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     Today was my first day in beginning acting.  I was really excited when I saw that there was an open space in this class because I like to think unrealistically and believe that one day I will become famous and I know that becoming an actress is one way to go about doing so.  My roommates found it pretty entertaining that I singed up for this class and my boyfriend tried to get me to come into his public speaking class but I acting sounded way more fun.
     I was a little behind today.  Apparently we were supposed to have brought in three items that we normally wouldn't have in our backpacks and that could be used for different actions.  Because I didn't know this I couldn't really participate.  But it was definitely an interesting first day to see everyone else up on stage interacting with each other and their items.  I'm kind of glad I didn't have my three items because I don't know what I would have done up there.  But everyone else was really funny and I'm definitely even more excited to be taking this class.
     We learned that the first lesson in acting is to do what you are told.  Our teacher told someone to sit down but he questioned him.  Apparently he should have just sat down.  Now I'll know for the future!  We also learned that is someone disrupts your action with their own, it is now your job to react to the other person's action.  You can't just ignore that person and  keep doing what you were already doing, that isn't realistic.  You have to go with the flow and interact with whoever else is around you.  This seemed more like a lesson on improv.  I think that some people did really well and made it interesting for everyone else to watch and I really enjoyed that.