Theater is like a big awkward poly relationship
Expectations, boundaries, attempts at control. Mutual support necessary from everyone involved. When one person drops the ball many people are at risk of suffering.
Lately I'm seeing the price of lack of communication and the proper tools in theater. It manifests very much the same as it does in relationships, for the reasons listed above. The question is, since people in a theater group aren't quite as inclined to be openly communicative and there actually is a pretty real hierarchy in a theater setting, how can I apply the tools of communication and my own boundaries to contribute to a show to the best of my own ability? How do I keep the struggles from getting me down?
That's it for now. I've got a lot of feelings swimming around today and I'm not sure how to articulate them all.
Lately I'm seeing the price of lack of communication and the proper tools in theater. It manifests very much the same as it does in relationships, for the reasons listed above. The question is, since people in a theater group aren't quite as inclined to be openly communicative and there actually is a pretty real hierarchy in a theater setting, how can I apply the tools of communication and my own boundaries to contribute to a show to the best of my own ability? How do I keep the struggles from getting me down?
That's it for now. I've got a lot of feelings swimming around today and I'm not sure how to articulate them all.