The second unit of the drama class at Jarvis is about masks, how to make them and how to act with them. This unit is probably one of the most enjoyable drama units because it combines hands-on activities and drama. Masks are a very important piece of art in many plays and shows. Using masks during a performance allows the actor to become more than one character and enhances their acting ability by allowing them to experience different personalities. Masks in theater are also used to express and reinforce character and story, creating distance between the actor on stage and the character in the story. Additionally, sometimes an actor is not able to create a facial expression in which masks come into play. Masks are used all over the world for cultural and/or religious purposes. For example, the African mask is used throughout Africa for religious ceremonial purposes, such as communicating with spirits and ancestors. It is for this reason that African masks are considered a treasure. Alongside religious ceremonies, African masks are used in rituals celebrating birth, funerals, initiation rights and changing seasons with people dancing while wearing the masks. African masks were also used in masquerades, similar to plays. Asian masks are another example of cultural masks, which were also used for ancient religious ceremonies, ceremonial rituals, and theater. Masks used in theater were specifically used for opera during the Tang Dynasty. The masks had different colors to represent the characteristics of each mask. For example, a red mask represented loyalty, white betrayal and death, and gold and silver supernatural beings. Asian masks were also used for ceremonial purposes, particularly Noh...... middle of paper ...... performances and interaction with other characters, I found myself slightly modifying the personality of my mask to follow the setting and story. But by the time of the final performance, I had created a completely new character with a good, solid personality. Finally, we had finished our mask unit with the final performances. Our show consisted of an old woman, in the doctor's waiting room with an annoying child. As I mentioned before, by the time of this performance, my mask had transformed into its own person, and it was an adventure to perform it on stage. I also learned about other performances, one in particular involved a model and an old man in a club. This performance really helped me because I noticed that the model and my character had similar personalities, and during their performance I noticed that the model's acting was imagining my character doing this..