I have been incredibly excited to be working with everyone in Refract Theatre Company. Having only worked with a few members of Refract before, I was slightly nervous to be collaborating with such a large ensemble. After assigning roles and becoming an official theatre company it all became very real and very exciting. I am lighting designer and although this is something relatively new to me, I am eager to start.
The devising process is starting and the whole group is wary of this journey we are going to start. Laura is director of the show, however, as it is a devised piece of theatre we are creating, the work will be collaborative. ‘Devising is a process of making theatre that enables a group of performers to be physically and practically creating in the sharing and shaping of an original product’ (Oddey, 1996, 1). The initial weeks of workshops will be very creative and we will learn the cast strengths which is incredibly exciting.
Oddey, A. 1996 Devising Theatre: A Practical and Theoretical Handbook. Routledge: London.