It turns out a lot more people were reading this blog than I thought. So, I'm sorry that I just stopped writing it. I didn't know anyone was reading. However, it was pretty much the end of the term when I stopped, so I actually didn't have much to write about. Summer is almost over though, one more year of school awaits me in just a few weeks.
I am currently doing the Fringe thing with TIRED WAVE STOP! in Edmonton so I find myself with quite a bit of time to just hang out while Steve, the writer/performer, hands out flyers to people hanging out at Fringe... a surprising number for those who haven't been to the Edmonton Fringe Festival. So, I'm reading, reading, reading. I have one hundred plays to read for an exam in the winter and I have just finished my second (yikes, I have to really get on the other 98!). They were two plays I had never read before, which was great! The Bacchae and Hippolytus, both by Euripides. Very interesting interpretation of the Greek gods.
I've also been doing some reading for the drama class I will be teaching for 9-12 year olds. I am starting to get excited about the possibilites of working with a group of that age to create our own collaborative piece. An interesting point that has come up in a few readings that I would love to explore is how to incorporate the feel or the effects of the digital world into live theatre. What is it about video games, social networking and other digital interactions that connects so strongly with youth these days (it has to something other than good marketing on the part of the multi-million dollar companies right?) and how can theatre incorporate those things to be more appealing to that demographic?
I feel I may learn more from teaching this class than I have in some of my master's level classes.
