Archive of
Performance

A structured record of writing, productions, and documentation spanning decades of practice.

// Collected Works & Documentation

A Living Record

The archive traces the development of artistic practice and scholarly inquiry across international contexts. It brings together published research, original dramatic texts, book excerpts, and structured production documentation within a single, organized repository.

This collection is not presented as a retrospective summary, but as an evolving record of sustained work and where rehearsal, performance, and research exist in continuous dialogue. Materials are arranged for clarity and long-term accessibility, allowing visitors to engage with both the conceptual foundations and practical outcomes of the work over time.

A curated collection of academic writing examining actor training systems, performance methodology, intercultural theatre practice, and dramaturgical research.

// Research & Publications

Scholarly
Articles

Scholarly Articles

Aeneas in Kosova–Oradea

Authorship and the Director-Spectator Dynamic

Re-thinking Multiculturalism: A Theatrical Perspective

H of H Playbook Review

Performing Memory: Contested Identities in the Work of Wajdi Mouawad

BWB–Evolution of a System of Acting

Zagreb Keynote Address and Zagreb Keynote Photos

Place and Identity in Newfoundland Drama

Returning to Roots: Pinter as Alternative Theatre Playwright

BoxWhatBox–Finland Casebook

NF Drama–Place and Identity

I FORGET, I remember

CTR 128 Keileydography

CTR 135: HAWKS in Serbia

NF Drama–The Outsider

Interculturality in Creative Expression

Eurydika 2017 Journal

Acting
Monographs

Acting Monographs

Approaches to Acting–Absence

Approaches to Acting–Ego & Indulgence

Approaches to Acting–Loop

Approaches To Acting–Punctuation

Approaches To Acting–Stage Directions

BWB–Plasticity

BWB–Printing and Triggering Emotion

BWB–The Neutral State

BWB–Voice and the Actor

Unheard Lecture 1

// Written for Performance

Plays & Dramatic Texts

A curated collection of original dramatic works developed through rehearsal laboratories, intercultural collaborations, and research-based performance processes.

These texts emerge from structured studio investigation and reflect the integration of methodology and staged realization. Each script documents the evolution of performance from thematic inquiry to ensemble creation.

For more recently produced plays please refer to Playing Outside the Lines: Collected Plays 1

East O’ The Sun and West O’ The Moon Script

North of Reason

Punch and Judy Murder Love

The Ripper

// Extended Research

Publications & Manuscripts

Selected excerpts from published or forthcoming books, including theoretical explorations and methodological reflections. where time and resources are limited.

Playing Outside the Lines

The BoxWhatBox Book

Newfoundland Drama Dissertation

NF Drama–Chapter 1

NF Drama–Chapter 2

NF Drama–Chapter 3

NF Drama–Chapter 4

NF Drama–Chapter 5

NF Drama–Conclusion

Curriculum Vitae

A comprehensive overview of Michael Devine’s professional career, including international productions, academic work, institutional leadership, and research contributions.

//Professional Record

// Gallery

// Gallery

Hawks

Eurydika

Body and Soul

I Dream

I FORGET

Identity Theft

WALLS

Ghost Mountain

7 Stories