Class Objectives

1. Lower Your Barriers

   1. 1. We all have these walls that are up to protect ourselves.

      2. They can be social and/or related to phobias

      3. Art can help us practice exploring our own barriers

      4. Desensitization works

         1. "Just do it until it is easier"

2. Have Fun

• • 1. Once we have lowered our Barriers we can think about just having fun.

    2. WE want to be comfortable:

       1. MAKING MISTAKES - GET UP AND FAIL

       2. Improv and the Warm-up Games help us in this direction.

       3. Practice & Practice Playing

       4. Lowering our Barriers

3. Create Art

• • 1. Requires many of the criteria of "Having Fun"

    2. We don't really want to see the same thing everytime. (all art)

       1. We want it to be unique

       2. We want it to work

       3. That means, we need to try weird and unique ideas & characters and see if they work.

          1. Go big - TAKE RISKS!!

          2. Make big choices

4. Critically Analyze Theatre

• • 1. Be able to analyze elements of "good" vs. "bad" art

       1. How does it make us feel?

       2. What else would we like to see?

    2. Be able to give feedback

    3. Be able to take feedback

• 1. Plan

  2. Use the Analysis and feedback to strategize ways to improve

  3. Apply your intelligence - do something smart - LOGOS

  4. Appeal to peoples emotions - PATHOS

  5. Manipulate ETHOS - establish character to surprise audience with changes

  6. EXPERTISE

     1. This is where we can choose to become an expert

        1. Recognize how expertise might allow you to be abel to do what the average person is incapable of doing - then put yourself on that path

        2. 10,000 hours required

        3. Usually requires an element of "fun" and self motivation

5. Practice

• • 1. Practice is a skill set:

       1. Focus

       2. Physical Memory

       3. Not Breaking Character or the rules of your art

       4. Improve skills and elements of the art

       5. With Full ENERGY

    2. Practice is much easier if you are having fun, improving, and focused

    3. Practice should increase stamina over time (only if done with full energy & focus)

6. PERFORM / PRESENT

• 1. And then usually return to step #4

BENEFITS

Control Over Self (Job)

1. Control your reactions

2. Focus your energy / attention / ability to improve

3. Present the "character" of yourself that you want in public and at work

4. Improve your stamina to stay "professional"

Cycle of Improvement

1. Every job / task / skill goes through similar cycles of improvement

2. Experience improving is a transferable skill

   1. Plan / Implement / Evaluate / Improve

   2. Focus

   3. Practice

Experience Cycle of Improvement

Experience Failure / Inability

See the change in ability & success

Understand how to break a complex process to achieve step-by-step growth