Elliot And Yaz's Bottom Stage Observation

The play took place at Edmonton, Alberta in January (placed on the calendar) during a snowstorm. This was a one set production, set in a kitchen, with a dining table with multiple foods such as ice cream sundaes, and souvlaki dinner. I found that they had an amazing set up, it looked genuine and real. They did a great job in creating a detailed kitchen set with a fridge, sink,

The set was designed by Amy Campion's who did a great job of placing the actors strategically in the center of the raised stage with an overlooking balcony, that gave an added dynamic to the scene changes. Brett Maughan's was responsible for lighting the show and using spotlights to add to the conflict happening in any given

The technical aspects of the production such as scenery, properties and costumes also played a keynote in the productions success. The scenery was fabulous it truly made the play. It was very realistic and extremely vibrant. Almost the entire play was performed in one setting, except for the railcar and dance scenes. The house, the main setting, was magnificent with painstakingly placed detail in every corner. All elements in the house matched wonderfully, for example the furniture, the photos on the wall, the telephone and even the trash can. Little bits of detail were everywhere adding to the beautification of the set, for example the lace decorations on the chairs, the etched glass above the front door and even the Christmas tree.

Each element gave the stage a different feel that matched every scene , complementing each brilliantly. The only element that lacked for me was lights, although very bright ; in my opinion the reoccurring blue wasn't the best option. I feel if the lighting designer would have had more warmer colored lights against the already vibrant set pieces, it would have made the stage pop more. But one thing i did particularly fancy, were the costumes the characters wore and how they fit each character. Each character's’ costume showed the dichotomy between the personalities and tastes of each individual. For example Ilona played by Jane Krakowski was dressed in a scarlet / pinkish dress with a high slit up the left side; showing her seductive character type. Meaning when i saw Ilona on stage, I immediately knew who i was looking at . Lastly the sound effects included , like the door jingle sound or The bike bell , added to the whole idea of being inside and outside of a retail building. These effects gave the stage an outdoorsy feel , drawing you in , giving the audience illusions of really being in 1930’s

The staging is kept very simple. This allows you to think up what they are describing. Which lets you use your imagination to make it look as you wish. There isn’t much to the stage as I said they keep it simple, for example: for the wedding all they have are chairs set up in rows. The lighting is low making it easier for you to make your own stage with your imagination.

We began by choosing two main scenes that we would crosscut together to form our piece. The character I played was Danny and I used a variety of techniques to ensure that this was conveyed effectively. One that as a group we focused on was the application of climax and anti-climax. This was done in order to make the audience feel a small amount of shock about what’s going to happen - just like the characters would have. The staging we used also reflected this - we started with in the round, with each scene on either side of the circle, but after trying this we found that it was not having the impact that we were hoping for, so we inverted the round so that the audience was in the centre and performers on the outside. This made a much larger impact since we found that the performers were committing more and appearing to put more effort in. It also helped us to create the atmosphere in the performance that we desired. The staging meant that the audience felt enclosed and almost trapped by the performers - much like how the characters felt about the lies that they’d told about

The setting on this play all took place in a house. Kilgore College did a great job coming up with this set and it actually looked like the inside of a house. From the kitchen to the bedrooms it was all around a great design. I enjoyed the set of the play and everything was perfect. Every little detail was added and Kilgore did not cut any corners on the set of this play. Every bedroom had posters and the couches had pillows. Small things like that all make the play seem more real and Kilgore did a great job all around with the set.

The play Our Town was something so unique and simple, but it somehow found a way to relate with everyone. Its simplicity seemed to be a hit or miss with many audience members. It was one of those plays that you relate so much with it you enjoy its minimalistic nature, or you find it too typical and boring. I happen to be among the group that found this play to be very appealing. I feel that at many times, little to no scenery and props make it hard to visualize the scene of a play. However, with Our Town the addition of a stage manager to give an explanation of each scene made up for that entirely.

To begin the explanation you should show them a floor plan of the stage they will be designing for and give them the height dimensions. The assignment for the students is to make another rough floor plan taking into account your comments, the given dimensions, and possible dimensions of their set pieces and indicating them on the drawing. Students will pick one scene from Macbeth and sketch a basic floorplan then render it to scale using the scale theatre template

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My observations support that the playwright creates the blueprint for the production. For instance, in the first clip of The Boys Next Door, the set was comprised of detailed props however, in the other clips most of the props were not very detailed. In addition, in the last video I believe that the comedic point of view of the production was represented the best by the

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My school went on a field trip and we saw some plays and I personally really liked he Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. The props on the stage set the scene to be like a local area, and the mood made it feel more casual like not fancy or scary like the other plays. It was a nice environment. The concept of it is funny and comedic, which was better than something eerie or scary when I was watching the story, it felt like time went by when the actors were going along with the story. The multiple settings that it had made me it feel more realistic and sense the actors were using a chamber theater It must have been harder to change setting with the chamber theater and the change of setting made the story nicer too so theater area didn’t

Most scenes only had a chair or a stool as the only props. They occasionally had a cut out of a small car in front of their stools to represent scenes that were in the car during their road trip, but they went other places besides in their car on the highway. It was hard to tell where the setting was for most scenes unless a cast member explicitly said where they were. I think that it would be wise to take more time to invest in the details of the play that was being performed than promoting and starting the next show. It seemed like every chance that was available the cast or director was promoting their upcoming play. I’d much rather see a few well put together and thoroughly thought out productions instead of many rushed, thrown-together

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