An idea had been simmering in the back of their mind for quite some time and it had become an obsession. Day and night they dreamt of strange characters, multi-coloured costumes, high emotions and cheering audiences. They dreamt of theatre, of putting on a show that bore their mark. They had things to say and … More Creating “Fall of Orpheus”
I posted this to my instagram account (@figzoi) last year as a reminder to teach the passion for theatre, not force it on students. Last week after a fall play rehearsal two students stayed after to work on some One Act class choreography. This hadn’t happened in over a year… the want, the need within the … More Teach them Longing…
My summer ended already… Oh sure, I’m still not in school teaching, but as of three weeks ago my summer as a person pretending to not be a teacher ended. First… let me tell you that as Homestead’s Theatre Teacher, my summers had been traditionally filled with grad school classes seven days a week, but … More My summer ended already
Devised Work is kind of hot right now, but it’s also not especially well defined, because it seems to be both a method of constructing theatre and an aesthetic that work created through that method tends to adhere to. As a method, it’s basically a play that is created without a written script as a … More Alice in Wonderland Workshops
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