"You don't do theatre to please your mother!" - Paul Thompson - Father of Collective Theatre in Canada
Tonight I had the pleasure of being present for a lecture from Paul Thompson. He came to tonight's VCP rehearsal to impart some wisdom on our company with relation to collective theatre....the Improv Company applied this wisdom by rehearsing at the Absinthe Pub following the talk.
So at one point, Paul utters the quote I've placed above and it got me thinking: it's true we don't do theatre to make our mothers happy....but that's the key! Not just with theatre but with any choice in life. We all strive to please our parents...but I think there is a key difference between those who let that guide their path and those who put their own desires first. As much as I yearn to please my parents and seek their approval, I always put my own dreams first. So just a you don't do theatre to please your mother, we should also note there are many other things we don't do to please our mothers and when it comes down to it we SHOULDN'T!
I do what makes me happy and rather than worrying, I just hold on to hope that when I do it and am successful at it and my mother sees this, she'll be happy.
Tonight I had the pleasure of being present for a lecture from Paul Thompson. He came to tonight's VCP rehearsal to impart some wisdom on our company with relation to collective theatre....the Improv Company applied this wisdom by rehearsing at the Absinthe Pub following the talk.
So at one point, Paul utters the quote I've placed above and it got me thinking: it's true we don't do theatre to make our mothers happy....but that's the key! Not just with theatre but with any choice in life. We all strive to please our parents...but I think there is a key difference between those who let that guide their path and those who put their own desires first. As much as I yearn to please my parents and seek their approval, I always put my own dreams first. So just a you don't do theatre to please your mother, we should also note there are many other things we don't do to please our mothers and when it comes down to it we SHOULDN'T!
I do what makes me happy and rather than worrying, I just hold on to hope that when I do it and am successful at it and my mother sees this, she'll be happy.
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