In a year filled with unintended technical glitches, ScriptWorks is making them purposeful in OUT OF INK 2021: Perfect Glitch. The malfunctions are one of three elements used by ScriptWorks members to create their ten-minute masterpieces over 48 hours during the Weekend Fling last fall.
For this year, director and technological theatre pioneer, Liz Fisher; actor and director, Matrex Kilgore; and Oregon Shakespeare Associate Artist, Derek Kolluri provided the following ingredients:
1) A phrase ... view more »
In a year filled with unintended technical glitches, ScriptWorks is making them purposeful in OUT OF INK 2021: Perfect Glitch. The malfunctions are one of three elements used by ScriptWorks members to create their ten-minute masterpieces over 48 hours during the Weekend Fling last fall.
For this year, director and technological theatre pioneer, Liz Fisher; actor and director, Matrex Kilgore; and Oregon Shakespeare Associate Artist, Derek Kolluri provided the following ingredients:
1) A phrase used at the beginning and end of the play, the meaning or understanding of which changes given the action that has transpired.
2) Whispers of the ancestors
3) A technological glitch
For this year’s virtual production, members were further challenged to write transmedia or multi-platform plays, meaning plays written to be delivered on two or more platforms, at least one of which must be networked. The result is a collection of work that will be delivered via mail, phone call, text messages, audio content, video, web chat, and of course, Zoom. Half of the plays will be presented synchronously at 8 PM, May 6-8, and 5 PM, May 9th. Three of the plays will be delivered asynchronously, meaning the audience will be able to access them independently, and one piece has both asynchronous and synchronous content. If that sounds confusing, don’t worry! There is an introductory video and instructions are available throughout that explain how to access the plays and the optimal interface for each one.
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