Just got this very thrilling missive from a recent student. She describes exactly what we try to accomplish in our classes - curiousity, non-judgement and openness. Actors, people for that matter, don't know how funny they are until they start at a place of authenticity.
"As you may remember, I expressed a bit of
anxiety early on about being able to be "real." Getting to this place
of being myself--I mean, who's that? I still can't quite put my
finger on exactly what it was that got transformed in there, but, whatever it
was, I know it stemmed from the trust we had in you. Because you were
open, real and available. You explored and questioned with us--without
judgment. You were curious and delighted to learn something new.
How infectious is that?!
I had a notion, coming into this, about
comedy-- and it didn't include me. Even though I'd done funny parts in plays
years ago, in my mind there were the funny people and the rest of us. But the
gift you just gave me is the realization that when relaxed, listening and
available, funny things can happen--even for me.
But here's the thing--now, every time I go
into the booth to audition I imagine you out there. And I think of what it was
like to just tell a story. Not acting being real. Being real. Being me. And I
suppose that's it. That's what you gave us. I have a reference, now, to what's
real, to that elusive "me" behind the mic."
I hope you get a thousand jobs.
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