The thing I’m learning from improv classes is that I’m terrible at it. After most classes I feel that there is so much I’m doing wrong. I think too much. I need to get more into character. Well there was another class tonight and we did the exercise that almost gave me nightmares last time I did it: Office party in gibberish. The thing about that game is that we have to act like we’re at a party. I suck at parties. Still, I think it was better this time. I need to do better to commit to a character.
The teacher did say it is good to know you aren’t perfect, because then you have things to improve. If you are perfect, you have nothing to work on.
The next Thursday class we will be doing a high school soap opera. To prepare, we came up with characters tonight. Now we have an entire week to develop these characters and then play them next week.
Me? I’m the captain of the football team, and dating the head cheerleader. Erik has never watched an organized sports game in his life, so this will be a bit of a stretch to work on. I do know that I have to exude confidence. I’m actually looking forward to it.