What if Pandora wasn’t the villain after all? Pandora’s Fire takes Ancient Greek choral storytelling and gives it a bold modern twist - with curiosity, chaos, and ultimately, hope. Perfect for student performers!
Not sure where to start for your next play, or even your first play? A great way to create ideas is to explore a writing exercise. Try this picture study exercise and see what writing inspiration comes.
Take a picture of a place. Urban or rural, inside or out, city or nature. Choose a picture that focuses on a location without any people in it.
Study the picture and consider the following questions. Take the questions seriously and push your creativity to the limit!
Once you’ve answered all the questions, you’ll know quite a bit about the picture and the situation surrounding the picture. Now, move from question mode to creative mode.
For part two of this exercise take up a second picture. This picture should focus on a person. To narrow the scope of the exercise, make sure the picture only has one person in it.
Again, once you’ve answered all the questions you’ll know quite a bit about the person in the picture. Write a monologue for this person. Have them speak about what’s going on in the picture.
Even if this exercise doesn’t directly lead to your next play, practising the craft of writing is always worthwhile. Try this same exercise with a unique object or article of clothing…