Brechtian Play Idea
Please complete The Caucasian Chalk Circle. What might you do with this play?
Suggestion: write an epic play (perhaps be included in the playwright's festival 2010.) Here are some techniques central to the idea of epic theatre:
--Use a chorus or a character who acts like a narrator
--Include songs or poems(just like a musical) only not so many
--Use media (specifically state in the script that images appear whereever you want them)
--Use a huge cast (realize these will be double cast, but you are free to use a large "cinematic" range of characters)
--Use props and signs that alert the audience about a). what is going on and b). what characters are thinking
--Include many scenes (but not as many scenes as a film).
The purpose of epic theatre is get an audience to THINK. Brainstorm some important issues or ideas that need to be discussed in our community. Start with this list to pick one or two that you will design characters for and develop the plot. Your play can be any length for this project.
Suggestion: write an epic play (perhaps be included in the playwright's festival 2010.) Here are some techniques central to the idea of epic theatre:
--Use a chorus or a character who acts like a narrator
--Include songs or poems(just like a musical) only not so many
--Use media (specifically state in the script that images appear whereever you want them)
--Use a huge cast (realize these will be double cast, but you are free to use a large "cinematic" range of characters)
--Use props and signs that alert the audience about a). what is going on and b). what characters are thinking
--Include many scenes (but not as many scenes as a film).
The purpose of epic theatre is get an audience to THINK. Brainstorm some important issues or ideas that need to be discussed in our community. Start with this list to pick one or two that you will design characters for and develop the plot. Your play can be any length for this project.
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