Slow But Steady

Once again the same group flaw, that I had previously mentioned, came into play as we began to devise our script. With such a small group of only six people, I felt as though the creative process was consequently hindered for fear of hurting someone else's feelings. Obviously with six different minds one must take into account the varying styles and opinions of each one. What I felt segregated the group, though, wasn't so much a difference in aesthetic as it was a lack of enthusiasm and creativity. And one point, everything became too much to handle that we eventually split into two groups two complete the scripts simultaneously.

With really only one week to develop and finalize our script, we were ostensibly cramped for time. For that reason we knew that it was essential to us to maximize our time as much as possible. As my group furiously wrote away, spinning story after story for each family member until it was time to finally combine our scripts together. Upon reading the other group's material, I realized a blantat difference in our style and overall cohesiveness. Left with no other choice, my group and I had to essentially go back through their portions of the performance to re-write and re-work everything possible. The end product of our efforts, though, is different from that of the original idea that we set out with but still reminiscent at the same time. Our only hope is that once the piece goes to the hands of the cast, that they approach the piece with as much respect that we do.

As we were in the final stages of script completion, our teacher introduced us to yet another important concept in devising. Though she had previously mentioned that often times what you write and think often sounds completely different from what you imagined it to be. In performing a very impromptu run through of our script, we were able to consciously correct any errors that we found. A majority of the places of concern within the script were structurally based, meaning that they either had to do with illogical ordering or transitions. We were also once again forewarned about the possibility of having to whittle down our script even more to fit within the maximum eight minute time period. But could we really part with any of our characters?