Because theatre is like always on my mind I thought back to the times I worked as an "instructor" to children at drama school and came up with two set of skills that are crucial, so so crucial, if a child ever want to become a good actor in the future. Few children of the around 50 I got to work with was equipped with these skills, sadly.
1. Teamwork.
Teamwork is the ground pillar of any production. And it's a skill that can be perfected, but never improved to the point where a child bad at teamwork can suddenly as older become good at teamwork.
I've seen countless of small "productions/plays" where the following pattern exists: One child tries to force on the story they made up, but has failed to tell the others was the exact story is. Another child had disagreed upon the story and tries to force their own version on top of the other story. 1-2 other children stand on the stage, embarrassed and unsure of the story. Giving constructive critique on these was very hard, as there was literally nothing to tell them but "your performance sucked", but ofc you couldn't say so.
Egos are welcomed, but never to the extent that the teamwork becomes unbearable. Conclusion: Without the skill of working in teams you'll never become a good actor.
2. Storytelling
Theatre is about telling a story through a theme. Being able to tell a story, even when all fail, is crucial. Especially in improvision. Watching an improvision without a story was sooo boring, and yet again you try your best to give constructive critique.
It's incredible how few children there was that actually HAD a decent storytelling talent. And even if they had a story, they didn't have the means to actually show the story to us.
I realize that I sound like a total know-it-all-brat right now. I'm not a know-it-all. I'm just an observer, and these were the mistakes I observed the most. And I ofc didn't tell anyone their performance sucked.
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