Join Pendragon Theatre visiting artists Lisa Jill Anderson and Ahsan Ali for a workshop on collaborative theater making. Whether you’re an aspiring creative or a seasoned actor, director, or writer, this workshop will provide you with the opportunity to play, collaborate, and generate exciting new material within an ensemble.

 

Every second counts! In this collaborative workshop we will explore a unique challenge for actors, directors and writers: the one minute play! Yup…you read that right: One. Minute. Play. How do we create a whole world with rich characters, a theme, and a potent narrative all in 60 seconds? Join us at the workshop to find out!

 

“The tiny play is a rich, accessible format that offers great energy and variety to everyone involved in its creation and performance” - (A Practical Guide to Tiny Theatre).

 

So often the hardest part of embarking on a creative journey is bringing an idea to fruition. Maybe you’ve had a thought, a curiosity, or a notion about making a play, but are not sure where to begin. The tiny play format is a fun, practical, and gratifying practice in generating new material and overriding any personal hurdles you might experience while creating on your own.

 

Through ensemble building games and collaborative exercises from One Minute Plays: A Practical Guide to Tiny Theatre by Steve Ansell and Rose Burnett Bonczek, we will generate a handful of one-minute plays surrounding a few different themes and put the work up on its feet all over the course of three hours!  You will leave this workshop feeling inspired by a collage of plays that you helped generate, and you will gain some practical tools to help get your creative juices flowing on your own.