Calling all actors, designers, playwrights and directors of all levels for the chance to prototype a new experimental performance with internationally renowned director, playwright, and Cal alum, Stan Lai ("The best Chinese language playwright and director in the world" - BBC), and earn units (not to mention it’s a great resume builder)!
THEATER 166 is an amazing opportunity to assist in the creation of a play from start to finish. Stan Lai’s play called, “AGO” is a new theatre piece inspired by Buddhist stories from ancient scriptures, and from modern life. What makes this play experimental is Lai’s incorporation of improvisation as a tool to build scenes and create a script and the taking of a collection of both ancient and contemporary Buddhist scriptures and forming them into a coherent whole.
When/Where:
3 Units
Spring Term 2019
Instructors: Stan Lai and Sandra Woodall
Classroom/Venue: Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, Studio 310
T/Th 2pm to 5pm
Office Hours: W 3:30-4:30 or by appointment
There are several roles that students can choose to take on for the class:
Actors - You will be immediately involved in the creative process building characters and building scenes, while performing in the final showing.
Playwrights - You will assist in research, recording and transcribing daily improv sessions, create a compendium of the in-progress script, developing characters, and all aspects of writing the play.
Directors - You will assist in all aspects of directing and most importantly learn the organic relationship between script and performance. You will also assist as in-class rehearsal managers and performance stage managers.
Designers and Technical Support - You will work directly with actors, directors, and playwrights from the beginning as an integral part of the ensemble, deriving design ideas in the give-and-take of the creative process and learn design skills in visual thinking and principles of composition in two, three, and four dimensions along side internationally renowned designer Sandra Woodall. You will create your own performance design schemes, using images, models, physical maquette, video, and/or augmented and virtual reality as appropriate. An AR/VR rendering of the performance will be guided by Woodall along with outside VR technical support.
Here’s what is required of you:
Auditions for actors will take place on Tuesday, January 22nd from 2-7pm in Zellerbach Hall Room 7. Please see the TDPS Callboard to reserve your specific slot.
Interviews for students who wish to serve as assistant designers, playwrights, or directors please go to the TDPS Callboard and complete the application by January 8, 2019.
Extra Rehearsals and Tech Outside of Class (required):
March 16 & 17 Intensive creative rehearsals 10am-5pm
April 20th & 21st Tech rehearsals 6-10pm
April 25 Dress Rehearsal 6-10pm
Final Showings Outside of Class (required):
April 26th, 27th, & 28th 6pm Call, 8pm showings
Again, this is a great opportunity to help create a theatre performance that will be seen all over the world, flex your creative muscles and gain valuable skills along the way. Don’t miss out!