Dave Razowsky Workshop

I'm doing a weekend of improv classes with Dave Razowsky - who's been working with and for Second City for years (Second City has a lot of alumni on SNL).  It's already breaking down barriers for me that I'm way excited about.  Here's my journal entry on the weekend thus far: 

What an awesome class.  It’s melting my brain.  His Resume is insane, I’m so jealous of his life, in a way.  We did some exercises.  

• Starting in the middle of a scene based on anyone else’s “shape” in the circle - directing your first line to that person. Shape = body position
  
  
• Starting a scene that same way, but continuing on
  
  
• Focus on maintaining the established P.O.V. (“you’re so relaxed” vs. “No I’m not”) until a clear ‘breath’ moves the emotion somewhere else.  
  
  
• Giving your scene partner their opening line (based on shape) then listening for a loaded word that sticks out so you can RESPOND to it.  
  
  

I discovered from myself tht i have a complex/ still have a complex about authority figures.  I had a long talk with Mom about this afterword.  I think it has to do with the way I’m thinking about God and some false ideas about how the “church” is holding bakc that sense of freedom that comes when you really don’t bring “yourself” to the room but you are PRESENT in the scene with your partner. He said something so interesting about how you tell each other who you are.  You set it up for each other, you give each other gifts.  It’s cool for sure.


that’s something I’ve struggled with since college - not trusting my own instincts because I’m so worried about being “right” for the authority figure.  I’m mostly guessing that that person is my view of God.  


I also had this other thought while I was contemplating this struggle I have with authority.  “If you don’t believe in God, you can’t go to Him for help.  :(.