Ensemble-made Chicago : a guide to devised theater /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johnston, Chloe (Author), Paz Brownrigg, Coya (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2019.
Series:Second to none: Chicago stories.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Ensemble-made Chicago : an introduction
  • 500 Clown. Foursquare ; I'm falling ; Object scene ; Open scene
  • About Face Youth Theatre. The vending machine ; Genderless storytelling ; Performing a story ; Moment of oppression
  • Albany Park Theater Project. Mingle Mingle ; 1-5 ; Off-site, spatial explorations
  • Barrel of Monkeys. Clap your hands ; Follow the leader
  • Every house has a door. First day of the Abandoned Practices Workshop
  • FEMelanin. Body image performance ; New choice
  • Free Street Theater. Rant pants and party pants ; Where I come from (Sojourn Theatre) ; I come from (Albany Park Theater Project) ; Free Street : party pants and rant pants ; Wiggle and jiggle ; Memory web ; Affirmations, messages of support
  • Honey Pot Performance. Ring shout ; Witness, caller, mover ; Sewing stories
  • Lookingglass Theatre. Alternating speaker ; Flocking ; When I was a child
  • The Neo-Futurists. A task in a circle ; Site-specific performance ; Inspired by The arrow ; Your profession of faith
  • The Second City. Walking warm-up ; Power improv ; Premises
  • Southside Ignoramus Quartet (SIQ). Memory tag ; Brainstorming and context analysis ;
  • Teatro Luna. Binary tag ; Pushing and hugging ; Moment-land
  • Walkabout Theater. Skill sharing ; Creating a score ; Empty box
  • The Young Fugitives. The pushing game ; Live animation ; Line tag
  • Time line
  • List of exercises by type.