Follow The Fun

Something for me to work on, that specifically is for long form narrative like Stella is that I need to give my characters at least a few likes, dislikes, hobbies, etc. We need to know something about them that exists outside the scene that can get carried over. Character isn't just the physicality, accent, tone or mood but also the underlying things that make the character a rich thing. This is important for Stella in particular because it gives characters relatable quirks and things to bond over and love each other for.

Other than that, for my other team as a team we're struggling perhaps to make tagging moves from within the scene especially if we are all in on the scene. One thing I struggle with personally is that I want to rest the game more than my team does. They want to hammer home the unusual thing, which I like. But if the comedy is in the approach you need to let it rest to see it pop up again. Just let it be and trust it will come again! I think we're used to setting up game moves like T-ball, and that can be helpful as improvisers communicating but less funny.

Personally today I struggled with listening and being present ever so slightly and just taking my time and making my character interesting and having fun with it. Also failed to start in the middle of the scene which I think is the biggest thing I missed. I think sometimes when the stage is big, the walk on feels like a "walk on" in scene. It's important to remember that you can assume the person to have always been there if you want and start in the middle of something happening. This is more satisfying than the moment of meeting. I missed a nice move (mistaking feminism for faminism, someone who supports famines I think which the audience loved) that I really heard from the audience, but I kind of skipped over it. I think that's because I'm a bit in my head about making tag moves too early (because I was in rehearsal) so I saw it and then canned it. But I think I can still store that thing for a call back.