Odin 6. The apprentice actors, one huge Yes

The apprentice actors are ages 23-27. They do physical and vocal training each morning from 8-noon, then rehearse & do work for the theatre in the afternoon and evenings. They are supple, acrobatic, physical, spiritual; they can sing, juggle, do firework, stilts, mask, puppets, compose, arrange, and play multiple instruments. They are beyond anything I have dreamt of -- a baby company, being raised in the heart of a mature company.

These actors are one huge Yes. The only limits are mine. I find that many of my structures are only to get non-actors past their fears, into their bodies & voices. These actors are already there. Their only question is How.

I think Grotowski and Stanislavski took different roads to the same destination -- an actor's precise internal map of meaning.