I had a great time on Wednesday. I was asked to present a Master Class at a Christian Theatre Camp for ages 12-18. Now I have done master classes before, however, most of the time I am speaking to college age students. At first I thought it was going to be difficult. Not because of the material, but, because of the age. How was I going to make sure I was not speaking over the heads of the middle school age. I loved it!
One of the questions I always get asked in the master classes for older students is how do you keep your performance fresh night after night. Well the answer is always the same. I focus on telling the story to the one or two twelve year olds in the audience. If I can make them understand everyone else in the audience will understand. That was the trick of the session. I was actually speaking to the twelve year olds in the class. So, I felt right at home and the campers were very interested in what I had to share with them. It didn't hurt that I had a couple of great accompanists and all involved were into the subject matter.
Maybe I do some more of this sharing thing!
God bless!
Mark
