A week ago, we were deciding between sending Carl to Atlantis and sending him to space. We improvised around research images from the tech classes, and I decided space was setting us up better for a hero’s journey.
This week was about building plots for story starters. This is usually where the students thrive, but I found that they were struggling to think about larger narratives. I tried structured improv activities and devising around images, and eventually we had a few narrative threads. Tomorrow, I’ll look over my notes and make some choices about where to go next.
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Flexible Grey Theatre Company will be doing a reading of Small Steps in Dallas.
It will involve a drinking game.
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I have a couple more productions of my middle school work coming up.
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