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“GAVIN NOTES” … became this way of saying, give it to me straight. But over the years I’ve questioned its validity, primarily in group settings. The tougher thing is riding the line between what you need and what you can take. There will always be notes … always. I may just have to think about that one for a while.
JULIUS CAESAR … I can’t wait! I’ve researched the Donmar Warehouse production, and while I think the creativity and thought behind it is impressive, I also think that it misses the mark … a lot. The performances are beautiful, and the director is fantastic, but it’s my turn! FRIDAY WAS THE BEST … If I could spend every day of the week directing, I would be the happiest duck on the pond. I can’t wait for the next Studio Day!
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(I’m so behind on getting these posted …)
I’M SO BAD … at telling students when they are doing great work. I feel like I spend most of my life looking for what’s not working. I need to be better at pointing out what IS working. SO MUCH REPETITION … can become monotonous – but the same thing could be said for lifting weights. Lift, then lift again the next day, then lift again the next day, then … (continue forever) and you get stronger. I find the repetition fun because each time I’m trying to push harder or do better than the last time that I was in the gym. But how do I get students to feel the same way about acting? I LOVE THIS … so much. But I love lots of things! I’m certain that I have students who think, “I can’t be as intense about acting as Kyle.” But the problem with that statement is that it’s not just acting. I am intense about lots of things. Students just happen to encounter me while I'm engaged in the “acting” part. This week was pretty much taken over by organizing and prepping for BLAST! So that’s what I’ll focus on:
WITH SO MANY NEW PEOPLE … I wasn’t sure how the event would go. I wasn’t even certain that everyone would show up, I didn’t know everyone well enough to know. But I was more than pleasantly surprised. Not only did they show, but they worked like rock stars to get the show to opening. WOULD WE GET AN AUDIENCE … was a question I kept asking myself throughout the day. Mostly because this is the least students I’ve ever used for this event. Not only did we fill the house, we pushed past capacity. Which is a pretty great problem to have. I CAN’T IMAGINE … what this would look like in the hands of any other school. Nobody does this but us, and I don’t think anyone really could. I left on Saturday night, so proud of everyone involved. Was it perfect? No! But it’s not supposed to be. It simply shows what young artists are capable of when adults get out of the way and let them create. MY FAVORITE MOMENT … this week, was hearing Simon say that repetition was making sense and then explain to the class what he was doing. I wish I could take the piece of his brain that gets it and plant it in everyone else.
MY FRUSTRATION IS … that some concepts are just difficult to teach. So, I plug away and keep crossing my fingers. THERE ARE SOME STUDENTS … in my 8th and 9th grade classes that are quiet doers. They don’t have a lot to say right yet, and they’re not quite ready to perform for the class, but as I watch them, I can see that they’re getting it. And they’re really good. |
KYLE LEWIS
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October 2024
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