[DeVore]

I thought we had this thread before but it might have been a single nights thread...

This week at No Drama I learned:

1. How to rid myself of a previous character. This may make you laugh but I do some Muay Thai kick boxing and we have practise routines which require some visualisation as well as some coordinated physical movement (it takes balance to use a knee and an elbow at the same time!). For some reason when Brian suggested we "shake the character" out of us, I found myself doing a quick routine and *boff*, I was back to being me. I guess everyone else will have their own way but it was quite surprising how "cleansing" that felt and I could see how a character could linger (while before I was kinda not believing Brian )

2. Allowing your fellow actors time and space to contribute is good and leads to a better piece of improv.

3. being assertive is good too, because everyone needs to know when you are going to start and stop on a piece of dialogue.

4. Turning your back on the audience really really has a bad effect and should be avoided.

5. Try to include the audience or else why should they give you their attention.

DeV.

[DamoElDiablo]

Originally Posted by DeVore

4. Turning your back on the audience really really has a bad affect and should be avoided.

Unless it is to convey something in particular which may require this. Back turned while delivering a line = very bad.

Great post though DeV!

[Silvio]

I learned that

1. 37 people into 30 minutes won't go.

2. people are willing to sell their friends or even people they've just met

3. Barry is a secret seventh day adventest or worse, Scientologist

(when scientologists swear do they say "Oh my L. Ron Hubbard")

[DamoElDiablo]

Originally Posted by Silvio

I learned that

1. 37 people into 30 minutes won't go.

2. people are willing to sell their friends or even people they've just met

3. Barry is a secret seventh day adventest or worse, Scientologist

(when scientologists swear do they say "Oh my Alien-Who-Is-Coming-To-Take-Us-Believers-Away-On-The-Last-Day")

FYP

[Pappa Dolla]

Things I learned from Drama last night:

1) Some great friendships are forming through strangers that meet on the interweb

2) I am constantly amazed how confident people are when they know they are totally allowed to make a fool of themselves in public without being judged

3) I enjoy being a teachers assisstant (but still don't know how to spell it)

4) I am categorically not a scientologist, but I fear I may have missed my calling

5) Every week, I get surprised by people getting out of "their-character-as-they-see-themselves"

6) We have a damn good group (But I knew that one already )

[Silvio]

Originally Posted by Papa Smut

Things I learned from Drama last night:

1) Some great friendships are forming through strangers that meet on the interweb

2) I am constantly amazed how confident people are when they know they are totally allowed to make a fool of themselves in public without being judged

3) I enjoy being a teachers assisstant (but still don't know how to spell it)

4) I am categorically not a scientologist, but I fear I may have missed my calling

5) Every week, I get surprised by people getting out of "their-character-as-they-see-themselves"

6) We have a damn good group (But I knew that one already )

You missed your calling as a scientologist?
Oh yeah and another thing I learned;
First the ducats and then the candyfloss.

[Esmereldina]

Great thread DeVore...

Last night I learnt that

1. I really really should watch the Princess Bride
2. Barry actually makes quite a convincing Seventh Day Adventist... yes, I repent, I repent... cue weeping, wailing and medieval style knashing of teeth
3. Interprative dance makes quite an amusing style of drama to watch
4. We really do have a brilliant crowd at No Drama!

[Flamed Diving]

Things I learned

1) I need to listen to what teacher is saying when pitching the scenario to us

2) Turning up late for work on a Wed may become a regular occurrence for me

3) I have yet to meet a person I don't like at drama

4) I still have some way to go until I have the balls to audition

[Silvio]

Originally Posted by Flamed Diving

Things I learned

1) I need to listen to what teacher is saying when pitching the scenario to us

2) Turning up late for work on a Wed may become a regular occurrence for me

3) I have yet to meet a person I don't like at drama

4) I still have some way to go until I have the balls to audition

There's two little roundy things in the post!

[DeVore]

1. Mime is a lot harder then it looks!

2. Being a mirror is hard too, but fun cos you can make the other person do weird things.

3. I have better balance then Doozie and Ruairi but Doozie has more grace...

4. Auditioning is weird but for reasons I wasnt expecting and not weird in ways I *was* expecting it to be. That in itself, was weird.

5. Whelans plays good music. I have to confess... I've never been there before.

DeV.

[BadlyKneaded]

Things that I learned:

Dev sometimes moderates from bed. Pantless.

PiecesofEight, I AM YOUR FATHER...

[monkeyfudge]

Originally Posted by DeVore

5. Whelans plays good music. I have to confess... I've never been there before.

You've no idea how much effort it took for me to get Toto playing!

That Jukebox was pure evil!

[BadlyKneaded]

Originally Posted by monkeyfudge

You've no idea how much effort it took for me to get Toto playing!

Clearly it was well worth it though! Bruised knees FTW!!!!!!!

[shivvyban]

Sounds like you guys had fun! My poverty streak will be over as of Friday and I can go for a drink next time... Beware... That is all.

[DeVore]

What did others learn?

DeV.