The Making of Sovereign Song
This blog serves as a portfolio for my Sustained Independent Research project as a part of the MFA Advanced Theatre Practice course at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Over the course of the 20/21 season, I undertook a practice-based research in order to develop a production which functioned as a community-building tool. My research culminated in a 5-week run of a live immersive production, Sovereign Song, at the COLAB Tavern. My journey through creating this immense body of work is chronicled in the following six segments. Be sure to check the appendices on each page for a deeper exploration of the content.
Early Development
1. Foundations
Work on Sovereign Song began long before the concept for the production was even proposed
2. Professional Attachment
Many of the mechanics were inspired by the guidance and work at COLAB Theatre Productions
3. Interviews and Research
Sovereign Song was developed in response to research on community and immersive theatre
Crafting the Production
4. Developing the Show
Turning Sovereign Song into a reality was a collaborative and communal process
5. Reaching Our Audience
Finding our audience and developing an online presence within the community through marketing
6. Community-Building
How Sovereign Song built a new community with each performance.