Day 11

26th May 2019

Activities:

1. We began the day with a short discussion on how to approach interviews. We spoke about the different kinds of questions one can ask, and the ethical concerns that we must consider when interviewing people. We discussed the differences between different kinds of primary research (between interviews and surveys, for example) and what each methodology could offer our plays.
2. Then, we took a few minutes to plan out our next three days, over the course of which we are supposed to read and research the questions our plays are trying to answer. We tried to produce plans that answer the following questions: what am I going to do? Why am I going to do it? How am I going to do it? When am I going to do it?
3. Each of us took turns to discuss our research plans and reading lists, and received feedback on what might not be worth pursuing and other opportunities that might prove useful.

Questions considered:

1. Does your project require interviews, or is there enough existing literature to support your research?
2. If it requires interviews, who are you going to interview? What questions are you going to ask them? Will it provide new information? How will it help you in crafting your play?
3. What are you reading? Why are you reading these texts and these plays?