Visual research is fun!

I recently did some visual research for Militant Language and I've got to say that it is one of my favorite aspects of doing dramaturgy. I find that visual research is one of the easiest, most inspirational ways to start work on a project. With even just a few images, ideas can come a-floodin' to a theatre artist. Suddenly that moment in a text where an actor is unsure of what to do is illuminated. Or the moment in a scene that needs some lighting effect is suddenly easy to find. For Militant, I really wanted get pictures taken by soldiers as opposed to media shots in an attempt to get a first hand, unedited, raw perspective of war and combat. I found a fabulous website that does just this and most of the pictures from my research I took from this site.

A few of my favorites can be seen here.