I love being in class. I mean, we all learn everyday . . . but something about the setting makes it feel more active . . . more intentional. My life can often be pretty slow, and homework & these Tuesday night gatherings help to fill in the time in one of the most productive ways possible.
Classrooms are where we go to fail. I don't think anyone will be adopting that slogan for their school anytime soon, but that's how I feel about this "audition preparation" class after tonight. I had a scene from last week that I "auditioned" with tonight-after, of course working it all week long. Oh-I had big plans to bring my "Friday night" performance-to really knock it out of the park and (lets face it) win the admiration of my classmates. My big plans never materialized . . . As I found myself in the middle of my short scene without putting into practice any of the stuff I had been working-presenting a wonderfully vanilla and wholly unmemorable audition-I was instantly relieved that I was in a classroom and not an audition room.
Next week will be better . . . because I had the freedom to fail today. And for that, I am thankful.
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