Acting Class Update & My Nightmare

I’ve been in Richard Seyd’s acting class for about 6 weeks now and have been benefiting tremendously. I’m much more emotionally available in my work, am able to believe given circumstances more fully, and most importantly: I’m pushing less (see my previous post about my Hammy Tendencies for why this is important). In fact, tonight, I didn’t push at all. This is to say, I was completely taken by the scene. It felt really, really good.

But this is not evidence of my acting brilliance so much as it is evidence of Richard’s keen ability to select “stretch scenes” that will emotionally resonate with the actors he assigns them to. Tonight, my character was in a situation wherein he had to choose between having a family and having an acting career. Scary. After the scene was over, I very quickly pushed my own concerns about this issue back into denial mode. I've still got years until that becomes a conundrum that I'm willing to entertain.

*whistles* and *twiddles thumbs*.