Wednesday
Absent: Alex, Alina (ex), Lindsey, Cassie, Caitlyn, Kaitlin, Chip, Ash
We listened to Spalding Gray "Monster In A Box"
His work exemplifies "talking without a net" giving us the sense that at any moment he might come up against some emotion or memory that wasn't scripted. His device of telling about the writing of a novel closely fictionalizing his real experience allows him to tell his story in the first person and the third person.
Friday: Gwenda LedBetter part 1
Monday: Gwenda LedBetter part 2
Wednesday
Absent: Drew
Viewing of Rex Ellis story from "The Call Of Story"
Discussion of socio-political issues in storytelling and theatre. The tendency of revivalist storytellers to skirt or omit controversial issues vs. the tendency of theatre soloists to confront issues head on.
Also discussed the formation of the National Association of Black Storytellers.
Friday
Absent: Ash
We read the monologue from Anna Deaver Smith's "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992." Discussion of storytelling as subversion and Smith's coming at the King riots indirectly. We viewed her performance of 4 interviews from "On The Road: A Search For American Character."
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