Reflecting on MOMENTS in Professional Theatre

Sample Moment of Team -- courtesy of Emily Grimes

Post-It One--Description
A short description of the moment. Describe what you saw and heard in that moment. Think about putting the image that was in your head in words. Be clear about using theatrical vocabulary (downstage, in the wings, on a fly, etc.). Don't forget to describe the technical and design elements for the show! Sometimes an image or drawing would be helpful too.

Post-It Two-Personal Reaction
How did this moment affect YOU as an audience member? What did you think/feel when you experienced it?

Post-It Three -- Significance
What significance did this moment have on...

...the show. What role did this moment have in the story. the character, the theme?

...you, as a theatre-practitioner? How might this moment inspire you or change your views as to what theatre is?

Books in to Birds Moment in "The Magic Flute" in ENO (English National Opera), London
(NOT Theatre Complicite, but the same concept). Image: operatoday.com

Theatre du Complicite: The Street of Crocodiles Script Cover
image: Methuen Drama

Recent production of Street of Crocodiles. This image helps you to see the physicality used by the entire company at a give the sense of how the group would envelope the scene. Image: twitter.com @streetcrocsBSA

Year Ones HW: Analyze ANOTHER moment from a theatre production you have seen recently. If you do this in your physical journal, please take a picture and add to your blog. Include the URL here in the comments!