After rehearsing for a lesson in our actual performance space we started planning what set we would need and how we could use the stage effectively. After discussing how we would create our library we decided to use the floor space as our main performance area and the stage with the curtains closed as an extra level of space. This creates two different entrances and exits which is helpful as it creates options for different people to go different ways. It also makes it more interesting as there is more space to use and makes it look more like a library. We had already decided on having at least two tables with chairs round for people to sit at on the floor and maybe a table on the stage for people to use. To create the library feel we want a bookcase to go on the floor resting against the stage to make it look less like a stage and give us some books to use making it obvious where we are supposed to be.
Dan has drawn out a floor plan of what we plan to have...
Not included in this picture is the grand piano that is already in the hall. We are going to keep this to add more scenery to our library, it also creates a grand feel to our library making it seem a bit more like a private school.
We are going to have the audience sat on the floor in front of us so they are on the same level as us for most of the performance, like they are also in the library. The main part of the play set on the stage will be the last scene when William is talking to the specialist, he will be up on the stage at a table by himself to emphasize his isolation and make it clear to the audience that he is no longer in the school library.
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