Acting Class Diaries, Part 2

...in which the heroine becomes her dog for an hour as part of an exercise in character development. Poor Cosmo - I did not do him justice. Our assignment was to do a pantomime of an animal featuring conflict of some sort, so I decided to be Cosmo trying to get into the kitchen in case any scraps of food fell to the floor. Afterwards my class debated whether I was a dog or a cat.

Sorry, Coz.

Our assignment for Monday is to study a statue and use it as a launch pad for a character. We're also about to choose the characters we'll focus on developing for the rest of the summer session, culminating in a showcase performance in August. My teacher has recommended I play a character named (wait for it) Sally Talley, from a play called Talley's Folly. It actually looks very interesting - a chance for me to work on being vulnerable on stage,which is very difficult for me. I think I come across as very hard-edged and want to learn how to soften.

More to come...