COME PLAY: Melodrama is the most expressive of Western theatre forms, the one closest to the theatrical impulse itself, based in physical gesture, high stakes, big characters, big emotions, spectacle, the struggle of good and evil, and music. It’s somewhere between Artaud's "athlete of the emotions" and cops & robbers. It’s a theatrical workout to get you out of your head and into your body.
BRING: an open attitude, willingness to get ugly (i.e. pretty girls at left), ready have FUN and play BIG. Dress in clothes you can move easily in, please have your hair off your face. You are welcome to bring drinks & treats for post workshop.
LOCATION: Held at ArtWorks, home of our host [via] Corpora, a Performance Research & Development Lab at 6569 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood btwn Seward & Hudson. NO PARKING IN THE LOT but free parking on the street after 7pm.
WORKSHOPS CAN COME TO YOU: Please contact us if you are interested in our bringing a workshop to your organization or school. Teens and adults. All levels. We can customize the workshop by level and focus. We specialize in physical theatre of various forms.
Amy Vorpahl & Amanda Street in A Crime in the Madhouse