And so the week ends.
Approximately eight hundred miles and four towns later, we have visited seven schools and performed for at least a thousand children. Today our shows went well. The first stage we went on immediately made me think of one of my first times in front of a crowd. The workshop I did we were able to work on main characters and "big want", or the one thing the main character tries to get through the whole story. The second we actually practice writing a play by creating group play of our own, and they elected to act out some dialogue from the story. This is far as we got: June-Bob the magic-morphing fish (could turn into any finned creature of the sea) went on a quest for a magic potion that could save his grandma's life. But soon after they set out, Octavius Miller, a bully shark, gets in June-Bob's way and starts to pick on him. We acted out four lines that might be in the play.
But the class agreed something was missing... so here's what we added: June-Bob's Grandpa, the kung-fu/karate master, had other plans. Grandpa threatened to throw some Flyin' Fins if Octavius didn't leave his grandson alone. It was great way to see how acting out play while writing one could be a useful insight into making a better play. It was also a fun discovery for me, because they really went for it.
After that we made the trek back home and here I sit, writing to you. The next few days we have off from the tour. And I will be taking a short hiatus from posting for the weekend. But never fear, you'll be reading more from me by this Sunday evening.
-Ben
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