Over the past week and over the following weeks we have been preparing AOAS to be performed to four audiences with each cast taking 2 days. This means that we have been building the set and organising props and costumes which will be explained in this blog or in future blogs. We have also been adjusting some scenes due to difficulties with props and have been creating transitions to get props and costumes on and offstage. It has certainly been stressful thus far but I think that we are currently in a good place and in some aspects are performance ready.
Staging
The type of stage that we have chosen to use is a Proscenium Arch as shown below.
Staging
The type of stage that we have chosen to use is a Proscenium Arch as shown below.
The dotted lines shown on the diagram indicate where one stage ends and another begins allowing the audience to differentiate between time periods and allowing the actors to not step into the wrong time period - this sometimes does happen but can easily be rectified if the actors think about where they are standing onstage or by moving props slightly so that each actor can remain in the correct time period.
A Proscenium Arch is the best type of staging for a Stanislavski styled play. This is because it maintains a fourth wall whilst the audience still being able to feel as if they are involved and are feeling some of the emotions that the characters are portraying.
The following image depicts the full stage when it had been built and painted:
When I took this picture, the staging hadn't been completed yet but you can still see what we are trying to achieve through this. The yellow paint that extends on Carol's side on the stage is also on a section of Anna's door in the middle. The bare wood that can be seen on Anna's door has been replicated on Bonnie's door. This is to represent scene 7 where Anna repaints the family house from Carol's yellow colour to Bonnie's neutral, natural colour. The flooring has a gap between each stage so that the audience and actors can differentiate between each time period as described above. The flooring, particularly on Bonnie's side of the stage has gaps in it. This is to show how the legacy of each woman has impacted on one another creating mental illness and profound sadness. The polythene sheet that can be seen on the image above is the only polythene sheet that can be lifted on a pulley system so that large props such as a hospital bed and the hospital pod can easily be brought on stage.
A Proscenium Arch is the best type of staging for a Stanislavski styled play. This is because it maintains a fourth wall whilst the audience still being able to feel as if they are involved and are feeling some of the emotions that the characters are portraying.
The following image depicts the full stage when it had been built and painted:
When I took this picture, the staging hadn't been completed yet but you can still see what we are trying to achieve through this. The yellow paint that extends on Carol's side on the stage is also on a section of Anna's door in the middle. The bare wood that can be seen on Anna's door has been replicated on Bonnie's door. This is to represent scene 7 where Anna repaints the family house from Carol's yellow colour to Bonnie's neutral, natural colour. The flooring has a gap between each stage so that the audience and actors can differentiate between each time period as described above. The flooring, particularly on Bonnie's side of the stage has gaps in it. This is to show how the legacy of each woman has impacted on one another creating mental illness and profound sadness. The polythene sheet that can be seen on the image above is the only polythene sheet that can be lifted on a pulley system so that large props such as a hospital bed and the hospital pod can easily be brought on stage.
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