SCENE 2CHANNELLING YOUR ADRENALINE
Back in 2000, I spent 15 months on tour as an actor. We performed in schools, prisons, church halls, old people's homes, leisure centres – pretty much anywhere other than an actual theatre! We performed our show over 1,000 times, to many different audiences. Old people who couldn't hear. Young people who didn't care. Prisoners who weren't afraid to let you know if they liked you or not. There was always something at stake.
Every time, just before I went out onto the ‘stage’ in front of me, my teeth would go numb. Has that ever happened to you? It is the weirdest sensation. And my stomach would start to flip. It was adrenaline kicking in and firing through my system. Apparently, the amount of adrenaline an ...
Get The Storytelling Hero now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
