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frisbeegod

Huh... Was I Doing That?

Mar 22, 2006 03:18

Seems to be a question I've been asking myself a lot lately. I asked it of myself in my acting class about one of my habits, I ask it about myself as to my behaviors in my jobs at DC Players and at the Cider Mill, I ask it of my behaviors towards my friends ( Read more... )

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blondethespian March 22 2006, 10:34:03 UTC

Did you ever stop to consider the fact that maybe the problem wasn't something YOU could fix? It wasn't even something that I could really fix. It was an issue of actors not knowing their lines. I'm sorry, but that's nobody's fault but theirs. As I told them.

Yeah there's stuff that I'm worried about, but I'm pretty sure that it's normal for a director to worry. You know, I'm not even going to go into this with you on LJ.

frisbeegod March 22 2006, 20:46:32 UTC

Chels, that was exactly what I was saying, that I need to trust and let go and relax. Your right, it is normal for a director to worry. And yes, my point in this entry was that I should consider that the problem was not something I can fix. Your right, it was no one's problems but the actors. I have no idea what I could have done, but as PM hearing this and that from different actors, I got worried. And egotistcally, I thought I should do something about it and did not consider that I cant do anything about it. Now I realize that you tell me things are fine, and I should just trust that--you're the director, you're the one who should know better than I. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, I'm saying I'm a bit messed up in the head, but come on, we knew that already.
Please don't be angry at me. This entry was about me and my disfuntion. There's not one to my knowledge with you and your show. And that's what I need to accept. And I am. So please, don't get angry at me-this wasnt about you.

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frisbeegod March 22 2006, 20:58:02 UTC

I'm just talking about mine, specifically here. We all have habits, of course, but you can see how some of us work through them differently and more efficiently... perhaps this is due to how hard one works on them is my point: to change a habit in acting, trying to hard is actually detrimental. It's a matter of positive change instead of negative. I shouldn't "not turn away" or "not sigh," I should try "focusing my attention on my partner" to get free of my habits. The negative choice, which I did, was working too hard, hense it only transformed itself. We'll just have to see if I can let go of the habit altogether.

wednesdayview March 23 2006, 12:44:00 UTC

You're a strange man, Joe Coppola.

I never call people. I just expect them to read my LJ's and leave comments and like it. =)

lessa_lynn March 23 2006, 14:38:45 UTC

With the one difference of I'm not planning on taking theater any farther than a hobby/untrained skill and leave it at that, I know the feeling. You do the same thing I do on a daily basis. *hugs* 'Just relax' doesn't quite help, but it's the best way I can put it.

btw, how long is the show sposed to be this year?