One word play

anxious

confused

ignore

procrastinate

recluse

moody

desperate

cold

soft

alone

sleep

never

escape

dangerous

restraint

inside

crazy

spin

war

mind

outside

nothing

anxious

Space Study: Intention and Impact

Intention
For my space study assignment, I've decided to represent internal conflict through elements of physical theatre and metaphors. My inspiration began with an art piece centered on a triangle. When I view a triangle, I imagine the apex to be a representation of success and the base of the triangle as the foundation, or the beginning of a journey. That being said, I intend to take my audience through a journey of a kind of self actualization, or an ascension in to being complete with oneself. I intend to display this visually by utilizing my space. The space I have selected is a small but relatively steep hill which will allow me to literally "ascend" with every scene that is drawing closer to the apex.

Impact
The impact I hope to have on my audience is both subjective and objective. It is objective in the sense that I want my audience to understand the basic idea of my space study assignment, but also subjective, because I want my audience to relate to the performance in a personally meaningful way. The spectacles through which my audience will view my space study are many, but regardless of whatever approach is taken, I hope to deliver the universal message that to be true and complete with oneself is the greatest kind of success.

Important class notes from notebook

Theatre does not exist in a vacuum

IMITATION INFLUENCE AND INSPIRATION

Words to remember
Misen Scene-all the elements of the play that come together

Notes on Design with Mr. Black

STEP 1 in the design process Be fully committed to your script

STEP 2 : Analysis: Analyze the script

STEP 3: Research

context of play,

context of when it was written how a set from this context would look etc,
phase

STEP 4 - Incubation phase Don’t do any more research, just let your mind process everything and allow it to work. Step away give yourself some time

Step 5 : selection phase Lay all the research out and decide how you initially want it and make changes as suit

Step 6: Implementation

STEP 7: Evaluation phase: Did we meet the goals of all the production process: production concept, script

The Style points

lines

color

proportion

texture

balance

emphasis

The Holy Theatre questions 9-12

9. I regret to admit that I forgot what exactly Mark Hill said in his description of Artaud. However, I believe that to describe theatre as a plague, infection, and magic in the place of text is to emphasize the unspoken power of theatre. Plagues and infections are silent killers that spread almost immediately and take ultimate control of the body. Theatre is thus seen as a kind of power that absorbs the entire soul and body.
10. I believe that good theatre will definitely include languages other than just a spoken language. Most plays or musicals I've seen have incorporated these different modes of languages. The most recent play I've seen was Agamemnon, and it certainly delivered its message through a language other than just spoken words. The expressions, group awareness, and atmosphere due to the set and lighting, were all unspoken languages.
11. Theatre, like many forms of art, is a paradigm of paradoxes. That being said, Theatre is always for the audience but never for the audience. Theatre is always for the audience in the sense that one of its prime goals is to deliver the rawest human emotions and feelings that the audience can relate to. However, theatre fails if its focus shifts completely, and simply tries to please the audience. I believe that balance is key in theatre. For the perfect balance to be achieved, the audience must help the actors, and create a kind of unspoken harmony. Theatre should not only give, but should also receive, and so must the audience.
12. Wordless languages are spoken everyday, and certainly not only in theatre. However, silent languages reflect an essential part of human nature, and thus will definitely appear in the most human kind of art: theatre. Wordless languages can range from body language to even complete silence. Peter Brook's once said, "...showed them how many layers silence contains."

Agamemnon: The bunker trilogy

What made the bunker trilogy's adaptation of Agamemnon so incredible wasn't simply the intimate set but the preservation of the essential plot in a world war 1interpretation. 

The bunker trilogy was able to bring together a lot by merging the emotional struggles of world war 1 with that of the greek tragedy Agamemnon. While watching, I realized that the feelings of betrayal, distress, mistrust, and eventually vengeance, were universal. That being said,  I didn't specify this play with one culture but instead with any kind of humanity faced with atrocities similar to those experienced during war. 

I am not knowledgable enough to state exactly how the translation of the original story to the adapted screenplay happened. However, I was able to deduce the likelihood that the director probably found the feelings associated with world war 1 similar to those in the original Greek tragedy,Agamemnon, thus created a unique fusion.

The moment I walked in to the stage I felt as if I had walked in to an actual bunker. The realistic addition of true dirt and smoke further enhanced the experience. The best part had to be the fact that the audience was so close to the actors which certainly projected the emotions of the actors and thus created a feeling of intimacy. The circular position of the benches provided an almost traditional feeling as if one really were watching Agamemnon in ancient Greek. Another crucial factor was the dim lighting which allowed for a mellow and sullen audience reaction.

The bunker trilogy's Agamemnon provided insight in to a variety of areas. Something that caught my attention since the moment I entered the theatre was the incredible focus the actors maintained. Through Mark Hill's workshop I also learned the significance of focus in any actor. The night I watched Agamemnon, my belief that focus is key was further supported. There was also a great amount of chemistry and teamwork reflected in the performance. The basic flow between scenes was natural and could only have been so smooth if the group awareness was precise.

I thought that a crucial factor to the success of the bunker trilogy was the audience-friendly design. The circular formation of wooden benches and dusky atmosphere isolated time within and without the doors of the bunker like no other. I believe that as a designer I could perhaps remember such techniques on how to control the audiences emotions through design.