What does it mean to live authentically and come from a true place?

Interesting that you said *regardless* of circumstance / environment / context. I often talk about the value of adaptability in improv, in allowing yourself to become whatever the context requires and letting go of whatever you want to be or think you should be. But then again, you can't really go 100% ... you're still bringing SOMETHING unique about you to the table, and so that thing, whatever it is, must be your true place.

True! An improv teacher down here showed me this venn diagram drawing. He first showed the circle on the left on its own and said that in the beginning of a scene, you make choices about your character. It doesn't matter the circumstances, just that you are creating a bubble that reflects the rules of your character's world (how they feel, what they want, their beliefs about life). The circle on the right represents that other character in the scene who is also creating their character's world. The unique magic of the scene comes about when both characters are committing to who they are, but at the same time finding that point of convergence, where they can relate, adapt to each other's world, and establish a meaningful relationship with each other.