March 2018

Have you ever seen the circus act with a person balances on a plank of wood on top of a rolling cylinder? That’s a rolla… Read More »Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part V: The Balancing Act

After all the discoveries made during Mask-On play, what do you do with them? You’re sitting there with a heap of discoveries and information about… Read More »Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part IV: Mask-Off Play

Traditional story structure begins with exposition. It sets up the world so that the audience can see the playing field, learn the rules of the… Read More »Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part III: Mask-On Play

What is a mask? Generally, people think of a mask as a physical object worn over the face to disguise themselves. The mask allows the… Read More »Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part II: The Mask

This is the first of a five-part post about the creative process. When I studied Commedia dell’Arte, we rehearsed in two ways: Wearing our character… Read More »Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part I: On Creativity