Hi All
The Nelson script is finished. I'd like to say a big thanks to Jamie for sticking with us through the difficult NZ exam period (exams unfortunately are more important than scripts!) and for coming out the other end with a complete script from what began as a patchwork of ideas back in July.
If you've had a chance to read our script you may have noticed that it is a touch long. Somehow it has become epic in scale but we are proud of our words and the world of the play we've developed is a wordy one. However you are more than welcome to cut what doesn't work for you and replace scenes with the action contained within the dialogue.
If you get a chance have a watch of Jamie's interview where he describes the process that has led to our story. It has been a fascinating and experimental one. A huge amount of learning has occurred for us during it from young people learning about developing narrative to me learning about letting go!
I'm not sure how we came to tell a story about an orphan, a new girl, European settlers, suitcases, time travel, Maori heritage and the impact defining moments can have on our future but this is where the theme 'Strangers' has taken us.
I've enjoyed reading your scripts and am brimming with ideas for pulling them together from sending the characters from our play into the scrapyard looking for each other to Gwen stomping into the middle of our opening waiata(song) looking for her flip flop!
It would be great to hear your ideas so start posting them up here and get commenting on others!
We are reading and casting all the scripts next week so watch this space to find out who is playing who!
I'd like to finish by congratulating the Nelson group for all your enthusiasm, creativity and for being so open to new ideas and so unprecious with your own. Its been difficult to stay as focused as I'd know you'd all have liked during exams but hopefully now that's over you can give this your all and let the script amalgamation ideas pour forth!
Bye for now,
Sarah
Saturday 1 December 2007
Thursday 29 November 2007
Tuesday 27 November 2007
It's Me! Jermaine from sypc!
Hey to everyone who is involved with the strangers project!
my name is jermaine and i work at slough young people's centre, i'm the drop-in worker here and i am proud to say that my organisation has a big involvement in itself with the project, as some of the drama sessions will be held here at sypc!
the project is amazing and on such a big scale, everyone involved will learn a hell of a lot, most probably go through the stresses and strains of doing a theate piece, but will agree with me that it will be worth it.
my intrests pan from music to games and sports to drama so i'm keen to watch this project grow and cannot wait for the end product when it arrives.
keep up the hard work guys, you're an inspiration!
love JermZ x
my name is jermaine and i work at slough young people's centre, i'm the drop-in worker here and i am proud to say that my organisation has a big involvement in itself with the project, as some of the drama sessions will be held here at sypc!
the project is amazing and on such a big scale, everyone involved will learn a hell of a lot, most probably go through the stresses and strains of doing a theate piece, but will agree with me that it will be worth it.
my intrests pan from music to games and sports to drama so i'm keen to watch this project grow and cannot wait for the end product when it arrives.
keep up the hard work guys, you're an inspiration!
love JermZ x
FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE...
Hi there,
Lizzie here. Well this is exciting isn't it? The scripts have started to wend their way around the world for all to enjoy. Now we can start this business of making theatre.
We in Slough are going to have our first read through tonight of the Welsh and Slough scripts and start playing around with how we can weave them together. Have had a few ideas but nothing set in stone yet. thought we'd do a bit of spontaneous patchwork, responding sensitively at first to the scripts to see what instinctively goes with what.
It's a bit like standing on the edge of a cliff and nervous to take that leap lest you've forgotten your glider. I know that we will all support and reaspond to each other as we make that leap into devising and rehearsals. That's vital at this stage int he game.
Come on Slough Massive!! Peri's sent you an invite...no excuses now. We need to get talking and have as clear a voice as Brynamman and Nelson.
One of our group, Kailey, had this idea some time back about breaking the fourth wall and inviting the audience into proceedings but perhaps running some kind of ..."guess who, or whodunnit " type of thing. They could be left with a question about the play at the interval and a poll taken or summat? Just one idea of getting them discussin the play, the characters, the themes rather than just having a beer at the break.
Adrian has a fab notion that we in Slough have leapt at, that Strangers Performance will be a theatre experience from the monent the audience arrive to the moment they leave. We'll achieve this by having grid lines along the floor and up walls that people can follow and at the end they will be, for example, a poem written by one of the group (from any Zone). That way, as much of the work created can be presented to the audience without the play being super long. I was thinking also that there may be couple of vignettes, a short scenario involving two minor characters from earlier development work that could be played in invisible style theatre (is it theatre or are they just stranger people having a public conversation?) in the foyer or outside or in the bar at interval. What do you think?
Love to all, you're amazing.
Lizzie here. Well this is exciting isn't it? The scripts have started to wend their way around the world for all to enjoy. Now we can start this business of making theatre.
We in Slough are going to have our first read through tonight of the Welsh and Slough scripts and start playing around with how we can weave them together. Have had a few ideas but nothing set in stone yet. thought we'd do a bit of spontaneous patchwork, responding sensitively at first to the scripts to see what instinctively goes with what.
It's a bit like standing on the edge of a cliff and nervous to take that leap lest you've forgotten your glider. I know that we will all support and reaspond to each other as we make that leap into devising and rehearsals. That's vital at this stage int he game.
Come on Slough Massive!! Peri's sent you an invite...no excuses now. We need to get talking and have as clear a voice as Brynamman and Nelson.
One of our group, Kailey, had this idea some time back about breaking the fourth wall and inviting the audience into proceedings but perhaps running some kind of ..."guess who, or whodunnit " type of thing. They could be left with a question about the play at the interval and a poll taken or summat? Just one idea of getting them discussin the play, the characters, the themes rather than just having a beer at the break.
Adrian has a fab notion that we in Slough have leapt at, that Strangers Performance will be a theatre experience from the monent the audience arrive to the moment they leave. We'll achieve this by having grid lines along the floor and up walls that people can follow and at the end they will be, for example, a poem written by one of the group (from any Zone). That way, as much of the work created can be presented to the audience without the play being super long. I was thinking also that there may be couple of vignettes, a short scenario involving two minor characters from earlier development work that could be played in invisible style theatre (is it theatre or are they just stranger people having a public conversation?) in the foyer or outside or in the bar at interval. What do you think?
Love to all, you're amazing.
Monday 26 November 2007
New Poll Ideas
Hey Peri! I was thinking of a new idea for a poll when it came to me!
*PING*
how about asking the guys about whether they want to interact with the audience or keep it a totally straight play with no actor / audience interaction?
Up to you?
Speak soon!
how about asking the guys about whether they want to interact with the audience or keep it a totally straight play with no actor / audience interaction?
Up to you?
Speak soon!
Sunday 25 November 2007
Bonjour
Bonjour team.
We are just editing our practise films. We have also just read through the blogg and seen everybodies excellent scripts. We've started talking about staging the Welsh play and whether or not we will need to get good at Welsh accents! Sarah read some of your scripts out loud with a shocking Welsh accent. Have a look at the footage!
We are just editing our practise films. We have also just read through the blogg and seen everybodies excellent scripts. We've started talking about staging the Welsh play and whether or not we will need to get good at Welsh accents! Sarah read some of your scripts out loud with a shocking Welsh accent. Have a look at the footage!
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