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?