OTHER WRITING

(representative work)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL a play with music adapted for the stage from the book by Charles Dickens and MIRACLE: A CHRISTMAS STORY based on MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET from the book by Valentine Davies, both plays originally produced by The Sandy River Players

“The Art of Becoming: Lessons from the Stage” Teaching Matters, Volume 3

Poems published in Goose River Anthology, “For the Fisherman a prose poem, perhaps a prayer” and The Maine Review, “Tanner’s Field”

Jayne’s novel for middle school readers, The Crooked House, was a featured work for the Maine Conference on Rural Poverty, and her poems have appeared in The Maine Review and Goose River Anthology among other journals. Jayne has taught university courses in Acting, Directing, and Writing for the Stage.

VISITING WORKSHOPS

Workshops available with the playwright/director include Acting (YA and Adult classes), Commedia dell’arte and Physical Performance, Directing, Writing for the Stage (YA and Adult Classes), and Performative Writing.

(representative description for a Performative Writing workshop)

Banned Books: A Devised Performative Work

Working with banned texts, workshop participants create a devised performance for the stage. The script is created by the group’s chosen books, and through discussions and performative elements, actors devise an environment where a story is told. Performances are devised to respond to individual community engagement with schools, libraries, and the culture of place.

Other work includes Judge for the Maine State Drama Festival for Regional and State High School Theatre Competitions and initial development to establish The Sandy River Players Children’s Summer Theatre Camp, curator for numerous Flex Space exhibits, and initial managing Director for Emery Community Arts Center, including early site development and community engagement for performing arts.

Jayne Decker is an active member of Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance.