Devised Theatre

Build original work as an ensemble.

Devised theatre gives students the chance to create, collaborate, experiment, and shape performance pieces from the ground up.

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Playwriting Devised Theatre

Devising in the Drama Classroom

Q&A with Pilar OrtiLindsay Price talked with Pilar Orti, author of Your Handy Companion to Devising and Physical Theatre, about her experiences with devising in the drama classroom. Here are some...

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Devising Challenge: One-Minute Word Association

Devising a brand-new piece of theatre from scratch can be exciting, overwhelming, or just plain scary for students. It can be challenging for students to narrow their focus when there are literally...

Playwriting Devised Theatre

Devising Exercises for the Drama Classroom

What is devising? The hallmarks of a devised theatre piece is that it: • does not start with a script, it start with a idea/concept/topic • is a collaborative creation • there are no traditionally...

Playwriting Devised Theatre

Devising Exercise: Playing With Change

“Devising: A project that starts with an idea/concept/source material rather than a completed script” The culminating activity for collaboration in the drama classroom is to have your students work...