Ensemble practice
Dublin Core
Title
Ensemble practice
Subject
Ensemble theater
Description
In order to create devised performance, Red Thread Commons uses a method that combines audition, research, workshop, and rehearsal processes, all in the service of helping ensemble members tell their own stories.
Collection Items
The Red Thread auditions, 2008
A photo from The Red Thread auditions, where participants used many creative modalities to prepare stories from their own lives to be told onstage. Auditions were generously hosted by the Cass Corridor Neighborhood Development Corporation in Detroit.
Facing the Minotaur rehearsal, 2011
Members of the Facing the Minotaur cast gather in a circle to receive notes from director, Julie Rosier.
Seward Ensemble workshop, 2013
The Seward Ensemble formed during summer in Alaska. This photo shows an outdoor workshop that blended nature and creativity to facilitate the writing process.
Seward Ensemble workshop, 2013
The Seward Ensemble conducted several workshops to help craft personal narratives. Ensemble members seen here used popular education techniques to draw out collective themes in the writing.
Fire Water Crew rehearsal, 2018
Two ensemble members review the script of "Fire Water Crew" for the first time during a rehearsal leading up to the staged reading.
Facing the Minotaur rehearsal, 2011
Ensemble members must learn lines and blocking to transform their stories into scenes in a larger production.