Anna Deavere Smith said in an interview: ‘Listen to people and listen to stories…Tell a story that has multiple points of view…The old idea of the single author is flawed because ultimately it takes multiple people to tell the story of a community.’ The definition of a community is a group of people living in […]

A theme…a feeling… How do I want my audience to feel when they walk into my performance? Comfortable, happy, excited (about the bean bags), childlike (fighting for the bean bags). How do I want them to feel during the piece? Understanding (of the character), relatable (to the story), emotional (happy, angry, sad), sympathy but also […]

This is my idea for my set. I have the idea to re-create my childhood bedroom. With my piece being about a bedtime story, I feel that with remembering what mysurroundings were back then, I might find it easier to use emotion memory. In terms of placement in the space, my bedroom would be set […]

When I hear this song it reminds me of a child. Sweet, innocent, seeing the purity in life. A big part of me wants my piece to be feelgood, about learning life lessons and coming away a stronger person. But then I have also been given the idea of having a sense of juxtaposition in […]