1. COSI
Directors concept

2. Themes and context Mental illness FIDELITY DRUGS Morals and society
What is sane and insane?

3. Idea: Everything has a time
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. [Ecclesiastes 3:1-18; NRSV]

4. 1970’s Vietnam War Political controversy of subscription
Free love left over from the 60’s
Feminism – womens fidelity
Explores what is important in humanity
1940’s ’s Roy’s era....

5. Cosi Design Concept: Discarded
Discarded PEOPLE in society
Discarded PLACE a burnt theatre
Discarded MUSIC
Discarded LOVE and RELATIONSHIPS
WHY ? It is relevant to today’s audience, we discarded everything write a list of all we discard in society
How do the discarded find their place?

6. Performance Style Realism
WORLD OF THE PLAY
Stanislavski – the world of the play itself asylum character contrasts... This is naturalistic/realism even though characters are exaggerated
Fourth wall
Black Comedy
(refer to hand-out)

7. Non-naturalsitic world of the Furies
THE FURIES – We are adding in our intepretation.
Boal – incorporating ideas of Invisible Theatre
Greek Theatre “The Furies”
Brecht placards direct interaction with the audience asking questions, talking to them directly
Foyer
At the beginning of the show
Intermission
At the End

8. YOUR WORK MUST BE YOUR OWN
Even if you are sharing a stagecraft area with other people , your designs and work must be your own!
We will choose the final designs for costume, set , lighting and set from the differing ideas
We might break the script into parts or Characters that you focus on.
Choose 3 -5 contrasting character for makeup and costume each.

9. 1971... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en4muUS IRT4&NR=1&feature=fvwp