Kayla Plater

Over the past week, meeting up with Elizabeth outside of class to rehearse has been super helpful for me. Going over our scene and trying to implement new tactics each time has really helped me become more grounded. In some ways, rehearsing can feel like a science experiment. Sometimes, Elizabeth and I feel really grounded in our scene, and at other times, we feel disconnected from the given circumstances and ourselves. With more practice, I think the results and grounding will become more consistent. 

Our scene feels a bit tricky to work with at times because the emotions that our characters are feeling are unspoken and complex. Callie and Sara are not only afraid of being rejected by each other, but they are also afraid of how society might view them if they were to be together. While we have been rehearsing, I have been trying to keep all of this in mind. Given circumstances are so important!

Right now, I'm trying to focus on and improve my volume and the specificity of our beats. I think that these things will help with adding some more tension and context for our characters' relationships with one another. The feedback that we got in class was super helpful and I'm looking forward to working on our scene more!