With productions like 'the Laramie Project' and '33 Variations,' this groundbreaking company has been devising theater in a new way.
, we had collected a vast amount of interview material over the course of several weeks and months. We transcribed all of the material and had a working understanding of the story of what happened to Matthew Shepard and the town of Laramie. But it was only when we began the process of Moment Work that the material came to life in a theatrical way. We understood HOW the story would be told, and that informed WHAT the story would be.
When we discovered the theatrical event—that a troupe of actors would tell the audience what they saw and who they spoke to, and then transform into those interviewees—the organizing principle of the play was brought into focus. It was Greg Pierotti's moment in the studio—where he recreated the fence where Matthew died by placing chairs in a simple, elegant line, that we understood the dramatic engine of the piece. This was the story of the town of Laramie told by the actors from New York.
Brunner: Moment Work has been recruited by many universities. Do you have any collaborations in the works and do they sometimes lead to new works of theater?One of the big projects right now is at Clemson University. Dr. Rhonnda Thomas, a scholar and wonderful writer, has uncovered and collected a vast archive accounting for seven generations of Black history at Clemson. The university is built on a plantation.
Also, Drew University is the Institute's longest collaboration with a university, and an important one to the company. The students and theater faculty at Drew have been fundamental in helping the technique continue to grow.Moment Work: Tectonic Theater Project's Process of Devising Theater , by some of the founding members of Tectonic Theater Project. How can readers get the most use from the book?The book was many years in the making. Barbara Pitts-McAdams is the main thrust behind that work. When we realized we should probably write down and codify what we were doing, we decided to observe each other teaching Moment Work. Barbara was there, documenting the whole process, observing every detail and nuance in how these ideas were being conveyed by various Tectonic members.
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