MOMENT WORK & SONGWRITING
WITH BRANDON ANDERSON
How can we unlock the power of music and song in our storytelling, regardless of genre? In this workshop led by award-winning singer/songwriter & composer/lyricist, Brandon Anderson, students will explore the Moment Work technique in order to create powerful moments of musical narrative. Students will examine how the theatrical methods of Moment Work align and can help unlock the instinctual musical knowledge integral to songwriting. Whether creating new works of musical drama or layering the power of music and song onto existing work, this guided workshop will take students through the moment work process while introducing the fundamentals of both lyric writing and music composition. No experience in music or songwriting is necessary as the workshop unlocks the inherent connections of storytelling to our innate understanding of how music and song communicates. This workshop culminates in the creation of short musical narratives for the stage, utilizing the power of theatrical and song forms.
Ten 3-hour classes $7,500
Rate assumes no more than 20 students and does not include travel, accommodations or per diem.
A travel rate of $50/hr may be included.
MAKING THEATER FROM INTERVIEWS
WITH AMANDA GRONICH
How do you create original non-fiction theater? How do you transform real life true stories – captured through in-depth interviews – into dynamic theatrical narratives? In this course, taught by professional scriptwriter and collaborator and original company member of The Laramie Project Amanda Gronich, we’ll train in diverse techniques that generate powerful non-fiction storytelling. Exploring the art of interviewing, story structures, and Moment Work – Tectonic Theater Project’s groundbreaking devising method – we’ll discover how to craft and hone interview material into thought-provoking, well-plotted theatrical narratives.
Ten 3-hour classes $7,500
Rate assumes no more than 20 students and does not include travel, accommodations or per diem.
A travel rate of $50/hr may be included.
STAGE COMBAT & MOMENT WORK
WITH SCOTT BARROW
Violence onstage (literal or mental) often occurs at the most pivotal and heightened places in a production. How can we as the creators of theatre use all the elements of the stage to magnify the impact and our own understanding of these events? This workshop uses the principles of Moment Work to unpack and explore the language of violence. Participants will create complex moments and sequences that explore the themes and images behind the reasons why characters fight and how we can best articulate them. Participants do not need to have previous experience with Stage Combat to engage fully in this workshop,
Ten 3-hour classes $7,500
Rate assumes no more than 20 students and does not include travel, accommodations or per diem.
A travel rate of $50/hr may be included.
ADAPTATION
WITH JIMMY MAIZE
Many of the world’s most riveting theatrical works have been adaptations of books, movies, historical accounts, interviews - the list is nearly endless. How can Moment Work be used to adapt these stories and texts to the stage, unlocking the theater’s unique power for visual and experiential storytelling? Join 20-year Tectonic company member Jimmy Maize, who has adapted everything from real-life-stories (The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, The Temple Bombing), to franchises beloved in their mediums (Harry Potter, SpongeBob SquarePants). In this class, he will help students explore how material from different mediums can take on new life when adapted to the stage. Students will be allowed to explore material of their own choosing, and through the process will create short 10-20 minute pieces.
Ten 3-hour classes $7,500
Rate assumes no more than 20 students and does not include travel, accommodations or per diem.
A travel rate of $50/hr may be included.
MOMENT WORK & SOCIAL CHANGE
WITH BARBARA PITTS MCADAMS & JIMMY MAIZE
Tectonic Theater Project is known for its theatrical innovation as well as its socially engaged plays. Tectonic company members have created work around issues of climate change, gun violence, and anti-semitism (Jimmy’s Temple bombing play). What is the role of the theater when talking about injustice and social change? This workshop presents a unique opportunity for theater students to explore the issues that are important to them, and to potentially collaborate across disciplines, partnering with history, gender studies, environmental studies, African American studies, LGBTQ+ or BIPOC campus groups, etc. to create meaningful dialogue as well as theatrically dynamic original works.
Ten 3-hour classes $7,500
Rate assumes no more than 20 students and does not include travel, accommodations or per diem.
A travel rate of $50/hr may be included.
MOMENT WORK FOR THE DIRECTOR
WITH MOISÉS KAUFMAN, LEIGH FONDAKOWSKI & JIMMY MAIZE
Directors can take a scene or a play or an upcoming project through a Moment Work process to discover the staging and design vocabulary of their production.
Ten 3-hour classes $7,500
Rate assumes no more than 20 students and does not include travel, accommodations or per diem.
A travel rate of $50/hr may be included.
MOMENT WORK FOR THE PLAYWRIGHT
WITH MOISÉS KAUFMAN & LEIGH FONDAKOWSKI
Most playwrights working in America today have their plays developed solely through a process of having actors read them. In this lab, playwrights get the rare opportunity to test out their theatrical ideas and to write in three dimensions. By taking their work through a Moment Work process that teaches them the inherent poetry and dramaturgy in all of the elements of the stage, playwrights discover how and why their story is best suited for the stage.
Ten 3-hour classes $7,500
Rate assumes no more than 20 students and does not include travel, accommodations or per diem.
A travel rate of $50/hr may be included.