Creating Theatre From Found Materials - PowerPoint Presentation

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Creating Theatre

From Found Materials

Cynthia Crass

Why found materials?

Generates a more unified production

Egalitarian

Empowering to students

Can be structured to fit any time limit

Relevant to students and audience

Can be accomplished with minimal rehearsal time

Where do we find the materials?

Letters to Editor

Non-dramatic literature

The Internet

Step One

Sample the possibilities

Consider the merits

Begin looking for material

Step Two

Students present options

Group discussion (merits, structure)

Ensemble pieces?

Order

FACEBOOK FOLLIES

Opening

– Status Feed (Grant/Doug, Katie/Madison, Matt/Sam,

Bebe/Alison, Clara/Reith, Jane/Philip, Aubrey/Trevor S., Caroline/Elora

, Olivia/Cameron, Trevor/Tim

)

Jane

– Relationship Rant – Comments by Matt, Aubrey & Olivia

Trevor – Burrito – Comment by Katie

Olivia & Matt – Girlfriend will Marry – Comments by Clara, Grant, Caroline, Jane

Katie – Suicide Note – Comments by Olivia & Trevor

Facebook

Help Desk

– Everyone

Grant

/Caroline/

Bebe

– America Returning to

England

Aubrey – I Hate it When You – Comments by

Bebe

& Jane

Clara – Pageant Diet – Comments by Caroline & Grant

Closing

– Status Updates (Jane, Grant, Caroline, Olivia, Trevor, Clara, Matt, Katie, Aubrey,

Bebe

)

Hard Times Google Doc

Step Three

Staging

Production Elements

TECHNOLOGICAL MISCOMMUNICATION

OPENING

LIGHTS OUT. TITLE SLIDE. “COOL HAND LUKE” AUDIO CLIP (“Failure to communicate” quote). LIGHTS UP.

Actors speak line as crossing from one side of the stage to other. Next actor enters as previous actor is speaking. The actor speaking crosses downstage of the non-speaking actor.

Kelsey

(R to L) - Miscommunication - noun – Failure to communicate clearly.

Ryan

(L to R) - We’ve become so technical in our everyday lives that many of our relationships and friendships suffer because they are no longer personal.

Kelly

(R to L) - Instead of hearing the other person’s voice and being able to gauge the emotions and feel their excitement or disappointment . . .

Sam

(L to R) - . . . it’s just a bunch of typed words across a screen.

Brittany

(R to L) - Communication is extremely important in our relationships with everyone in our lives, and when it’s minimized or lacking, many misunderstandings can take place.

Cam

(L to R) - What follows are a bunch of miscommunications we found floating around out there in the digital world.

Rita

(R to L) - We are speaking the words of real people (we think), in real situations (we think).

Michael

(L to R) - Or at least, that’s what we’ve been led to believe.

LIGHTS DIM and RESTORE.

“Text Message Misunderstanding” –

Tonis

(Grey Darkness), Tyler (

Pimpsky

), Ryan (Jack Diesel), Isaac (

Unexpect

), Sam (So Atomic). Last line:

Tonis

-

Eckhard

Tolle

is right. Plain and simple.

Transition # 1 – FML – Veronica (R to L), Kelsey (L to R), Michael (R to L)

LIGHTS DIM and RESTORE

.

Sudan – Veronica (Eleanor) , Cam (Daddy/Dean), Katherine (Mommy/

Mrs

. Williams), Tyler (Grandma) Last line: Veronica – Why are you snorting like a pig? Mrs. Williams?

 Transition #2 – DYAC –

Britty

(L to R) & Alyssa (R to L), Robert (L to R) &

Tonis

(R to L)

LIGHTS DIM and RESTORE.

Secret Language of Women – Ryan, Kelsey Last line: Ryan - with raised eyebrows or with normal eye brows.

LIGHTS DIM and RESTORE.

Punctuation – Veronica, Katherine Last line: Veronica – Goodbye. (exits).

Transition #3 – FML – Isaac (R to L), Rita (L to R), Katherine (R to L),

Hassaan

(L to R)

LIGHTS DIM and RESTORE.

Final Thoughts