Form, Empathy, and Character Play: Caitlin Saylor Stephens, Instructor

The most compelling character discoveries are often made when a character is in crisis. The chaos of crisis feeds a plot, raises stakes, and deepens a creator’s connection to the material.

During this exercise, students created monologues using dictation as a generative method to explore their character in crisis. The process entailed recording unedited improvised confessional speeches, transcription, editing, and rerecording audio.

These Audio Confessions are a process-based exploration using interdisciplinary generative methods and character embodiment to further explore character.

Produced by Anton Campbell

Produced by Althea Flores

Produced by Srobana Bhattacharya 

Produced by Matthew Bustamonte

Produced Shenuka Corea 

Produced by Hahn Zhang 

Produced by Maya Jain 

Produced by Anya Liu 

Produced by Jack Mead 

Produced by Diana Poon 

Produced by Taylor Sanchez 

Produced by Atheeth Madhavan 

Produced by Wendie Chen 

Produced by Mariana Tapia