a new way of acting (for me at least)

I was not sure what to expect when we started this Commedia section. I had certain ideas of what I believed it was. Like Matt, I believed that they were set characters. I did not realize that we created the background stories and identities of Capitano or Arlecchino. This plus the physicality that goes with Commedia has made this process incredible. When running as Arlecchino, I went home and felt as though I spent an hour at the gym. I couldn't believe that my legs hurt in the morning.

Then there are the masks. I notice that when i put one on, I have to pay closer attention to the position of my face and the ways that I move it. I do think though that the masks add a lot more emotion than I could have ever imagined. The fact that I am not able to use my facial features to show the emotion demands of me to show it in my body which I find very different.