Imagine you are the director preparing to stage the play you have chosen to appear on campus. TYPE: A DIRECTOR’S CONCEPT ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER telling how you would stage this script, answering ALL the questions below in as much detail as possible. Your concept should be YOUR ORIGINAL IDEA. Explain how each choice relates to the play’s main idea:
a) Acting style & the climactic moment (climax)-What direction would you give actors about the style and mood of this play? How would you highlight the climax for the audience?
b) Scenery (and props)-stage format, major set pieces, colors or special effects
c) Costumes & Makeup-time period, colors, fabric, etc.
d) Lighting-mood, gobos, colors, effects, etc.
e) Sound & Music- How would you highlight the mood and action?
f) Final moments & Ending-In Riders to the Sea, Maura closes the play in dialogue and important information is given in the final stage directions. Please explain in detail what the audience would SEE and HEAR in the final moments of the play (after the last line of dialogue) that would finish the storytelling and make it clear what happens to the characters at the end.