Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood was the first project to explore the actor’s training towards performance. Applying the source work developed from years of experience with members of the Grotowski Laboratory Theatre this experiment began the relentless research to develop the “poor theatre”- the total act.

Theatre Work - Little Red Riding Hood


Working Process / 209.3: Grotowski Theory into Practice: An experiment in recreating a way of working


0. Mo. (Feb. 25, 2002) / Establish group: AeRan, Cali, Sarah, Daniel, Rod, Brad, Doug Context: Little Red Riding Hood Time: Mo. & Wed. (2 hrs) 5 - 6 Sessions


1. Wed. (Feb. 27) / Begin: Establish way of work, physical & vocal & vibration. Test text & Test Body-Voice connection


2. Wed. (Mar. 6) / Physical Improv. (building ensemble & establishing characters)


3. Mo. (Mar. 11) / 3 Women: deeper text work. (establishing score)


4. Wed. (Mar. 13) / Wolf work & ritual chant Search for elements & build invisible network.


4a. (Mar. 13) / AeRan: English text


5. Mo. (Mar. 18) / Pushed to score [draft 2]


6. Wed. (Mar. 20) / Centering vibration & voice etude. Witness others.


6a. (Mar. 22) / Cali: Character object wk.


7. Sa. (Mar. 23) / Poetics of voice & objects introduced. Finding place.


7a. (Mar. 23) / AeRan: English text


8. Mo. (Mar. 25) / Group etude. Guided score.


9. Tue. (Mar. 26) / Presentation.


10. Wed. (Mar. 27) / Reflection


- raymon (April 01, 2002)