No matter our experience level, hurried questions pop into our brains – where it this going? What is this about? Why isn't anyone laughing yet? Are these characters creating the right moral here? We quickly forget that as soon as we enter the stage, the audience believes our world. With almost no effort, we can find that world too. It is enough. Often, it's more magical and fascinating – to the players and the audience – than anything we could "create" in the moment. It's hard work to do this little work!  But once we do, it's so powerful and freeing. By the end of this workshop, we'll walk away with the tools to truly be in the moment, calm that inner panic voice, resist "saving" the scene, discover rather than invent, and play with people of any level of experience – by being true to the moment. These shows result in the audience being blown away by dramatic, comedic, tragic, and heroic experiences that they'll find as surprising as the players do.

All shows and classes for DIF take place at The Edge Theater (5451 N. Broadway).Traveling for the festival? Get discounts on accommodations here: https://www.theatremomentum.com/dif-travel.