Drama Class: Blood And Gore Edition

So, in our drama class we do the usual monologues, scenes, and character development which is so essential to our art. This week, while just under half of our class is in NY, however, we have been working on stage combat. Now, most people don't know that stage combat isn't only just punching, slapping and kicking; that is what I call an understatement. We have so far experienced: Hair pulls, pushes, pulls and chokes, as well as the punches, slaps, and kicks. Today we started on blood and gore, which I have to say was pretty awesome, and not at all painful! We practiced pulling out people's eyeballs, spitting out blood and teeth, as well as tactically using our environment to apply much needed makeup. I saw dog bites, lost ears, and brains being blown out all in one class period! I myself was given a black eye, (fake), as well as a stubbed toe, (very real), which allowed for a tragic appearance. Our student teacher also brought in a vat of fake blood, (corn syrup, red food dye, hot chocolate mix), which was flying everywhere and soon covered our stage in a sweet candy coating. It was a ton of fun and I'm looking forward to our weapon class tomorrow! Now, although it may not have been a WTF moment within itself, I'm sure that anyone looking through the theater window seeing a young girls eyeball being ripped out of the socket would have been at least a little dismayed at the sight.