Dutchman D-File
First Encounter Plan
First Rehearsal
At the first rehearsal, cast, crew and creative of Dutchman will have the opportunity to test their dramaturgical knowledge by playing a live Quizziz game. Click below to test your knowledge! This would be followed by sharing the visual file and website. Lastly, we would do several games from Augusto Boal’s Theater of the Oppressed. These games are particularly useful in unpacking the dynamics of power. Specially we would do the Machine of Rhythms (p 93), Separation of Mask Ritual and Motivation (p153), and The Great Game of Power (p163) from Boal’s Games for Actors and Non- Actors.
Context With the Cast
Some actors have remarked, "I wish I would have heard that speaker talk before the show opened so I could have better incorporated that knowledge into my work." We hope to eliminate this problem (or at least reduce it) by inviting our speaker to visit with the cast of Dutchman during early rehearsals. Our speaker has graciously agreed to both visits as they live in the area. They will talk with the actors about their Larger Given Circumstances in New York City in 1964.
A Subway Heaped In Modern Myth
The entire creative team (cast and production staff) will take the train to the African American Museum in Philadelphia. We will focus on their new invisible exhibit on the Black Arts Movement. We hope this will give people the opportunity to ride on a version of a "subway heaped in modern myth" (for anyone who has yet to have the pleasure), and offer some insight on the history surrounding Dutchman. After the trip, we hope to take some time to unpack any observations on the subway and/or at the museum.