Kyle Krichbaum

Reading all the way back to my initial journal entry it talks about my first
encounter with our every day warm up in acting and now our daily practice. My first
entry talks about how I did not understand what we were doing, or why we were doing it.
I look back on this and chuckle to myself. After just six weeks of practice I feel like I
have come many miles down my long road. In the day-to-day classes I never feel like I
am making any progress. Looking back at the journal and seeing the evidence, I know
this is not true. I use to get so nervous before class each day, not because I was unwilling
to work, but because I did not know what to expect. Although I still may not know what
to expect, I get to do a warm up every day before class starts that allows me to be more
open. Along with being open is being present. I had no idea what being present was on
day one of this class. Now, my understanding of being present is being in the moment.
Having your full self engaged in what you are doing and committing to a choice. Along
with that is being aware of your partner and everything around you. We have also learned
to let go of tension. An actor cannot work with tensions. It is a horrible nuisance that
manifests the body and mind.