Daniel Koster

Our second round of dress rehearsals in front of the class went extremely well! We really are making huge strides in pinch-ouch movement and concerned moment to moment actions. One of the key moments for me in the dress rehearsal was when Griffin accidentally spilled water on my shirt as he said he was willing to go out for the night. It was an accident but one that could totally have happened in the conversation between Ben and Kenny. It forced me to be more explosive and dynamic in my response. On the same note, Griffin really worked the scene where he crushed the beer can and decided to go out. Focusing on moment to moment he really changed the way he visibly makes a decision to go out for the night. Really strong improvement for both of us! 

Looking forward for rehearsal strategies, I need to work on enunciation a great deal more. During the dress rehearsal, I focused on enunciation after Rebecca pointed out how I slur my words. This is something I have gotten my whole life and is actually a reason I took the class in the first place. When rehearsing, I was so focused on enunciating, I accidentally said Griffin's line! I will record myself and intentionally focus on how I sound to address this problem. Griffin is working on stopping unnecessary pauses. He got that comment from Rebecca and started working it during the dress rehearsal and I immediately noticed a significant difference in how I reacted to him! Getting rid of those pauses forces me to be more "dropped in" to the scene. Addressing these two concerns, the two of us can really create a final product that we're proud of!