Stuck is a normal working condition in this course — The Creative Process has “stuck” built into it. But there is a difference between usefully stuck and spinning, so here is the order to try things in:
- Check the site. The class page for the day says what we did; the task page says what is due and what good looks like; the Concepts and Conventions pages explain every term we use.
- Ask your group. Most rehearsal problems are solved by saying the problem out loud to the people in the scene with you.
- Ask in the room. Flag me during workshop time — that is what it is for. Problems brought up in rehearsal are usually fixed in minutes.
- Ask outside the room. Come by at lunch, or message me through the school’s usual channels — details are on the board in the studio.
Name the real problem
“Our scene is boring” is hard to help with. “The middle has no tension because nobody wants anything” — that one solves itself. Naming the problem in the course’s vocabulary is half the fix, and Writing About Drama gives you the words.
One more thing: if something in the room — not the work, the room — does not feel right, tell me straight away, in whatever way is easiest. That is Our Ensemble Agreement working as intended.