On their return trip from Tamps, As Greer and Riley previously mentioned, Mr. Howard and Dom got straight back to work.  While Dom continued to work on the logistics of the set, Mr. Howard introduced a new activity he learned while at the conference.  This activity showed us how small changes in various aspects of a scene are very important.  We focused on three main aspects: connection, level, and focus.  To begin the activity, we walked weave-like across the stage in an attempt to to fill the space.  After getting this into our bodies, Mr. Howard introduced the next step of the activity.  We would continue to walk around the stage until Mr. Howard would call “spotlight”.  At this moment, each actor would find the nearest of five spotlights, and create a pose with the other members in that spotlight incorporating focus, level, and connection.  We then focused on one of the five poses, and discussed which small details had a huge effect on the scene.  We repeated this activity for approx. a half an hour.  After learning about the importance of level, focus, and connection, we applied them in rehearsal as we worked on new scenes.  Personally, this really helped me understand my characters and my relationships with characters that I am close with in all of my scenes. Thanks for reading.

Dreaming of the deep end,

Amani