Break the 4th Wall in your mind and listen out
4th Wall as a Writer – Bringing voice to the word
When I moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, I was not only a stranger, but I was a stranger isolated in early lockdown (2020).
When you move out of the States, you are reminded of other people’s opinions of the States on a daily basis. I understand.
Still, I love the America I grew up in, and I know how brilliant so many Americans are because they’re American.
When the stage went dark during Lockdown, I brought together creators and performers as a cast focused on bringing voice to the word on a virtual stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I wanted to tell the artists story of being American. I called the project American InTent. It offered artists a voice at Arts Festivals while diminishing our carbon footprints.
With multiple co-creators, I revisited the art of storytelling. My goal was to ensure that the artist’s voice could be heard, even when the lights had dimmed in theatres around the globe.
“Our stories are told dramatically, and, what I am most excited about is, many of the stories address (dramatically) the process of creation.
We represent both prequel, talkback, exploration, dramatic work, all in one grab.”
Stephanie Vlahos – The New Current
My work in producing Audio for podcast, lead me to explore the early stages of a novel through podcast. Before Chaos was the original blueprint and inspiration for my full novel Mercury’s Wake – The Long Weekend. I cobbled together a wonderful cast (twenty actors) to perform the many roles in the early version of the novel. What a collaboration and inspiration their voices were for me! I was blessed to have such dear friends who are wonderful, colourful actors.
So the 4 Wall and breaking itfollowed.
As a concept the fourth wall is convention within performance on the stage. It is invisible, imaginary wall and separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this “wall”, the convention assumes the actors act as if they cannot. The rise of illusionism in staging practices. That culminated in realism and naturalism within theatre of the 19th century. And led to the development of the fourth wall concept.
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