Spring 2016 Travel Grant Recipient

Jennifer Sargent (New Orleans, LA) of Vagabond Inventions invited playwright Zina Camblin (Chicago, IL) to experiment and exchange practices in New Orleans. Zina and the company explored the role of a writer inside of a devising process for A Kingdom, A Chasm in a late stage of development.

SHAREBACK:

For our Shareback, we offer the most helpful reflections from our learning, transcribed in interview form. We have also provided a video montage of collaborative moments to accompany the reading.

-Vagabond Intentions

Notes on the Process of Working with a Writer in Ensemble-Devised Theater

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION:

Devising Theater with a Playwright from Jennifer Sargent on Vimeo.

PHOTO DOCUMENTATION:

LINKS & RESOURCES:

An article on collaboratively devised theater titled, “What I Mean When I Talk About Collaboration”:

An article about strategies for group creativity, “Groupthink: The Brainstorming Myth”

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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