day 2.5

time is slipping away here. enjoying myself immensely, but
not sure what's most important for me to accomplish.












on a picnic bench in their yard, i finished the second read of the script of moonstruck amidst a bit of cloud watching. i went from being terrified of the scene i have to act from moonstruck to being completely excited about it. my acting partner and i are the most trained in our class and it shows. and it's gratifying and confidence instilling. for once, i'm not afraid of making a mistake because i'm so much ahead of the other kids in the class. even at my worst i'm still doing well. silly, i know, since the whole acting process is about making mistakes, but i can't help being a perfectionist, at least, not at the moment. i'm working on that one, but i'll probably need a few more decades.

my main concern is the make out portion of the scene. it follows a rather big argument, and i was dead certain there was no way in hell it would appear genuine, authentic, realistic, ect. but class on thursday completely changed my mind. we ran through it once and it went alright (the teacher graciously said "stop there, we'll tackle the make out scene later" followed by an annoying chuckle). the second time we ran the scene we finished the section yelling at each other practically nose to nose and suddenly the passionate kiss became not only a possibility but an obvious given. it was really an empowering acting moment. on to memorizing the scene so we can record it next week.





currently listening to: a rodeo announcer from the show in town and the opening measures of moonlight sonata which i was attempting to plunk my way through earlier this evening.