What do we, as teachers, mean when we say we are looking for ‘authenticity’ from a student actor? What is the impact of this word on students? Recently I’ve been wrestling with this word in actor training spaces. A number of students have come to me with confusion and...
Hi lovelies, I hope I am catching you in a moment of ease, my friends. I am sitting at our little kitchen table, my toes getting cold on the faux hardwood floor while I wait for the heater to kick in, my tea gone cold writing this ditty on how we harvest and use ideas...
Hi lovelies, I’m back to thinking about rest again. A year and a half ago I was reading academic journals on burnout, black feminist writings on rest as an act of resistance, thick self-help books on self-compassion, old theater texts on ‘what it takes,’ and the...
Hi lovelies, One question I’ve been exploring these days is: What do I need to do, as a teacher, to be able to let go of the expectations I might be holding for the students in front of me, and re-focus my attention on meeting them where they are? Last week I went...
Hi lovelies, Ah, September! Hello. 🙂 This time, a year ago, I had just landed back in the U.S. after finishing my two-year graduate program in London. With no job, very little money, and an overwhelmed nervous system, I’m incredibly grateful for my community of family...
