I'm just trying to sort this one out.

Theatre Philosophy

Currently, my coursework for Theatre does not

mesh with my school study habits.

Theatre is my school.

Therefore, change my coursework

or change my study habits?

Let's start simple...

1. School is an academically challenging activity, requiring studying and using the mind to memorize and apply concepts into a certain criteria.

2.I study Theatre at school.

3. Therefore, Theatre is an academically challenging activity, requiring studying and using the mind to memorize and apply concepts into a certain criteria.

But...

1. In the past, Theatre was an extra-curricular activity, relaxing the mind into using creativity for means of entertainment and merriment between fellow actors and the director.

2. Theatre is my school work.

3. Therefore, Theatre is not an extra-curricular activity.

And...

1. I am studying Theater in school, an academically challenging activity, requiring studying and using the mind to memorize and apply certain concepts to a certain criteria.

2. Theatre is not an extra-curricular activity.

3. Therefore, Theatre is not relaxing the mind into using creativity for means of entertainment and merriment between fellow actors and the director.

What I wish I could say is...

1. I am studying Theatre in school.

2. I love Theatre, for it relaxes the mind and uses creativity for means of entertainment and merriment between fellows actors and the director.

3. Therefore, Theatre is both academically challenging in requiring studying and using the mind to memorize and apply concepts to a certain criteria, AND relaxing the mind into using creativity for the purposes of entertainment and merriment between fellow actors and the director.

Here's the rub...

a) If you've known Theatre your whole life as a relaxing extra-curricular activity which brought success, should your perspective of Theatre remain unchanged as an "extra-curricular activity," even as it now blends into your course work for "school"? Why or why not?

b) If applying school techniques for Theatre course work does not bring pleasure and success, which should change: the perspective of Theatre from curricular to extra-curricular, or the major entirely (by this, I mean change from Theatre to something that aligns with being "academically challenging")?

c) If I change my perspective on Theatre to bring more pleasure and potential success, is changing the perspective diminishing its quality?

I'm open for discussion. Prayer would be wonderful.