Lillian Kline ’22

“In my first two years at Gustavus I had several tastes of what physical theatre is, and the difference between ensemble based work vs. doing a show with casted roles.  I was part of a student directed physical theatre piece, Tethered, took a performance J-term that paired Suzuki acting technique with Viewpoints, and was part of The Moving Company’s original creation in collaboration with us students, “You’re Invited!”.  Studying abroad at Accademia dell’Arte was an amazing experience that allowed me to have a whole semester devoted to devised and ensemble based work, and it has shaped me into a very democratic theatre practitioner.  One of the most important pieces of a show whether theatre or dance is that everyone involved has a feeling of shared authority, and is both excited and proud to work on it.”