girls. XDDDD. We had to do it slow motion too. So, there was once when Lycel came to slap my ass really slowly and I bent all the way backwards to avoid it. It was cool. I imagined it looking like the matrix thing. XDDDD Although I know it probably doesn't look a thing like it. Then... I paired up with Adam and Weilim. Two guys... just because Mr. Rey wouldn't let us pair with the same sex. We were supposed to continue slapping asses in slow motion but... doing it sexily. I did this sexy walking... and the guys came to slap my ass. I also did this thing where I rubbed my butt on Weilim from his calf to his thigh and he slapped my butt. HAHAHAH! But... I did think it was a little awkward cuz... most of the time... the guys didn't know where to put themselves and I think being sexy with each other for them was very... unpleasant. HAHAHAHAH.

Then... came... violence. Now... THAT was fun but we had to do it slow motion which is hard cuz... everyone wants to be fast with violence. Adam and Weilim were pretty much punching and kicking each other while slapping asses. I pushed Weilim and he fell very slowwwwllyyyyy. Then... when Weilim was on the ground, I fell on top of him and rolled over him. It was quite fun actually for me. I sped up for quite a few times but unknowingly. I seriously did not even realize I was speeding up untill Mr. Rey warned me and I was like... "Oh... daaammmnnn." The ending was the kill. Both Weilim and me went on top of Adam and we 'killed' him. I literally sat on Adam and sort of strangled him. So, he 'died' on the ground and Weilim and I stood and watched. EPIC SCENE!!!!

The thing that we all understood about the exercise was obviously... team work. You can't expect to make great things happen when you don't work as a team. There's also the need to give and take. There always has to be someone that takes the slap and someone that gives the slap. Where's the fun in always trying to cover your ass (like our political leaders... GASP! I didn't say that.). The other thing is, the negative and positive spaces. We found little, little spots where we could fit into when we were doing things in slow mo and that made things look better cause we organised for it to happen. We were also uncomfortable with the sexy part, I think because it's not something we do everyday and it's not something encouraged especially between boys.

The next thing that happened was actually very relaxing. We were told to lie down and just... let our bodies go... one by one. Honestly... I was so relaxed till I felt like I was about to go to sleep. Thankfully, we got up... and got into pairs again. This time, I paired with Valerie. We were asked to just look at each other. Just stare and notice our little actions. I don't know why... maybe I'm the staring type but... when I stared at Valerie, I stared at her SO HARD that if I closed my eyes, I could see her negative. I stared so hard that I stared through her. HAHAHA! Obviously, this was uncomfortable for Valerie. She felt awkward and looked away sometimes. At times when she looked away, I would snap out of my staring state and look at something else too but the other times, I would just continue staring till I could see her negative. Then... I realized that I stared so hard I forgot to breathe. Only when Valerie looked away did I realize that I needed air. XDDDD Then, I also noticed that once I'm frozen to a spot... I really don't move. I'm like a freakin' stone. I only move when she does. Towards the end, the staring stopped a bit. I started shuffling a bit, shifting positions because my back hurt and I started to feel bored. I also stared Valerie to sleep. I poked her on her leg to make sure she didn't nod off. Hahahahahah. I'm SUCH a good stare-er. The point of this exercise, I think, was to be sensitive to little changes. How if one action happens, it affects another action.

Frustrated at myself

First of all... I'd like to just let you know that this blog will be a rather short one because my internet connection is very limited and I need to hurry somewhere. Never the less, I will try to cover all the things we've done in the last class... excuse me if I miss somethings. 

So... anyway... before class, everyone was talking about what they were gonna do. Their story lines, their roles and stuff like that. We actually forgot that class was supposed to start at 8.30am, so most of us came an hour early. XDDD We actually used the time for bonding. I found out that Teck Sern liked anime a lot and so does Celine. I'm a retired anime fan but... I've still got some of the fever left in me. We talked about how anime has changed and how Animax (A channel on Astro) doesn't show good anime like it used to. Back then... we had Law of Ueki and Fushigi Yuugi (Which had Celine and I going into a fan girl scream) and all sorts of awesome things. Now, we have Hayate the Combat Butler and Letter Bee which, excuse me, SUCKS BALLS. We complained about how Animax has lost it's touch and how we were disappointed in it's choice of cartoons to show. The only consolation from Animax was the cartoon Fairytail. Otherwise, we'd have boycotted it.

After more bonding with the other members of the class, we got down to business. Mr. Rey came in and talked a little about what we were going to do. He reminded us about the rules of the assignment like the time limit and all and also the beats. He explained to us what he expected us to do and we listened.... intently. Like good Asian children. Hahahaha. After that... we warmed up. We did the normal things like... walking around the space but we also went over our acts in our heads as to get ready for the real thing. I, myself, walked into the center and sort of just... stood there to get an idea of what I needed to take into consideration. For example, the limited space, the wideness and the blocks and table I would use. All in all, the warm up was very helpful. Helped me get myself together.

Before I get into the short act, I'm gonna talk about my rehearsal and my coming up with this idea. 


So, this idea spawned from last semester when I constantly struggled to find time to complete my essays. I start with just me on my table and chair, trying to finish this essay that I'm finding so hard to do. I get my cup of coffee which is just right next to me but I realize that it's empty. So... shit. I put it back. I get up to get my notes for some kind of inspiration. However, as my books and files are perched precariously on top of one another so when I bend to pick one up, the others topple over onto the ground. I have to then bend to pick the damn books up and again, place them on the little block. I flip my book open very roughly and after a few page flips, I accidentally tear a page because of my rough handling. This tearing part, I decided to do WITHOUT because it is so hard to tear a page properly. When I practiced, I either tore too much or too little. It got so hard to control the tearing of the paper besides, it didn't look very believable. So, instead of tearing, I thought, "what if I can't find the damn page?" because it always happens to me. So, after flipping through several pages, I realize, I can't find the page I want. Then, I go flipping through every other page in my other book and files. After trying desperately, I realize that I've left my notes in college. So... shit. I go back to my laptop. I decide to take a break to get more coffee. I practiced this over and over again for MORE than 2 hours I think. I tore so many pages from a book while trying to practice the tearing part, only to have the idea discarded. There was a lot of issues with timing and everything but I managed to make it right. During the rehearsals, my grandmom was in the room. She wasn't giving comments or whatever, she was just trying to sleep because she bunks with me when she comes over. So, the poor old lady was trying to sleep with the lights on while I'm busy thrashing away at my props. Not a very considerate granddaughter am I? Well... I rehearsed some more and I finally got the timing right, made a few adjustments as to where the block and table should be on the real day and went to bed.  I was feeling pretty confident about it and I had good feelings. 


So... To answer the main questions. 
Who am I : I am Leanne who is a student that loves to procrastinate. I've been procrastinating all my life and I don't think I've come anywhere close to stopping. 


Where am I : I am in my room. As cliche as it is... but it's true. My room is where I normally do all my work.


What time is it : It is sleeping time but I'm still up doing my essay. 


What surrounds me : My room and all of it's contents like the table, chair, laptop, coffee mug and books.


What are my relationships : I have a relationship with my laptop and my coffee mug because I'm trying to complete my work. Then, I have a relationship with my books and files because I have trouble looking for my notes. 


What are the given circumstances : I need to finish my essay as soon as possible. 


What do I want :  I want to finish my essay.


What is in my way : My coffee mug is empty which means, without coffee, I can't stay awake for long. I try to find my notes but I realize they're at college. 


What do I do to get what I want : I decide to take a break and go downstairs for a cup of coffee before I come back up to continue. 


I hope that answers all the questions. 

So, when I actually performed the whole thing. It went quite well... just as I had rehearsed. But... it still wasn't good enough. Apparently, I had expected the mug to be empty before I even knew it was empty. My display of emotions were somewhat unbelievable and stuff that I had failed to act out. So, basically, it was a fail. And I was kind of pissed because I had rehearsed so bloody hard and changed ideas so many times and the result sucked. Fuck man. I felt like my efforts were wasted. I'm not blaming anyone... I'm just saying that I feel very stupid after going up. Never the less.... sigh.... I will try again. At least I didn't do something completely stupid. Still... I'm disspointed at myself.

I will remember not to anticipate and not to do act out emotions.

Anyway... the next assignment is a phone call. 45 secs to a minute. I hope I don't fuck this one up too.
Goddamn... I really don't wanna fuck it up.

Lesbian girlfriend

Today is Valentine's Day... A day when all couples get together and rub their love for each other in your face. Like "Neh neh neh neh neh... I got a boyfriend and you don't." And they end their silent, indirect tauntings with silent, indirect evil laughs... "MUAHAHAHAHAHA". But... oh well... I thought I'd be depressed today but I'm not. I'm writing my Theater post in my own room and drinking coffee! So... yes... I'll be fine. : )) Besides... no boyfriends... no responsibilities. No need to make him happy on this day. I can be lazy... grab a huge tub of ice cream and stuff my face. : )) Now, for the biggest decision of my life........ Haagen Daaz or Baskin Robbins. HAHAHAHAH. XDDDD

So... we had theater class yesterday as usual. Before we started... Mr. Rey pointed out the things he expected for the next assignment. Like, it being 1 and a half or two minutes, there needs to be a super objective and that super objective needs to change in the end, there's got to be 3 activites and obstacles.... you know... stuff like that. I'm not so sure how I'm going to handle the change of super objective yet... but I'm thinking about it. I hope I don't go over the top this time.

The next thing we did was warm up. So, as usual... we go around... and walk around the space. We stretched out... and shaked out... and I managed to stop thinking about what I'm going to do for a super objective and focus. We were asked to find a spot in the room that we wanted to be in. I went into the middle... where the light was. I was thinking... I like being the center of attention. Then... we had to do what we went there to do. I only came to the center to be in the middle of everything. So, I stood there and just waved my arms a little... just you know... waiting for my time to shine... that kind of thing. Then... we ended it... and shook out. Later... we had to find another place to be in. I chose a spot on one of the benches and just sat there... like I was waiting for someone. Then... we did what we went there to do. I moved a little... looked around and then... we returned to the space and shook out. Then... we had to pick another spot but this time, we had to automatically go there to do what we needed to do. I went to where my bag was to check my phone, to see who called. Then, there had to be an obstacle. I figured that maybe there was no signal... So... I stick my phone up in the air and act as if there really WAS no signal. Then... we end the scene. I placed my phone back in my bag and went back to the space. Mr. Rey explained to us that, that was the obstacle and that the objective had now changed and we understood what he meant. Now, thinking about it... I might just change my story all together. : (

Then... we formed this circle and played with the ball again. We did the "yes 30" game. This time... we did it really, really fast. I remember saying "yes 1" and looking at Teck Sern but for some reason... he didn't catch it. He said that I looked at him but threw the ball somewhere else so he didn't know if it was for him or... not. Mr. Rey said that our problem was that... I wasn't ready and neither was he. I dunno... I thought I was pretty ready... maybe my aiming was whack. -_________- I dunno. Here's the fun part... there needed to be an obstacle in the circle... one who couldn't touch the ball or the people but could cause as much trouble as they wanted. That included calling names, insulting, blocking sight. I remember this part where just as   I was about to throw the ball, Zong Yong who was the obstacle got in the way of my line of sight and my aiming got screwed. I'm thinking... fuck. Then... it got better. We switched from obstacle to obstacle and the job got harder. At first... all the obstacle had to do was cause a diversion by screaming and yelling and getting in the way. Then, slowly... Mr. Rey got the obstacles to take a role. Celine got into the roll of the insulting bitch. She insulted everyone everyone around her as a diversion. Then... David was the laughing gay. He produced this really high pitched laugh... like... really high. The last one was Lycel as the cheerleading dumb blonde. She goes to everyone and acts as the big bitch of the school. Then... we all assumed a role. I assumed the role of Lycel's lesbian girlfriend who is pissed because she cheated on me with the school quarterback. So, instead of her yelling and complaining to me... I start the fight by yelling "HOW COULD YOU."

So, there were a lot of things that happened that I can't recall right now, but the point of the exercise was to have us remember to.... avoid thinking or planning... and just do. We were good when we were spontaneous and not thinking but when we thought of what we were going to do next, we lost it. Also... when assuming a role, we were more focused and stopped becoming audiences. When we weren't, it was easy to lose focus. The thing we always do as audience is laughing. The minute we do that, it destroyed the flow. Also... we cannot be multitasking because one needs to concentrate on one thing to do it right.

Go first? You kidding me?

You know what... I don't get it... I don't get why one has to wake up at 8.30am every damn morning even if it's a weekend. I don't!! I mean... it's a Saturday for crying out loud. Can't I at least sleep in for a few more hours to cover the nights I spend being awake??? Yeah yeah... sure, it's healthier and you can get more things done and bla bla bla... but come on... Seriously mom? Seriously???? I also have no idea what kind of mother I'll be in the future. I mean... imagine the hell it would be if I had to wake up every morning JUST to make breakfast for my kids before they go to school and then, drag my lazy arse to work. I must be like... Supermom or someshit. There is also something wrong with me because I twist my back and my spine cracks multiple times on both sides. I've been doing that since primary school and it grossed my cousin out. HAHAHA! Note to self : check that up. I also happen to think that the Prince of Egypt soundtrack is amazing. I can't stop singing "All I ever wanted". 

Anyway... talking about class last Friday... or... yesterday. I finally did my solo performance. Yes, I did practice. I practiced for more than an hour too cuz I kept changing ideas and ways to make an entrance. I... thought the idea was just... normal... I mean... I wanted to keep it really normal so... yeah. Like something I do almost everyday. It didn't cross my mind that it may have been a little too normal or even cliched... I just... went with the flow. So... during the warm ups, I used the time to recall important actions that I would have to act out. I pretty much jogged through the whole performance in my mind. I had a problem though, I forgot to time myself during my practices and I wasn't sure if I had enough time or if I would go over the limit. I figured, I'd let someone else go first and adjust myself according to the time they spend on stage. I also figured I would drop certain acts if there was a lack of time. So, that was that. I had my props with me and I was ready as I could be. 


After the warm up, we were separated according to the ones who rehearsed and the ones who didn't. At this point, I am nervous but I tell myself to calm down because, what's the point of getting nervous? I'll just screw something up. And then... I heard my name. It took me awhile to digest it but when I did get it, I thought to myself "ME??? GO FIRST??? NOO!!! Pick someone else!!!!!"... but there was no turning back. So, up I went. I think I should have taken some extra time behind the screen to refocus because my concentration went splat after being horrified to be called up first. So, with my half assed focus, I did my best. 

WHY MEE FIRST??? 

Who am I : I am a college student.

Where am I : I am in my room... before that, I was in the hallway... before that, I was walking up the stairs.

What time is it : Time to go to college. I do have to leave soon but I have some time left to spare... like a few minutes.

What surrounds me : All four walls of my room and my supposed things in the room like the table and chair.

What are my relationships : I'm not sure how to answer this but... I have a relationship with my first objective , to get my bag and the second relationship is with the magazine.

What are the given circumstances : My goal is to get to college before time catches up with me.

What do I want : I want to get my bag.

What is in my way : The magazine.

What do I do to get what I want : I want to get to college but I also want to read the mag so... I end up bringing the mag with me.

You're probably asking... how did this idea come to be? Well... It happened exactly as it did on Tuesday... except... instead of a magazine, it was a news article that I got engrossed in. Then, I thought to change it to a magazine because I liked the idea. Besides, magazines are sexier and I'm sexy (coughs). Plus, you can do really neat things with it like smelling the perfume samples on certain pages. I didn't think it was cliched at first... I was just... you know... following what I did... cuz, I really did rush out of my room. But yes... now... talking about it... it does seem very cliched. As I said above, I wanted it to be really normal and something that I truly did... not something made up... So, that's how I came up with it. Why I picked what I did on Tuesday is because it was the most recent thing that had happened to me. So, that's how this idea came to be. : )))

What I did was... I walked into my room to get my bag. I don't find it immediately, I have to look for it. Then, when I do find it, I fling it across my shoulder and I'm ready to go... but I see the magazine. And just like magic, I am tempted to read it's contents. I check the time and I think to myself... "Ah, what the heck, I still got a little bit of time." So, I put my bag down, pick up the mag and I start to see pictures. Some pictures I found amusing and I smile. Then... I see a page containing a little perfume sample on the top of the page. I look around to see if no one's watching and I take a little whiff of the sample. I like it. I rub the sample on my neck and wrists. I stop to smell my wrists... I love the smell. I flip to the other pages, I see the poster of an actor I love on a page and I stop to admire him. I press the mag against my chest because I am smitten by his gorgeous-ness. I look down... and I see my watch... I am shocked by how much time I have left. I drop the mag and bolt out with my bag... but then... I stop. I smile as I take the mag with me. : ))

When I was done... I was not proud... I mean... I am proud to a certain extent but I thought it could have been better. I realized, I had spent too much time on the magazine... and I JUST realized how cliche it was to rush out. So... Mr. Rey's comments came back to bite me on my ass. Looking at the watch is indicating... and one shouldn't be doing it... I forgot about that. I give myself a mental slap. I tried to do too many things in one minute.... yeah... I knew that. Rushing out of a room because I'm out of time is cliched... yeah... I got that too. However, he really felt like there was nobody in the room but me because I didn't look at the audience. That's good. The other thing is... I should have paid more attention to the perfume because it was a good idea. I should have screwed all the other actions and just... focus on the perfume because it could have been very sensual and sexy and very "Leanne". HAHAHAH. So, I didn't completely blow it... but it could have been SOOO much better. And I agree. 


So, there's a new assignment... another solo act. Oh, joy. 
I have to answer the same questions above but this time 2 to 3 minutes, doing 3 separate actions with 3 or more props. : ))) 
Now, that's better. 
I have an idea of what I'm going to do... and I think it would be quite a thrill. : )) 
It is going to be... as Mr. Rey said... very "Leanne". 
I'll try to make sure I don't repeat any of the mistakes. 

This is an IDEA of what I'll be doing on my next assignment. ; ) 

Back to theater

                        

Friday was the first day of THTR 102 class and I was thrilled. Sure, it was too damn early in the morning and yes, I was still half asleep but the moment I got to class, I was wide awake. I know this isn't related but... While I was driving, I wondered why it was still so dark out when it was already 7.15am. Usually, the sun would have already been out and threatening to blind me. Anyway... I met Celine downstairs! YAAAAYYYYY!!!!! We're in the same class!!!!! I'm so happy, I could die! Josh is in my class too. So is Lih Seng, David, Weilim.... ummm... Teck Sern, Eric and Zong Yong. I also met new people like Valerie, Adam, Vinasha and err..... yeah.... that's all I remember. I think Adam is cute............. just saying................ 

                         Mr. Rey came in after awhile and started talking about ethics, dos and don'ts and what he was going to do with us this semester. We listened like the good little Asian students that we were. And it's strange how reverse psychology works cuz Mr. Rey was talking about confidence and I immediately got nervous. -____________- Valerie got named the stage manager just for asking a question. Hahahah! After a little more talking and explaining to us about how important a journal was and how dead we would be if we were late or absent... we got down to business. Like... finally! 

                          Anyone who's been Mr. Rey's kids knew how he started. We walked around the room and around the space. I re-felt the room like I felt it the last time I took theater class. I got myself used to the lighting, the people around me and the atmosphere. I focused on my body and loosened up the parts where I felt most tense... like the shoulders and my back. I blocked out all unwanted thoughts from my head and for the moment... just focus on theater. After that, Mr. Rey got us to run crazy, at different directions and stopping at any time. This was a little dangerous. Some of us bumped into each other and almost knocked other people down. Then, Mr. Rey said to keep doing what we were doing cept, we must not bump into each other. Kinda hard since you don't know who's headed where and when they're gonna stop dead in their tracks. I noticed that after awhile, it became a sort of rhythm. Whoever stopped, other people would stop too and whenever someone ran, other people followed. So, it became quite rhythmic and safer cuz the possibility of us slamming into each other was lessened. 

 

                        After the running and stopping, we played "pass the ball", theater style!! I played the exact same game during THTR 101. You gotta pass the ball to someone else in the circle while saying "yes 1". It would have to go up to "yes 30" and if we do so much as drop the ball or let it slip, we'd have to start with "yes 1" all over again. GODDAMN!!! Obviously, we dropped the ball a couple of times and we had to start all over again. Some of us were actually pushing the ball away. Some didn't have enough eye contact and the receiver didn't get the message. Others just missed I guess or wasn't focused. Later from saying "yes 1", we had to say "yes, 1 Boop boop de doop" and then to "yes 1 I LOVE U"... we had to sing the words "I love you" too! There was this once, Adam threw the ball to me and I missed cuz he passed it way too high! I went "NOOOOOOO!" in my head. After we reached 30, we sat down and talked about it. The point of the game is not just to pass the ball but really to be able to focus on doing something. To make and maintain eye-contact and to be able to multi-task (some of us were distracted by singing "I love you" that they forgot the number they were supposed to say). Mainly, it was about focusing and maintaining eye-contact with the other person. Just because you want to throw the ball to the guy in front of you doesn't mean you just do it. You gotta give him time for him to grasp what you're trying to do... and then you throw it to him. I don't know if I threw a ball that someone didn't catch but I don't think so...... I hope not. Hahahahahah. Anyway.... I get the game and I get why Mr. Rey made us do it. It was actually quite fun too soooo... Yay! 

                         Later, Mr. Rey gave us an assignment. It's a solo act for a few minutes. It can't be too complicated. It can't have some imaginary father or hamster and it cannot be like the RTM dramas with all the incessant crying and what shit. There has to also be an opening and ending of the act... you can't just walk in and out of the space just cause you're done. There has to be a reason why you walked outta there. There's also gotta be an obstacle. I went... "Holy Shit... first week and there's already an assignment". But... this is a cool assignment so... It's okay. Hahahhahaha. I'm thinking of doing something real simple and easy. I don't want it to be too complicated... lest I forget what I'm supposed to do. Anyway... that's that... now if you'll excuse me... I need to rehearse my solo act.   : ))