https://padlet.com/maddieloy/m6k44zspw8w2cqc0 Made with lots of 2000s hits playing in the background en-us 2021-04-18 15:59:19 UTC 2025-11-10 18:04:15 UTC hello@padlet.com maddieloy https://padlet.com/maddieloy/m6k44zspw8w2cqc0/wish/1430319021  - (From Padlet) I had to watch this video from Elon for my research into Anne Bogart, and it is one that I still often come back to. The actors are so comfortable in a collaborative space that they barely even need words to communicate with one another. It makes me want to achieve that same level of collaborative experience. --> (New Thought) Throughout this class, I've hoped to be a part of at least some moment that was like this, and it was honestly cathartic to achieve it. I didn't even realize it until going through my Padlet again, but this is the exact wording I would use to describe the silent group movements we did with Leah and Eliot's help when we started the final module. It brought a sense of relief and really made me appreciate being a part of something so trusting and collaborative rather than just seeing it and admiring it from a distance.
- (From Padlet) I like my ideas, I like what I do with them, and I produce and have produced great work with my own ideas throughout my time as an artist. I have an idea, I think through it thoroughly and internally collaborate with myself. --> (New Thought) I think this statement has an entirely different meaning to me now. At the time, it was me telling myself that my ideas are competent enough to be developed on my own without much outside collaboration. Now, it feels like an encouragement to start bringing more of my ideas and thoughts to the collaborators' table rather than sit in the corner (which is what I've been doing sometimes during times of collaboration during this class). It makes me want to keep presenting ideas I like to other people and seeing how it develops with new insight and perspectives from other people I'm working with, and letting it blossom it entirely different (but not in a negative way) way than if I had kept developing the idea in my head.
 - (From Padlet) Other collaborative works I've seen have taken all the best parts of the actors I knew and meshed them together into something great that couldn't be done alone. --> (New Thought) I've acknowledged here that some things can't be done alone, but then why was I still so resistant to being a collaborator? It's so weird to see me do a complete 180 on my opinion of collaboration throughout the course of this class. Now I really can't imagine doing many other works without at least one person helping me out or us bouncing ideas off of each other.
- (From Padlet) But I always remembered this scene because Lauren totally loses some costume pieces, and the ensemble members cover for her like its nothing. They're in sync and it was one of my first times thinking about how cool collaboration and ensemble work is. --> (New Thought) Looking back, I think I enjoyed (and still do enjoy) this unique sense of collaboration because it made me feel like the actors and not their characters trusted each other. They have not only a common goal (putting on a successful show) but they also have a bond that makes their ensemble collaboration that much stronger. I think I've always admired that sense of camaraderie more than I realized. And despite the pressure of it all, you know they do it because they're having fun and they love to do it more than anything. When you can share that with other people, I think it makes those feelings even stronger.
Self-Made Ideas: Partner collage (both initial drawing and end result) from design section, Teen Beach movie video]]> 2021-04-18 17:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/maddieloy/m6k44zspw8w2cqc0/wish/1430319021 maddieloy https://padlet.com/maddieloy/m6k44zspw8w2cqc0/wish/1439220757 - (From Padlet) I often find myself in projects that I can't motivate myself to get through, or I get stuck in my own head, however seeing these kinds of passion lights a fire in me to keep going so that I can produce the same passion. --> (New Thought) I still find myself thinking and doing this even now, and I think it's because I like to please people and be a part of something that pleases people. My philosophy with theatre has always been that if I don't get something from it or the people watching it don't get something from the work I show, then what's the point in doing it? I love when the art I create serves people in some way, no matter how miniscule.
- (From Padlet) On a more specific note, what also inspires me is seeing inventive and new forms of storytelling in any type of media. So when I see media like "The Handmaid's Tale", "Black Mirror", and others, it really inspires me and teaches me what good writing, characterization, and development can be while also being incredibly enjoyable. It diversifies how I feel about writing my own stories. --> (New Thought) I think in PCP, I've embraced this idea now more than ever but in a different way. Now, instead of only consuming this type of storytelling medium, I also have the opportunity to create it and be able to see what goes into making this kind of work instead of just seeing the end result and marveling at it. I've learned that the best way for me to learn and be able to create work that I enjoy like these is to both watch and attempt to create with others. In a sense, collaborating in two entirely different ways.
- (From Padlet) It's bizarre time-skips and odd disconnect yet connection to the reality that we know through "The Simpsons" references really made me question and think about how we tell a story without giving away all the details at once. --> (New Thought) I still see eye-to-eye with this, especially after watching my classmates' performances where a lot of the stories of their works is not told directly to us. In fact, I find it more engaging now to think about what the meaning could be, and I enjoy works that do that.
- (From Padlet) While my inspirations have nothing to do with "The Office", it's articles and fan engagement like this that are similar to what I mentioned before about me being inspired by audience members engaging with a performance long after it's conclusion because of their love for it. It inspires me to keep going so that I can give people another reason to spend their time thinking about things they enjoy. --> (New Thought) I don't understand why I was so hesitant to collaborating before when I said things like this, which are in a sense a form of collaboration! The feedback that was always incorporated after our performances throughout the class was a form of collaboration much like audience engagement, though the feedback was a little more direct. People are excited to tell you their thoughts, and I've always enjoyed this. Collaboration inspired me!
Self-Made Ideas: Notebook ideas/chicken scratch that I write down when coming up with ideas for a performance, word map of my biggest inspirations then vs. now]]> 2021-04-20 17:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/maddieloy/m6k44zspw8w2cqc0/wish/1439220757 maddieloy https://padlet.com/maddieloy/m6k44zspw8w2cqc0/wish/1439782014 - (From Padlet) My favorite work I've done sat in my head for probably 2 years before I put it to the performance stage. I draw from media around me and my thoughts and experiences throughout life to incorporate new ideas into my work and keep marinating it until I feel like it has a sense of completion. I'm pretty persistent on not putting something half-baked to the stage. --> (New Thought) I think I've intensified and strayed from this feeling over the semester. I still engage in letting ideas sit in my head after learning new techniques and seeing different styles of performance in class, but I also have learned to just kind of go with the flow and trust that not everything has to be thoroughly thought through for years for it to be something good to perform. Obviously I still don't want to put something half-baked on stage, but I've also learned to just perform something in a short amount of time with a group of people without having to worry about whether it's "artistic" enough.
- (From Padlet) I don't like telling others what to do in that sense, because if we're going to collaborate, we both need to think about what it is we're doing and express our individuality in how we reach a conclusion. --> (New Thought) This line of thinking has been so helpful this semester. Though I've had some trouble sometimes in groups voicing my ideas or opinions, I've still always been one to never strictly tell someone what to do. It's so much easier and more fun to just share ideas and reach a natural, collaborative agreement in a more equal relationship (because an actor-director relationship is more of a mentor-mentee relationship, whereas this is more on an equal level). It makes ideas form more naturally and opens up the conversation for improvements and modifications that might not come through in a closed conversation.
- (From Padlet) Anne Bogart is someone I researched about 2 years ago for a theatre project, and her practices have been so informative to how I make theatre. She devises through her Viewpoints method, where she touches on both the physical and mental components of her work before and during her rehearsals. --> (New Thoughts) I thought I embraced this practice before I came into this class, but I have learned how to truly embrace it throughout collaborations. I always thought physical and mental was more about just what is shown to the audience, but through working with many different groups and trying to build a relationship every time we have to create a work, I found that this practice also follows through for during the making of a work.
Self-Made Ideas: Video bloopers of me filming a tech project, FOPP ideas written in my journal]]> 2021-04-20 19:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/maddieloy/m6k44zspw8w2cqc0/wish/1439782014