Yesterday, Leanne brought in a structural idea that we spent most of the period playing around with. We had been experimenting with the concepts of identity and how people interact and had been leaning toward a more abstract structure, so she suggested grounding it in a sort of three act style where each would focus on one theme represented by one character. As we progress, we are starting to settle into our roles in the production more and more. Me as writer, Karsten as tech and possibly other design work and Lia, Eleanor and Leanne as the main performers. During yesterday's class, Leanne's structure led to a discussion/experimentation on the ways we could tie our themes together into a more cohesive, realistic whole. We are currently gravitating toward amnesia and memory as a way to explore identity. This can involve several of our other starting points, like anatomy, mirrors, simplicity and human interactions. We tried to develop several scenes (keeping with the three part structure) that could allow us to have the performers all play the same character in different stages of self-awareness. Our plan is to come to class next week with several more concrete ideas on narrative progression and specific scenes.
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