Breakthrough

The great thing about improv is that you're not stuck being yourself. Last night, I broke out of my rut of being super-sweet in my scenes. It felt wonderful. In this particular scene, I was bitter, sarcastic, and dare I say, even a bit...mean. As me and my fellow improv-er, John, were on the stage, I started out with, "Every time I see you, I want to throw up." And Jeff and the other onlookers let out a huge laugh. It felt like the first time that a scene I participated in really got a great reaction. The scene kept getting better, too, but I can't honestly remember how it went. I wasn't thinking about what would come next; I just let it happen.

I had finally caught on to something. I stopped editing myself, and let my subconscious take over. Jeff's been telling us to do that for weeks now, but I didn't ever fully let go until last night.

I've also realized just how freeing it is to do improv; you can be a camper, a firefighter, an astronaut...anything. It's like a chance to semi-experience something you may never have a chance to do in reality.

It's so hard to believe, but my level 1 improv class is halfway over. In a month and one day, it will be showcase time! I'm not sure what time it will be, but I'm already excited about it!