Acting is dangerous! I am not just talking about the occasional falling off-stage or running into various pieces of scenery or slicing a bit unexpectedly during a dual. No, I am talking about the dangers of the heart. There is no way you can ask actors to drop the masks they wear and touch their personal truth and experience without running into some danger. Dangers of the heart can be mighty treacherous. One tool that I discovered early on is to ask the students to come up with a weekly project of DOING something that would attend to their MIND, BODY, and SPIRIT. Read more