THEN BEFORE YOU SEE THE SHOW | Page 2

ATYP ATYP Australian Theatre for Young People Australian Theatre for Young People - Do you as an actor identify with the character/s you are playing? Why/Why not? - What do you do to prepare for your role? What tools do you use to give an authentic performance? THINK: Did the character Yve was playing leave a lasting impression on you? Was it authentic? Why was it so memorable? → MUSIC GO BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE YOU SEE THE SHOW POST SHOW Q&A - Why music? What draws you to use music as your mode of performance? When preparing for the Post Show Q&A it is a good idea to: - How do you go about turing words into music? What is your creative process? → DEVELOPING TEXT → READ THE PROGRAM Yve Blake develops the text for her work by using the words of ordinary people. These she collects through her website → GO behind the scenes www.atyp.com. au/then The program will give you insight into the thoughts behind the design, director’s intentions and the cast and crew involved in the production. www.whowerewe.com - You work with a musical director, how do you approach this collaboration? - Which type music inspires you? How does this feed into your work? She turns these stories into songs. Have a look at some of her work. Go behind the scenes . . . POST SHOW Q&A PROGRAM THINK: How successful was the music in the performance in drawing you in as an audience member? would the show be as successful without the use of music? Why/Why not? Consider asking Yve the following questions: - Tell us about your website, how do you collect stories? - What are the most interesting or amusing stories people have told you? → ACTOR-AUDIENCE RELATIONSHIP - How do you keep an audience connected and present with the work you do? THINK about the following topic areas, reflection points and possible questions to ask: - How do you select the stories to use? → DEVELOPING CHARACTER - What is the most difficult part of developing performance this way? - Do you work alone or collaborate with other artists when developing your work? - Do you feel a responsibility to the original storyteller when presenting your work? - How do you develop depth of character? - What do you do if an audience doesn’t respond? - How do you want the audience to feel after seeing this production? THINK: Did you stay connected throughout the performance? How important is the ActorAudience relationship in this piece?