The PIT

What an experience!
We got to perform at the PIT and most of us are only begginers!
it was a great night! Even if i felt that it could have gong better.. It was just great..
I heard that most of us where nervous si it kind of kept us from being ourselves, thus funnier..
I, myself think that we could have given more.. I feel like we have learnt so
Much more Than we showed
And even if its nice to see the struggle i kind of like more to see us gettting good victory after a scene.. I see so much potencial in all of us
That i kinda was wanting more that night.. But yes
I am being too harsh.. We were truth to ourselves and gave our best.. Im so proud of most of us hard work... Its definitely paying off! :)

She said, he said..

I personally considered this exercise the most difficult one.
I only tried it twice in class and I do not feel that it went that well.
The rules are a little complicated because first you have to say something to your partner and then you have to say an action for him/her to follow. I have seen that a lot of times it gets messy because the person replies to what the other is saying but forgets to give him/her an action to do. So they spent time figuring out what is going on and lose focus.
I think this exercise requires a lot of concentration because it is easy to forget what the other said while you are thinking about what to reply and what action to give. So if the actors are really connected and concentrated it leads to an amazing result, very funny and entertaining!
In class unfortunately I only remember to have seen a couple of good ones.
I guess we have to keep on practicing!

3 different moods in 1 set

I love this exercise!
I think is hilarious and that people really enjoy it.
So two people are given a relationship, lets say husband and wife,
like it was my case on the improv night we had.
The first mood was jealousy, second was lust and third was nervousness.
my husband and I were celebrating our anniversary
i started to complain because he was not ready for our massage appointment,
suddenly i started to feel so jealous thinking that the reason he was
not ready was because he didn't care about me because he had someone else. I started a fight with him.
Then as I was going to the left i felt that nothing really mattered anymore, even he was cheating I just wanted him so bad
and I told him that i was ready to make it happen (sex)
as i kept on going to the exit i felt so insecure because I remembered that I had not shaved! and that made me so nervous...SCENE!
I think this exercise was totally successful because my partner and I were connected and we were really experiencing everything that was happening.
we both listened to each other and used what the other was giving at the moment to continue the story.
we enjoyed it!

3 people leave a scene

This exercise was fun!
I finally got the chance to do it in class and it worked out well.
There are three people on the scene who apparently do not know each other but happen to be at the same place
for the same reason but with different situations.
At some point on the scene, which is not supposed to be long, the three people will leave for the same reason.
The reason these people will leave is going to be decided while the scene continues.
Nobody goes on stage knowing where they will be at or what they will be doing while waiting sitting on line.
At some point these three people acknowledge each other and interact to let the audience know what could they possibly be doing at that place. All of a sudden something occurs that make them leave. All three people have to be aware of the environment and read each other well to agree why that particular something could make them leave.
The scene itself has to flow smoothly and quick, thereof the connection of the three people on stage will make the scene successful or not.

NEW CHOICE!!!

I think this is a genius exercise for improvisers.
Like it was said in class, it is not about making a clever or the right decision during a scene.
It is about learning how to be quick and even if it makes no sense accept what the other person is saying to get somewhere and finally to solve the problem.
I personally tend to block others, without meaning it, I tend to be negative and that just does not work to make a scene successful. Sometimes I think is a natural response for me trying to look smarter than the other person, so even if is a stupid scene I won’t look so stupid. I do not mean to do it consciously . I have not gotten the opportunity to perform this game but I’ll go next time and I know they will make me change my choice for a more positive one or just a better one.
This exercise does not only help you to always be ready to accept what the other is offering but also makes you be fast , simple and sincere. You have little time to think what to say, so whatever you’ll pick next is an honest response, you cannot fake it because you have to say whatever comes right up to your mind. Even if it makes no sense, most of the time, it ends up working.
Since this exercise gives you almost no time to change what you are doing on stage, makes you act more like an improviser and just go with it instead of worrying what to say next.

Improvising

Its about time I stopped pre-planing things while "improvising in class"
It looks to me like it is safer to come up with something you already know of, like you are prepared, but this does not work.
I've noticed some people try to do this in class, but then the whole scene fail when something (either funny or stupid) happens and this person was not expecting that. It is the fear most of us have because we are afraid of change, of the unknown.
there have been times where i go blank and nothing fast come to my mind and I look really stupid but I guess it ends up being funny too. All of us are afraid of looking ridiculous if our joke fails, but that is the only way people learn, from failing and trying new things.
I have to say that we have some good improvisors in class, the ones that are quick with the jokes and very creative. These people also make the rest of us look good, because they understand the idea of working together, that is better to make a good share-scene than being the only one who looks good like a total asshole.
We will be doing some acting with kids at their school or in New York City, I am exciting because its challenging to get to work out of school, like we'll be already on the field. I hope all of us can make a good job!.. but it's whatever either one will be an awesome experience to learn from.

from an actress

i've tried so hard to deny what is undeniable
I cannot help but being me
and Ive gotten to the conclusion that i have to live with this..
and i guess im standing in the right place, ive learnt so much...
im not from here... and dear God the weight is so heavy..
I still get self-conscious in front of an audience, I care about what others think about me . Is it my accent, my weird way of looking at things or I’m just afraid of judgment ?
I'm trying to leave all this behind, I'm ready to discover myself and see+ what else is there.
i can consider now, im starting to be an actress, a good one,
and my senses tell me "why not?, its about time"//
most of the time i see things from another point of view.. from the point where they want me to see it..

I can't do that anymore
, and guess its because i'm staring to stop caring about what they have to say
i have so much to tell, so many experiencens about life, not many witnesses to share them..
i dont know anything about nothing.. but this time i get ME.. i'm accepting me and at last
thats all it matters..