Devising Drama

What three phases of the devising process must an OCR devising log document?

• ✓Intentions, realisation and evaluation
• •Research notes, rehearsal reflections and marketing materials
• •Script analysis, blocking notes and costume sketches
• •Warm-up plans, improvisation logs and final programme

What are the main stages of a devising process in order?

• •Research → write → block → tech → open
• •Script → casting → rehearsal → performance → review
• ✓Stimulus → exploration → structuring → polishing → evaluating
• •Stimulus → script → casting → design → performance

What is the central audience participation mechanic in Forum Theatre?

• ✓Audience member replaces protagonist to try a different solution
• •Audience votes on which ending the performers should use
• •Performers improvise in response to audience heckles and interruptions
• •The director stops the action and explains the political message

What is physical theatre?

• •Theatre based entirely on improvisation with no prepared material
• •Theatre performed outdoors without any technical equipment
• •Theatre that uses puppets or objects instead of live performers
• ✓Theatre where the body is the primary expressive tool

In the OCR devising log, what should the 'intentions' section explain?

• •A list of all rehearsals attended with dates and duration
• ✓The initial creative goals and how you planned to achieve them
• •The names of all performers involved in the final piece
• •The technical equipment used during the performance

What is a stimulus in devising?

• •A character biography written by the director for each role
• •A completed script handed to the company before rehearsals begin
• ✓A starting point that sparks the creative devising process
• •A technical specification issued by the set designer