near-death sorority peacock

panurra. 20 years old. college senior. japanese major. united states. slytherin. she, her, hers. i'm on mars. prepare for trouble.

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Femaelstrom: "What about the improv?" 

grief-bacon:

There was a time in my life (high school) when I did “real theatre.” I loved it, but I gave up on it after graduating because I realized I wasn’t nearly as good at it as I thought, or as good as I wanted to be. A few semesters into my time at Oberlin, on a whim (or possibly because Harris asked me…

This this this a thousand times. When Carolyn convinced me to try out for the Semi-Autos for the first time I was pretty sure I was going to be awful. Even after I got in I was sure I was going to be awful. And even today after three shows I don’t think I’m perfect (or even that great at all) but I think joining the Semi-Autos was one of the best choices I made at Oberlin.

What Carolyn says is 100% true for every cast member basically every time. Which I think is a good thing. When you’re acting (like performing a scripted play or something similar) you are really supposed to become someone else, step out of yourself for a minute and live as a different character. But semi-improv requires something else, because you have no script telling you how you should be or how you should react. The choices are yours, and I think they become much more natural on stage when the character you’re playing is part of yourself.

So far I’ve played a naive, desperate to help doctor on the brink of a breakdown (totally have those feelings every day), a slutty but driven sorority girl (well…), and an out-of-touch-with-reality teenage weeaboo (oh god my junior high school days whyyyy). And I have loved every character I’ve played. Sincerely. I’ve loved the shows I was in. I cannot wait to perform again next year (Grg is graciously holding off on putting on his show until I come back, because apparently I’m needed for the role of the princess).

So basically I’ve just totally restated (poorly) everything Carolyn said. That’s all I can do. Her words say it all.