Theatre Artists Work Together

Theatre Artists Work Together


Theatre artists have to work together. Here are ideas about how to do that so everybody does well and has a good time.

Imagination, create, original – These words are related.

Imagination – a picture in your mind. Coming up with wonderful mental pictures to solve problems.

Create - make something new, come up with new ideas

Original – your very own ideas, new to you


Brainstorming – a group of people come up with ideas to solve a problem. Don’t worry about one correct answer. Instead, get as many ideas out as possible. Get someone to write down each idea. Make certain that you get ideas from everyone.

Selecting and organizing ideas – After you and your group brainstorm lots of ideas, it’s time to see which ideas are similar. Write the ideas that are pretty much the same together. Then see which ideas can be combined. Finally, choose the ideas that seem the best to solve your problem. You may need to compromise.
While putting a play together it is a good idea to try one way to do the play. Then try another. Then choose the one that works best for you and your group.
If an idea is not used, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good idea. It just doesn’t work this time!

Consensus, Cooperation, Compromise – these ideas are related. Members of a group need to cooperate and compromise to reach consensus.

Consensus– everyone agrees, or makes compromises so they can agree. This may mean changing or giving up your idea so that the whole group can agree on the solution. This is not always easy, but the end result will be better. In drama, everyone has to work together to get the play on the stage – or to get it videotaped.

Compromise – changing your ideas so they can fit with the ideas of someone else.

Cooperation – working together to solve a problem or to get a job done.

Casting the play – deciding who will be each character.
This is not about being with best friends. It is about making certain that everyone has a role. It is about making certain that everyone will be able to do well with the role he or she has.