Background

Kylie McCormick led the compilation of an ensemble-generated piece entitled I've Been This Way Before... as a part of the TheatreSPARK of SparkCon 2010. The performance was created using various themes from the shows in 2010/2011 Season at Burning Coal Theatre Company. The ensemble generated movement and text for the piece based on personal experiences and discoveries throughout a Viewpoints composition process with three groups.

Production Information

I've Been This Way Before... played across the outdoor stage erected in Lichtin Plaza on Saturday, 18 September 2010 as part of TheatreSPARK.

Resources

Script: I've Been This Way Before (PDF Format)
      The final version of the ensemble-generated script.

Section 1. Political Irresolution. The War Continues.
Section 1. Political Irresolution. The War Continues.
Section 1. War is Hell.
Section 1. War is Hell.
Section 2. Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Section 2. Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Section 2. Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Section 2. Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Section 2. Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Section 2. Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Section 3. Coming of Age through Injustice.
Section 3. Coming of Age through Injustice.
Section 3. Coming of Age through Injustice.
Section 3. Coming of Age through Injustice.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 4. Adults and Teens Coming of Age.
Section 5. The Villagers Set Up the Village.
Section 5. The Villagers Set Up the Village.
Section 5. The Villagers Welcome the New Girl.
Section 5. The Villagers Welcome the New Girl.
Section 5. The New Girl Turns Away.
Section 5. The New Girl Turns Away.
Section 5. The Villagers Sing Down by the Old Mill Stream
Section 5. The Villagers Sing Down by the Old Mill Stream
Section 5. The New Girl Joins in on the Song.
Section 5. The New Girl Joins in on the Song.
Section 5. As the Villagers Sing, Two of them are Drafted.
Section 5. As the Villagers Sing, Two of them are Drafted.
Section 5. Singing Joy to the World as the World goes on.
Section 5. Singing Joy to the World as the World goes on.
Section 5. The Villagers Sing Down by the Old Mill Stream
Section 5. The Villagers Sing Down by the Old Mill Stream
Section 5. The Politician announces the Death of the Soldiers.
Section 5. The Politician announces the Death of the Soldiers.
Section 5. The Politician Explains Why the Soldiers Died.
Section 5. The Politician Explains Why the Soldiers Died.
Section 5. The Villagers Bury Their Fallen Soldiers.
Section 5. The Villagers Bury Their Fallen Soldiers.
 

All photographs taken by McCormick.