Acting is more than just memorizing lines. It is the ancient art of stepping into another soul and saying, “I see you. I understand you. I will tell your truth.”
​Yesterday, Alina, Celia, Mariel, Orr, and Xuan took us on a journey through Character and Storytelling.
​To watch this group work was a reminder of why we love this craft.
You didn’t just present “characters”β€”you presented human beings. You explored the messy, complicated, beautiful reasons why people do what they do.
Alina and Celia brought such nuance to their emotional arcs.
Mariel, Orr, and Xuan wove narratives that kept us leaning in, wanting to know what happens next.
​When a group of actors commits to the story 100%, the room disappears, and we are transported somewhere else entirely. 🌍
​Meryl Streep said:
“Acting is not about being someone different. It’s finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.”
​You five found yourselves in these stories, and in doing so, you helped us find ourselves too.
​Beautiful work, storytellers. 🎭