We spent the first week exploring with games, exercises, and performance creation prompts around the research I have gathered about toys in/as American history/culture. It was fun! Then we hit a wall for a few days, struggling with how to make the work come together on stage.
Finally, we made some major breakthroughs, and I was excited to leave California with the start of a new solo work that I plan to share here at UT Austin in early October. I'm also imagining that piece expanded/exploded into a larger ensemble work. I'll be doing some explorations around that in Philadelphia in July.