Drama workshop

I had a greatttt drama workshop yesterday from 8.30am to 5pm.
First thoughts were "shiattttt" cause it coincides with our OP rehearsal and I seriously didn't think I would have the mood. I thought I would want to focus on OP and wouldn't really care about the workshop.
In the end I was so excited for the workshop that I wanted to rush out of OP asap lol.
Anyhow, it was really an eye-opener! ACJC and TPJC were there!
The people there are really really nice, and so were the teachers!
So apparently VJ is speciallll because we only offer acting as Individual Skill.
It'll be so much fun to experience the other Individual Skills though. *sigh*
And so jealous of ACJC! They have singing, dancing, acting lessons for their Drama Elective( DEP, we call ours TSD).
Our lessons are just focused on acting. Oh welllll. But they are really busy, with public performances and all.
I guess it's because we aren't having a lot of activities, and that's why we want more.
They are kind of stressed up about itttt. But it is soooo cooooooooolllllll.
The workshop taught me a lot, and now I just need to remember and apply it to my practical work.
Still looking for a monologue and a duologue though. :(
But a lot of truths were revealed. Acting as an irony, how it should be truthful but well, is not truth.
And there should always be some sort of reality in acting, which is really the core of acting.
As actors, more often than not, we tend to have some kind of acting mode which we switch on and off, and it hinders us. Acting becomes more superficial and less human.
One of the teachers, Andrew, mentioned that everyone can perform, but not everyone can act.
I do realise that there are more and more actors who just perform. They don't really feel the humanness of their characters, and just say lines for the sake of it. There might not be a truth to what they are saying.
We really need to dig deep into our own experiences, and use them to help us in understanding a character, and attitude.
I've always heard of an actor's toolbox, how you can access something after you master it. It is true.
After knowing all this and really applying it, I know that the next time I get a script, I'll be able to understand how to work the character.

And also, be more daring and open to experimenting.
I quote Michael for this:
" Self-consciousness destroys art."