The director usually begins rehearsals by giving the student exercises to open and deepen their imagination. The student will then express the feelings, ideas, and images that come up as a result of his work in the imagination. At this point, the student’s creative instrument is malleable enough to be able to go into the rehearsal process, because now he is able to feel real feelings, see real images, think real thoughts, and feel intuitive, creative impressions of the playwright’s words and actions, or have understandings and impressions of whatever situation he may be confronting.
In this process, you lose your fears and overcome tentativeness because you feel and express everything in action. You are not holding onto yourself or holding back. You are putting what you feel and think into a physicalized expression. You are not locked inside of yourself. If you are doing, feeling, and expressing, you can’t be locked in fear because you are in action. This allows you to express your intention and intellect in the world. When the world feels your power, you can’t be overcome by fear or tentativeness.
In our next post, discover how the rehearsal process builds confidence and prepares us for success.
