Each
play script offered here has been produced with teenaged performers
after very considerable workshopping
Each
of the play scripts presented here has been produced by either a
school or community theatre group and performed by students aged
between fourteen and eighteen years of age.
Each
production involved extensive workshopping, skills development,
research and linking with other subject areas such as History,
Literature, Sociology, Media, Dance, Music, Religious Education and Philosophy.
Each
production incorporated participation from teachers and/or
professionals from across curriculum areas and from parents.
Each
production drew on a wide cross-section of the public for audiences.
CAUTION:
While
the subject matter for each production was well within the ambit of
interest and suitability for the participant age range, these works
should only be directed and facilitated by experienced Drama teachers
or Directors trained and experienced in working with young people.
Ideally,
participants should spend time workshopping their own emotional,
intellectual and physical responses to the subject matter of the play.
Where
appropriate, culturally specific references should be adapted to
meet the needs and experiences of the group presenting the works.
Some
works contain issues of violence, children in war, Internet dangers,
drugs, spirituality, the supernatural, betrayal of trust and related issues.
RATIONALE
These
plays are for students and teachers wishing to explore dramatic
possibilities within meaningful and challenging social and cultural
contexts. This involves much more than simply putting on productions
to involve willing participants in a social experience.
I
know that such work is difficult to find when considering the age
and experience of the participants. Each of these plays offer
challenges to the more talented and skilled performers while leaving
scope for the less skilled though highly motivated students.
Most,
though not all, roles are for characters within the age range of the
students. These plays have a direct language that goes to the heart
of contemporary experience while still having an expressionist
quality giving access to the imagination.
They
have been performed for audiences and proved successful. Yet they
still offer room for exploration of issues with teacher/director and
student actors.
NEW:
Ich
Bin Faust
Check
out the promotions page. A production of Ich Bin Faust took place in
April. Should you be interested in seeing a script for reading or
potential producing, have a look at the promotional site here.
NOTE:
Sample scripts are available for reading purposes, workshopping in
classes and community theatres and for evaluation of suitability and
needs. Full scripts are available for $12 (AUD). Production licence
for schools and amateur groups is available for a discounted $120 fee
(was $500).
Should
you wish to produce any of these works and do not have a capacity to
pay and/or recoup fee costs at box office, then please just let me
know. In such cases, I would just like to get a report on the
production and if possible, some photographic or video imagery from
the work. It has been most gratifying to hear of small scale
productions taking place in areas without charge. If any of these
works, or the plays in the adult section, are of value to your group
or school in financially poor areas please feel most welcome to use
the texts.
NOTE:
The sample scripts are available FREE
of charge for reading purposes, workshopping in classes and community
theatres and evaluation of suitability and needs.
Purchase
the whole scripts for $12 by clicking on the icons.
Production
licence for schools and amateur groups is available for a $120 (AUD)
fee. Professional fees are 10% of gross box office or a minimum of $120.
And,
to be sure, the prime criteria for letting out the licence is a
passion for the material and a desire on the producer's part to
challenge audiences and the respective cultures where the work is to
be performed. None of the Shadow House PITS scripts are mere
entertainments. All are conceived within the context of personal,
social and cultural challenge. You are invited to join us on this
quest by producing one or more of these works within your own
cultural and community context. We invite you to exercise your
imagination and your desire to embrace theatre for change and
liberation. Let me know if you find any other offerings on the
Internet that have the same or similar aims.
Browse
more Shadow House PITS scripts here.
And: If even $12 is too much
for you to pay and you would really like to see the text, then email
us directly at justine@shadowhousepits.com.au
