Theater Insider With Amy Rowland: "Yes"

Theater Insider with Amy Rowland: “Yes!”

The word “Yes!” is one of the most simple, yet powerful words, and it is the motto we use in every single rehearsal. As we complete our daily warm-up, we all circle up, a member of the cast says, “What do we say?” and we all respond, “Yes!”  

When we, the cast, build the scenes, it is crucial that we try as many variations as possible. We’ll try playing the scenes using different actions, emotions, or tones to discover new possibilities.

Now you’re probably wondering: “How does the word ‘Yes!’ relate to all this?”

This is how… When we’re trying new variations, there will always be some that are fantastic, while there will always be some that are flat-out awful. However, we will never know how good or bad something is until we try it. If our theater director, Mr. Howard were to give us an idea to try, we must approach this idea with “Yes!” The idea may seem absurd; sometimes it may seem way too ridiculous to work in a scene, which may be the case. But in others, it might be exactly what we were looking for.

All in all, “Yes!” allows us to think outside of the box, and discover new possibilities to produce an amazing show.