WORLD BUILDERS CONVERSATIONS
What defines your reality?
This is one of the first questions that Director Jason Tamborini posed to the cast and designers when they met for the first time. It's one of the core questions at the heart of Johnna Adams' play.
Nothing makes Jason happier than to hear about the conversations that audience members have after leaving a performance or even a few days later once they have had a chance to think about what resonated for them during the play.
Our own shared reality these days is that audience conversations, as we here at Prologue have previously been able to have them, are still a little complicated at this point of the pandemic. We are still working out some ways that these can happen for our audiences. In the meantime though, we asked Jason what kinds of questions he would like to pose to audience members who come to see World Builders.
"Can I ask all the questions, or do I have a limit? I'm not entirely joking, because I will tell you that as we have moved through the rehearsal process, I keep adding more to my list. For me, this is a real onion of a play - it has so many layers and just when I think that I have found them all, one of the actors surprises me and I find another. Then, a friend asks me about the play and I discover one more. If I had to pick a few favorites, that I would really love to discuss with audience members, I would say:
This is one of the first questions that Director Jason Tamborini posed to the cast and designers when they met for the first time. It's one of the core questions at the heart of Johnna Adams' play.
Nothing makes Jason happier than to hear about the conversations that audience members have after leaving a performance or even a few days later once they have had a chance to think about what resonated for them during the play.
Our own shared reality these days is that audience conversations, as we here at Prologue have previously been able to have them, are still a little complicated at this point of the pandemic. We are still working out some ways that these can happen for our audiences. In the meantime though, we asked Jason what kinds of questions he would like to pose to audience members who come to see World Builders.
"Can I ask all the questions, or do I have a limit? I'm not entirely joking, because I will tell you that as we have moved through the rehearsal process, I keep adding more to my list. For me, this is a real onion of a play - it has so many layers and just when I think that I have found them all, one of the actors surprises me and I find another. Then, a friend asks me about the play and I discover one more. If I had to pick a few favorites, that I would really love to discuss with audience members, I would say:
- What worlds do we all build for ourselves?
- How do we choose to escape from our everyday life?
- How can we connect with others?
- How do we deal with personal loss - both real and imaginary?
#inspiredbyprologue
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PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS
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08/08/20 - Is where we are who we are?
07/24/20 - Is what we are who we are?
08/08/20 - Is where we are who we are?
RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS
01/25/20 - Stepping Forward: A conversation about how arts, specifically theatre, helps us to deal with momentous events.
02/01/20 - Looking to Others: A conversation about how we seek guidance from our families when things go awry.
02/08/20 - Not Just Counting the Days: A conversation about how resilience, connection, and time can make all things easier.
02/15/20 - Flipping a Coin: A conversation about how chance, fate, free will, and predetermination play out in our lives.
01/25/20 - Stepping Forward: A conversation about how arts, specifically theatre, helps us to deal with momentous events.
02/01/20 - Looking to Others: A conversation about how we seek guidance from our families when things go awry.
02/08/20 - Not Just Counting the Days: A conversation about how resilience, connection, and time can make all things easier.
02/15/20 - Flipping a Coin: A conversation about how chance, fate, free will, and predetermination play out in our lives.
END OF 2019
As we look to the end of the year and reflect on 2019, we want to be transparent with you, our community, about the conversations we’re having internally -- not just about what you see on stage but what goes on behind-the-scenes as well.
As we look to the end of the year and reflect on 2019, we want to be transparent with you, our community, about the conversations we’re having internally -- not just about what you see on stage but what goes on behind-the-scenes as well.
- How do we compensate theatre artists fairly?
- How do we cover the hidden costs of the theatre productions you see on stage?
- How do we ensure important and substantive dialogue with all of our audience members?
DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD
10/12/19 - Step Up/Speak Up: A Conversation about Bullying
10/19/19 - Reach Out: A Conversation about Seeking Help in Times of Need
10/26/19 - Look In: A Conversation about Seeing Yourself in the Characters
11/2/19 - Break It Down: A Conversation about Moving Forward in Times of Crisis
10/12/19 - Step Up/Speak Up: A Conversation about Bullying
10/19/19 - Reach Out: A Conversation about Seeking Help in Times of Need
10/26/19 - Look In: A Conversation about Seeing Yourself in the Characters
11/2/19 - Break It Down: A Conversation about Moving Forward in Times of Crisis
THE EXPLORERS CLUB
7/14/19 - Join the Club: Being a Woman in a “Man’s World”
7/21/19 - Should We Laugh?: Using Satire as a Socio-Political Mechanism
7/28/19 - Exoticism: Our Challenging History with New Cultures
8/4/19 - Through a Different Lens: How Various Historical and Social Lenses Change the Context
7/14/19 - Join the Club: Being a Woman in a “Man’s World”
7/21/19 - Should We Laugh?: Using Satire as a Socio-Political Mechanism
7/28/19 - Exoticism: Our Challenging History with New Cultures
8/4/19 - Through a Different Lens: How Various Historical and Social Lenses Change the Context
GRAND CONCOURSE
1/27/19 - When Life’s Not What It Seems to Be: A Conversation About Mental Health
2/3/19 - Forgiveness and What It Means: An Interfaith Dialogue
2/10/19 - Seeing The Invisible: A Resource Fair Serving The Needs of Others
2/17/19 - The Gray Area: When Things Are Not As Simple As Black and White
1/27/19 - When Life’s Not What It Seems to Be: A Conversation About Mental Health
2/3/19 - Forgiveness and What It Means: An Interfaith Dialogue
2/10/19 - Seeing The Invisible: A Resource Fair Serving The Needs of Others
2/17/19 - The Gray Area: When Things Are Not As Simple As Black and White