Aaaaat Laaaaast....
A little infusion of energy and joy along the journey. This morning I subbed an acting class for one of the co-heads of the undergrad department. Was surrounded afterwards by a sizable and delightful group. Students asking for more notes, students asking to be coached on monologues, students asking if I taught an acting class they could sign up for...
One told me it was the best class she had ever taken, another shook my hand and grabbed my arm and told me he felt passionate again about working for the first time in the semester.
I don't like braggarts, so I won't claim that I do anything in the classroom that cannot be done by others but I CAN say that I absolutely LOVE teaching. I love being honest with acting students, and candid. I love being able to dialogue about why I feel the craft I wondrous. I love being in the room with students who love theatre, who crave growth and who will work hard when inspired to do so.
I MISS teaching and directing full-time.
I wish I had thought to ask permission to sub a few times a semester from the time I first got to this department. I think that would have made a difference.
SO eager to get back to work.
What I wouldn't give to have generals and my dissertation in the can.
I am SO grateful for that hour and twenty minutes this morning. I needed that.
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