The study, in which we looked upon through our time...

The study, in which we looked upon through our time working within Applied Theatre, is how our role as a facilitator changes, depending on the age, ability and social background of the participants, in an educational environment. I will discuss further how the various aspects of social and political culture vary the way that I have conducted a workshop, and also what I would have to do if I continued my study further. Two of the workshops that was conducted, was in a secondary educationally school Sir William Stanier Community school in Crewe. When working within the school we conducted two workshops, with the year ten Drama students, who are currently undergoing the GCSE mock tests. We planned both workshops excessively, our plan when†¦show more content†¦Heathcote’s approach â€Å"allows the students to make as many of the decision about what the drama is going to be about as possible.† (Wagner, 1999. P.9) In one way this approach works well for various people such as Adam Proctor, as for Adam he found that like Dorothy Heathcote he believes in the children’s ability and potential, therefore, he likes to approach his work with a sense of improvisation, where decisions which the children make in the lesson determine the overall outcome of the workshop, but this being to a certain extent. For example when he was running a workshop for the first time with the second year Applied Theatre students, one exercise we created was for them to create a story from an object, the task in creating the story through thinking and planning was all down to them, they created their own piece of drama. In contrast to this I found that I require a set structure to follow. This is due to me finding it difficult to steer away from the set plan, for the reason of my own anxieties, of not knowing the outcome of a workshop; being in the unknown. For me I find the best way in which I work individually, is following a set structure, this enables me to be a successful facilitator, without any chaos. I want the students to see me as their facilitator; therefore they can then follow my set instructions clearly. Richard Hahlo and Peter Reynolds state in Dramatic