penultimate friday

12.3 - major decision made to hold a "script-nic" - a picnic where the group learn lines and discuss the project. Emailing lists have been hastily set up so that the event can be organised during the holidays.

12.1 We have a set design candidate now, who can take over liaising with the groups and working on a design that will allow all the projects to be performed in the same space on the same night. Base idea starting with the projection wall. Started costing for strips of plastic / other materials for the wall.

The thing that struck me the most about today is the different ways in which the groups are working. It is interesting to see one group able to meet during the hols and the others... well, it seems less likely - and not necessarily for the wrong reasons, either. The Lake House is a group of 3. Now if 2 go to one of the other's houses, that's a whole lot simpler than all deciding to meet up elsewhere and, in fact, they could progress with the drafting of the diary / letters / monologues either individually, using online collaboration (email) or as a pair. In fact I think I will suggest that they start the process over the email and produce a shared document, copying me in as they go.

Alice in W - Now, how will they deal with the summer break? Their project is "eclectic". A script is of little use, really. They would most benefit from something like a two-day workshop with some folk musicians; one day with a writer and one with a choreographer - and all that coming after a week working with jugglers, acrobats and clowns. Not likely to happen by accident... Suppose I had better make some 'phone calls....