Drama focus zones -improvisation techniques from theatresports

How we improvise in drama Drama Focus Zones Body The most common zone in game playing is the area around the player’s body. It is usually concerned with objects, furniture and things within the grasp of the player, especially things that can be... More

How we improvise in drama Drama Focus Zones Body The most common zone in game playing is the area around the player’s body. It is usually concerned with objects, furniture and things within the grasp of the player, especially things that can be transformed or changed. It also means the body itself- becoming a piece of furniture for example. Eye Contact This zone is created when players make eye to eye contact. When players look at each other, something is communicated to them. Earth This is the area on the ground at which the players are looking. You can explore this in training games and warm ups. But you must also LOOK UP to see the audience’s faces. Just like in oral exams. Underground This is the area underneath the ground. It is the area we cannot see. It would be used in the case when you can’t think of what to do in a scene and you think. “Hang on a minute” there is a whole other world underground of ideas. Kind of like middle earth in Less