Scripted: Day two


We started by finishing off reading through the play and briefly discussed staging ideas. We thought the best way would be to perform in a Proscenium Arch on the floor of the hall. Being on the stage would mean that the intimacy with he audience would be lost, we wanted to keep them close to ensure they would be engrossed in the production, as if they are watching a group of adolescents chatting as if they too, were at school.

In terms of set, we researched the play and found out that it was set in one permanent setting, which was the sixth form library. However, the library was a very old fashioned wooden one, clearly of prestige and honour, so we will have to think carefully about how we want our set to look. In terms of the structure though, we decided that we will have flats running across the back of the stage and either wall paper a book shelf on or paint them on, depending on what we have available to us. We would have a table in the centre of the stage and a circular table to the left, allowing the right hand side to be open to walk on from. In addition, this way of staging would give five different entrances/exits, so we can vary where we come on and off from, as a normal school library would have various entrances and exits also.

The set for the show is as pictured below, as you can see it holds a sense of antiquity, something we need to replicate in which ever way we can. In fact, it holds similarities to Harry Potter, which may be something we look at though get the feel of the set right.