Shows/Workshop

We have seen many shows while here in Berlin. Even though I did not walk out of every show thinking "wow that was incredible," every show did make me feel something. The three shows I will undoubtedly never forget are: Remote Mitte, Hillbrowfication, and Women in  Trouble! (in that order) Remote Mitte stood out to me because it was unique, creative, interactive and thought provoking. The people who came up with it are creative geniuses! The entire time I was having fun while at the same time thinking about the meaning of life. This piece made me think a lot and was the most fun. Hillbrowfication was unforgettable to me because it embodied some of the main reasons I want to be an actor. They had a strong sense of togetherness as an ensemble, and they made me feel hope, fear, struggle, pain, joy, love, anger etc in 120 minutes. I think that is the beauty of being an actor - we make people feel something. Women in Trouble will always be remembered by me, because I hated it so much. I remember watching it thinking: "is this some kind of a joke?" "when is it going to be over?" "wow the acting is so bad." But now looking back on it I don't know if I actually hated it, or if my inability to understand the point the director and the actors were trying to make with the story simply translated to hate. In other words, I was so frustrated with the fact that what I consider to be a good story and good acting was not coming through, that I didn't take the time to consider a different point of view. I automatically deemed it as "bad" without really considering all the possibilities.


The workshop we did today was the most fun I had while in Berlin. It really forced me to be open, to truth my instincts, trust the ensemble and it sparked some creativity. I love how we got to use all the exercises we did into creating our own scenes. It was really fun and I really wish we were able to do more stuff like that throughout the trip!