by Caitlin Lushington | Apr 11, 2025 | Acting, Actor Coaching, Nervous System, Teaching
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...
by Caitlin Lushington | Dec 5, 2024 | Nervous System, Rest
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...
by Caitlin Lushington | Dec 5, 2024 | Nervous System, Teaching
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...
