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Dramatic Commentary AND Ground Plans
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Ground Plan Audience with arrow Entrance and exit Stage Key
Opening positions of characters Viability (roughly to scale and no obstructions to sight lines
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Naturalistic set of ‘The Birthday Party’ –Boxed set
audience Key P – Petey table - flat - window - entrance/exit - chair
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Minimalist set ‘The Birthday Party’
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Audience KEY - fireplace ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - curtain P – Petey - table - chair - entrance/exit
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1st Column Notes for Actors
Do You Have: Stage Position (USL, CS…..) Voice terms(pitch, pace, tone, volume, intonation, clarity, register, accent, articulation, fluency) Movement terms(gestures, facial expression, body language, use of levels, use of space, posture) Feelings/Emotions towards others
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2nd Column Justification
Why are they in that stage position? Why is their voice like that? Why are they moving like that? Why do they feel these emotions/feelings? Show an understanding of the whole play – of that character’s motivation – the reason behind their actions. Keep asking WHY???
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3rd Column Technical Effects - LIGHTS
AN EXAMPLE: 4 fresnel lanterns hanging at a 45 angle to give a wash of light at level 5. The key light is the sunlight coming in the window and a lamp. One profile lantern with a gobo of a window projected on the back wall. An amber gel on the lantern to represent sunlight. At level 4 increasing to level 7 to show morning progressing and sun coming up.
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Sound Fxs AN EXAMPLE Sounds of seagulls to show that it is a seaside town. Piece of classical music building up to a crescendo to increase tension and create a sombre, tense mood and atmosphere.
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Notes for actors Justification Technical FXs Stage Position WHY?
SOUND FXS Voice MUSIC Movement LIGHTING Emotions/ Feelings about others
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