HowlRound Theatre Commons: I first learned about Double Edge Theatre on account of the ensemble’s commitment to thorough dramaturgical research. What I mean by this is that they found me. I still have a record of the email I received from Double Edge’s producing executive director and ensemble member Adam Bright back in 2018. He wrote to invite me to the world premiere of their performance Leonora: La Maga y la Maestra at Montclair State University’s Peak Performances series. “It would be an honor to have you in the audience,” the email read. “After the opening night performance, we shall also hold a party with the artists, friends, and Carrington enthusiasts.”
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Learning about the Double Edge Theatre in this article is super interesting when considering their ethical standpoints within the theatre realm, specifically about breaking away from performance norms with scripts, as well as wanting to highlight the struggles and hardships of people from marginalized communities and situations in modern society. I especially find their want to break from traditional acting to be really interesting and creative, because they specifically talk about wanting to diverge from limiting factors such as scripts because they often put a creative strain on performers, which is such an interesting perspective on theatrical performance as a whole. One line that especially stood out to me was one that stated “‘a barrier, or wall, to the imagination, soul, and autonomy of the actor, and therefore to the creation of a living theatre.’ The ensemble understands its work as ‘the creation of a living culture, one which defines its own reality.”’
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