This entire process is then repeated twice, giving each playwright a chance to have their works staged by a different director and sound artist. But that’s not all – each of the playwrights will then hand their script to three directors, who will each work with a separate group of actors, one sound artist and one stage manager to put on the finished play in just six hours. Returning for its second edition, Playwrights’ Bootcamp sees 3 playwrights pen original 15-minute Mandarin scripts over the course of 48 hours, given just a single prompt. But for the participants of The Theatre Practice’s Playwrights’ Bootcamp, it’s an activity they’ve willingly taken upon themselves to see through once again, as they create and perform a whopping nine plays within a week from scratch. If anyone was asked to write, conceptualise and stage a play in under 3 days, most people would balk and respond that it’s an insane task. Bringing out unexpected creativity under immense time pressure.
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