The document outlines plans for a devised performance piece about radicalization and extremism. It discusses exploring different performance styles like Artaud's cathartic approach and Brecht's distancing effect. Various types of extremist groups are considered as subject matter, like the IRA, ISIS, Taliban, KKK, and Black Panthers. Scenes are proposed to examine links between extremism and Islam by depicting a press conference, and to portray attacks by the KKK on black people and religious minorities. Staging ideas include a crucifix with skulls, projected religious symbols that crumble and bleed. Costumes, makeup, weapons, and sound effects are listed to create an eerie and disturbing experience for the audience.

1. Radicalization
and Extremism
Lucy, David and Sean

2. Process of the Devised Piece:
– Decide on an idea
– Workshop different topics within extremism and radicalization
– Discuss what worked and what didn’t
– Decide on a style or a series of styles
– Write the script
– Decide on costumes, make-up and props
– Decide on sound and lighting
– Rehearse like MUAD

3. Proposed Styles to use and how
– Artaud: Cathartic experiences and interacting with the audience
– Stanislavsky: Naturalistic scenes to create a sense of realism
– Masked Republic: To create a sense of anonymity and eeriness in regards to the
performance, show that anyone can be a victim
– Bertolt Brecht: Use of signs and didactic language to address the audience,
while Brecht distances them we will be using it to immerse them and cause
them to reflect on our performance

4. Different Types of Radicalization
– IRA (Irish Republican Army who are an armed movement who dedicate themselves
to making Ireland an independent republic- local bombings and political violence of
British Landmarks)
– ISIS (Radicalized movement that attack in the name of ‘Islam’ but are not to be
associated with Islam or the Qur’an- merely breeders of hate)
– Taliban/Al Queada (An attack on America, 9/11! Most well-known terrorist attack)
– KKK & Neo Nazis – Trump as a stepping stone? (Racial hate and extremist views on
the superior race)
– Black Panthers (Claimed to be extremists but they never actually commit any
murders intentionally, just attacked infrastructure to raise awareness of their cause)

5. Links with Extremism and Islam?
– To explore this we can have a press conference where a politician
or a press associate is blaming Islam for the crimes of extremist
radicals and we will have our actors in the audience with questions
to dismiss the claims- quoting parts of the Qur’an and stating that
Islam promotes peace, not war.
– In addition to this, we will explore how people are brainwashed to
think this is what the Qur’an is asking of them (raised in a world
where what they are doing is right, taught to hate anyone that is
not them.)

6. The KKK and Neo-Nazis and the attacks due to
race and religion (Catholics and Jews)
– Black People (Lynching: link to Salem Witch Trial and
then follow up to the idea of police brutality in regards to
the black community)
– Jewish (Holocaust: Gas chambers and the effects)
– Attacks on Catholics (Beheading, stoning)

7. Staging
A crucifix on stage, with heads or skulls
hanging off- showing the effects of
extremism on religious people and
minorities.
On the wall images of religious symbols
will be projected onto the wall. As the
play progresses, they will crumble and
be replaced by dripping blood.
SEATS SEATS SEATS

8. Costume and
make-up
– Black clothing
– Bruised make-up with war paint on our faces
– Armed with weapons?
– KKK hoods for the KKK scene
– Swastika armbands

9. Music and
Sound Effect
Ear Ringing sound effect (Long screech)
Ring a Ring a Rosy (Creepy version sped up)
Hanging Tree (Adriana Figueroa)
The Star Spangled Banner (Chase Holfelder)
Call to Prayer (With this, people will be chanting
Arabic words and phrases then counting down in
Arabic and explosions soundings)