Moment Work: An Interview with Tectonic Theater Project

Theatre Topics coeditor Lisa S. Brenner sat down with artistic director Moisés Kaufman and company member Barbara Pitts to discuss the Moment Work process and their upcoming book to be published by Random House. What's interesting is that devised work has the potential to engage playwrights in...

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Published in:Theatre topics 2016-07, Vol.26 (2), p.E-27-E-39
Main Authors: Brenner, Lisa S, Kaufman, Moisés, Pitts, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artistic directors
Collaboration
Community Relations
Definitions
Dramatists
Film adaptations
Motion picture directors & producers
Narratives
Nominations
Pulitzer prizes
Realism
Sensory Experience
Theater
Theaters
Topics
Writing
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Summary:Theatre Topics coeditor Lisa S. Brenner sat down with artistic director Moisés Kaufman and company member Barbara Pitts to discuss the Moment Work process and their upcoming book to be published by Random House. What's interesting is that devised work has the potential to engage playwrights in a multitude ofways. Because in devised work we can bring a playwright into the rehearsal room and encourage her to explore other ways of creating narratives using the vocabulary of that which is theatrical. [...]the whole impetus for me to do this special issue with Theatre Topics is because I recognize how hugely popular it is. Why is he a mentor to you? MK: Because of his alienation technique and the idea that there can be a separation between the performer and the character.
ISSN:1054-8378
1086-3346
1086-3346
DOI:10.1353/tt.2016.0050