Workshop

Blog post due -- reflect on your experience at the devising workshop


The devising workshop was super cool! Something I'd like to say is that used to feel very nervous when going to workshops and interacting with people, but today I was very comfortable and overall happily excited. The workshop included a lot of different activities including; warmups, reading comprehensions, writing, and acting. 

The warm ups at first seemed pretty silly, but I realized that it allowed me to be more aware of my surroundings. By laying on the floor, I found my self on a new level of the black box, one that I had not really been at yet. We also jogged around places of the black box which helped me to understand that I should be able to flow anywhere around the stage. By yelling, "Hey!" I was able to use my voice! It was less of a whisper and I was able to speak a bit more throughout the following activities.

The workshop provided us with readings as well as writing that we would comprehend and take away ideas from. It was so inspiring and for once in a really long time, I finally did not have writer's block! It was nice that Ben and Steve liked some of my ideas (specifically about the mouse being content with his life not being his ideal). I shared my thoughts throughout these comprehension parts of the workshop and gained new ideas from others. I realized through this workshop that a collaborative workspace is very effective at times when done correctly. It allows for new ideas and also some direction on ideas that has come to mind. 

In means of acting activities, I just went for it. I'm glad that I went for it because even though it might have been a little cringey, I gave it my all and was happy with how it came out ( the repeated action activity). I'm glad that I put myself out there a bit more today. It was fun!

Thanks Mrs. Guarino for bringing this workshop to Cheshire Academy. It was so great!

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