Devised Theatre  and Fringe Schedule

Tuesday

  • 10:30pm Info Meeting

Wednesday

  • 1:30pm  What is Fringe workshop

  • 3:30pm What is Devising workshop

  • 10:30 Catch-Up Info Meeting for those who missed Tuesday

Thursday

  • 8:30am Devising teams start working as schedules allow

  • 10:30pm Pressure Cooker Official Kick Off (team and topic draws)

Friday

  • 8am-5pm Rehearsals are going for Fringe and Devising

  • 5pm-10:30pm- Tech and in space staging for groups

  • 10:30pm Showcase time!

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Devised Theatre

 

After a hiatus, Devised Theatre is returning to Region 2 for Festival 58! Devising is a process by which theatre is created collaboratively, as an ensemble, starting with something other than theatrical text. This could be a phrase, idea, painting, news article, etc. Student Participants will be assigned a devising ensemble, given a prompt and parameters for creation, and in just two days of rehearsal will work together to create a brand new piece of theater, up to 10 minutes in length.

 

This program is open to all—performers, directors, writers, designers—and no prior devising experience is necessary. You don’t need to come to the festival with anything prepared, all groups will be devising from scratch at the festival.

Chris Carcione

Chris Carcione

Devised Theatre Coordinator

Chris Carcione is a multidisciplinary theater artist and educator that focuses primarily on directing, devised and collaborative theater, and a video and projection design. Chris has worked on national and international productions presented at LaMama ETC, The New York State Puppet Festival, Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo, and Bard Summerscape, among others. Recent projection design credits include: Hedwig and The Angry Inch (Iron Crow Theatre), Josh Rice’s Kayfabe, and the upcoming adaptation of Ursula Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness, which will premiere at the 2026 Chicago International Puppet Festival. Chris earned a BS in Communication from Boston University and an MFA in Theatre from Sarah Lawrence College. He is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Towson University. www.christopherjcarcione.com