Insanity in the Making!

Contributed by Christian Edmonds

Insanity is defined as being “foolish or acting irrationally”. One might suffer from epilepsy and delusions while another might be suffering from hallucinations and speech disorders. Bringing these aspects of my character to the stage has not been easy to say the least! Being insanity isn’t just acting insane. My character is portraying the culmination of insanity.

When we first started rehearsals I felt very distant from the character. But the longer we rehearsed the more I could identify with “Insanity”. After many discussions with Mrs. Harris, our assistant director, I was able to break through my inhibitions and let the demon “Insanity” come through. It was helpful to write down the emotions I was trying to portray on stage. The next step is to bring that to the dance stage (which, by the way, looks incredible!).