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  • 1.  Theatre of the Oppressed - Devised Theatre?

    Posted 07-10-2023 23:56

    Asking those with more Theatre of the Oppressed and/or Devised Theatre knowledge than I: Would you consider Augusto Boal's Newspaper Theatre a form of Devised Theatre?  Why or why not?



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    Jessica Shaw
    MVHS Theatre Arts Teacher & Director
    Mount Vernon High School
    VA
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  • 2.  RE: Theatre of the Oppressed - Devised Theatre?

    Posted 07-12-2023 12:37

    Yes, I consider it devised theatre from primary source material. While you are working with verbatim text, the fact that it must be curated/created into script form and staged, I would still consider it a form of devising. I have Living Newspaper curriculum if you wanna take a look? 



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    Katie Blackerby Weible
    Theatre Dept Chair
    Youth Performing Arts School
    Louisville KY
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  • 3.  RE: Theatre of the Oppressed - Devised Theatre?

    Posted 07-12-2023 12:41
    I had the privilege of studying with Boal in Santa Barbara, CA. We were encouraged to create devised theatre. I include  Boal in curriculum suggestions in my text book for high school. RAISING THE CURTAIN. --
    Gai Laing Jones
    Past President Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) Governing Board; Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) Founding Board Member; Past CA Educational Theatre Association (CETA) Past President, VP Membership; Drama Teachers Association of SO CA (DTASC) Advocacy Director; Ojai Art Center Theatre (OACT) Executive Board; El Dorado High School (EDHS) Emeritus Theatre Chair/Educator; AATE Member; AACT Member; SAG-AFTRA Member; Radio Players Performer
    Theatre Ed Textbook Author-RAISING THE CURTAIN-www.perfectionlearning.com; THE STUDENT ACTOR PREPARES-www.intellectbooks.com; BREAK A LEG. . .TIPS AND TRUISMS FOR THEATRE TEACHERS, and CURTAIN GOIN' UP Truisms and Tios for Community Theatre Actors, Directors, Technicians and Other Volunteers; www.gaijones.com; gaijones2013@gmail.com.



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