Richard Maxwell Project

I'm quite happy that we are moving away from our preconceptions of theatre, and I agree with Naomi that it's not easy at all.

However I feel that we are making progress in understanding Maxwell's acting style. The 3rd person method was particularly helpful to simplify our actions to the basics. The main difficulty remains not acting in a robotic or depressed way.

I found Helen's comparison to Brecht very helpful, things just seem much clearer when there's something to compare them to. I thought that our theme of citizenship also fits into the type of social issues that Brecht dealt with in his plays.

 

Sheila