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The Rehearsal Process: Building Confidence and Embracing the Journey

Theatre at its best is feeling and thinking expressed in physicalized action. The rehearsal process gives you security and faith and makes you feel an expectation of success. So the first time we fail a test, we don’t give up. We keep going. This is because you feel the inspiration of success even though you haven’t yet attained it. Theatre takes you through that process and helps you build faith to conquer the unfathomable. Theatre principles give people the power to confront anything in life.

The rehearsal process is tremendously important because that is just what it is: a process. A process which goes from A to Z usually creates a sense of confidence and well-being, whether it is the process of launching a new business or the process of rehearsing a play from the first act through the third act. This is because the tangible results we achieve in both situations are anchored in our insights, what we learned, and what we overcame. As we listen to the company founder lay out his strategy to his team, we accept him because he has gone through a process, and it is the process that gives him legitimacy to lead. The rehearsal process leads to the exact same outcome.

On opening night, all of the actors are feeling confident about their ability to perform. The only anxiety they may have is whether the audience and critics will have the insight and ability to accept the creative ensemble’s choices and performance. This is very similar to an entrepreneur having an agenda and a vision of where he or she would like to lead their business. We accept the legitimacy of the creative artist standing in front of us because he has been through a process to be there, just as we accept the legitimacy of an entrepreneur trying to put their agenda in place.

A process supports confidence, lends us legitimacy, and makes us feel that we deserve to reap the benefits of whatever we do. But if we haven’t gone through a process of steps to arrive at the end result, we don’t always feel we deserve our accomplishments. Often, we come to the end by taking shortcuts. Over the last five decades, America is becoming more driven by service rather than manufacturing. As part of this transition, we make fewer things; therefore, we have less chance to involve ourselves in the beginning, middle, and end of any process. We must remember that what we gain from committing ourselves to a vision and a process of work makes us feel successful and appreciate the effort of the process and our accomplishments.

Now that we’ve talked about how the rehearsal process builds confidence and legitimacy, explore how theatre transforms individuals by helping them find their voice and overcome self-doubt in our next post.

The Rehearsal Process: Building Confidence and Embracing the Journey

Theatre at its best is feeling and thinking expressed in physicalized action. The rehearsal process gives you security and faith and makes you feel an expectation of success. So the first time we fail a test, we don’t give up. We keep going. This is because you feel the inspiration of success even though you haven’t yet attained it. Theatre takes you through that process and helps you build faith to conquer the unfathomable. Theatre principles give people the power to confront anything in life.

The rehearsal process is tremendously important because that is just what it is: a process. A process which goes from A to Z usually creates a sense of confidence and well-being, whether it is the process of launching a new business or the process of rehearsing a play from the first act through the third act. This is because the tangible results we achieve in both situations are anchored in our insights, what we learned, and what we overcame. As we listen to the company founder lay out his strategy to his team, we accept him because he has gone through a process, and it is the process that gives him legitimacy to lead. The rehearsal process leads to the exact same outcome.

On opening night, all of the actors are feeling confident about their ability to perform. The only anxiety they may have is whether the audience and critics will have the insight and ability to accept the creative ensemble’s choices and performance. This is very similar to an entrepreneur having an agenda and a vision of where he or she would like to lead their business. We accept the legitimacy of the creative artist standing in front of us because he has been through a process to be there, just as we accept the legitimacy of an entrepreneur trying to put their agenda in place.

A process supports confidence, lends us legitimacy, and makes us feel that we deserve to reap the benefits of whatever we do. But if we haven’t gone through a process of steps to arrive at the end result, we don’t always feel we deserve our accomplishments. Often, we come to the end by taking shortcuts. Over the last five decades, America is becoming more driven by service rather than manufacturing. As part of this transition, we make fewer things; therefore, we have less chance to involve ourselves in the beginning, middle, and end of any process. We must remember that what we gain from committing ourselves to a vision and a process of work makes us feel successful and appreciate the effort of the process and our accomplishments.

Now that we’ve talked about how the rehearsal process builds confidence and legitimacy, explore how theatre transforms individuals by helping them find their voice and overcome self-doubt in our next post.

The Rehearsal Process: Building Confidence and Embracing the Journey

Theatre at its best is feeling and thinking expressed in physicalized action. The rehearsal process gives you security and faith and makes you feel an expectation of success. So the first time we fail a test, we don’t give up. We keep going. This is because you feel the inspiration of success even though you haven’t yet attained it. Theatre takes you through that process and helps you build faith to conquer the unfathomable. Theatre principles give people the power to confront anything in life.

The rehearsal process is tremendously important because that is just what it is: a process. A process which goes from A to Z usually creates a sense of confidence and well-being, whether it is the process of launching a new business or the process of rehearsing a play from the first act through the third act. This is because the tangible results we achieve in both situations are anchored in our insights, what we learned, and what we overcame. As we listen to the company founder lay out his strategy to his team, we accept him because he has gone through a process, and it is the process that gives him legitimacy to lead. The rehearsal process leads to the exact same outcome.

On opening night, all of the actors are feeling confident about their ability to perform. The only anxiety they may have is whether the audience and critics will have the insight and ability to accept the creative ensemble’s choices and performance. This is very similar to an entrepreneur having an agenda and a vision of where he or she would like to lead their business. We accept the legitimacy of the creative artist standing in front of us because he has been through a process to be there, just as we accept the legitimacy of an entrepreneur trying to put their agenda in place.

A process supports confidence, lends us legitimacy, and makes us feel that we deserve to reap the benefits of whatever we do. But if we haven’t gone through a process of steps to arrive at the end result, we don’t always feel we deserve our accomplishments. Often, we come to the end by taking shortcuts. Over the last five decades, America is becoming more driven by service rather than manufacturing. As part of this transition, we make fewer things; therefore, we have less chance to involve ourselves in the beginning, middle, and end of any process. We must remember that what we gain from committing ourselves to a vision and a process of work makes us feel successful and appreciate the effort of the process and our accomplishments.

Now that we’ve talked about how the rehearsal process builds confidence and legitimacy, explore how theatre transforms individuals by helping them find their voice and overcome self-doubt in our next post.

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