This is what we have chosen to be for our configuration of our performance space.
Advantages:
The thrust stage allows for a much closer audience-performer relationship physically, which can become an emotional closeness as the audience will be able to see more clearly the actors actions and expressions. It focuses on the actors, not the scenery. It removes the fourth wall as your reactions are visible to those sitting opposite you (great for plays where society is important).
Disadvantages:
It is tricky to stage as angles become a problem and the actors can't always be seen by everyone if there are many people on stage at one time.
As an actor what are the challenges you think you will have personally being directed in this space?
I know that when performing in this space, even when i am not delivering a line or specifically involved with the focus of the scene, i will always be seen my audience members and whatever i do will be noted. This means that when i need to be standing still or not moving, i need to remain this way otherwise the focus will be easily drawn to me when it shouldn't be. Projection is also another challenge; i will need to make sure that when I am delivering my lines I am loud enough for all the audience to hear.
The thrust stage allows for a much closer audience-performer relationship physically, which can become an emotional closeness as the audience will be able to see more clearly the actors actions and expressions. It focuses on the actors, not the scenery. It removes the fourth wall as your reactions are visible to those sitting opposite you (great for plays where society is important).
Disadvantages:
It is tricky to stage as angles become a problem and the actors can't always be seen by everyone if there are many people on stage at one time.
As an actor what are the challenges you think you will have personally being directed in this space?
I know that when performing in this space, even when i am not delivering a line or specifically involved with the focus of the scene, i will always be seen my audience members and whatever i do will be noted. This means that when i need to be standing still or not moving, i need to remain this way otherwise the focus will be easily drawn to me when it shouldn't be. Projection is also another challenge; i will need to make sure that when I am delivering my lines I am loud enough for all the audience to hear.
Prologue
We have staged the prologue so that we are all equally spaced out in our groups of four, whilst one person in our group sits on the stall, and the other three people are positioned around this person in different ways, depending on how your group decided to stage this. We have made this choice in order to make sure the staging is equally spread out and every group is seen. The torches are used as headlights on taxis and there is also a light above each of the drivers heads. Each driver delivers a paragraph from the prologue- we have chosen to do this as it suggests that all the taxi drivers are one- and are having a conversation with a passenger. The torches also create a mysterious effect as they illuminate the drivers face, whilst everything else is pitch black.
Tale 1-
What is your role in the tale?
My role in the tale is a stereotypical East End girl- and she is describing her idea of what the East end would be if it were a man. I have two solo lines:
"Spiky hair"
"Cos his dad used to smoke"
And two ensemble lines:
"Which is a start"
"Even the traffic stops for him when he crosses the road"
How has it been staged?
Our tale has been staged so all the stalls are in a long zig-zagged line down the center of the stage. The majority of the girls are sitting on the stalls whilst all the other girls are sitting next to them on the floor. Eventually we all end up standing on our own in separate areas of the space, and when we deliver our last line, we all turn to face the middle; shining our torches in the center of the space.
Why have these choices been made?
It is staged this way as it is quite abstract and allows the audience to have a clear overview of the space. It's also been staged so all the lights are of and the girls have the lights on their phones so our faces are lit. It allows the audience to focus on the words being said as it's in darkness, it also gives a different perspective on the tale as everyone delivers their lines differently with different intentions, for example some girls are either texting, having a phone call or taking a selfie.
What are the strengths of this piece so far?
One of the main strengths of our piece is the use of light; it is a literal pass of focus and is very effective when creating atmosphere. Another strength is the variation of how the lines are delivered, depending on your intention behind your line and what action you are choosing to do with it.
What developments need to happen throughout the rehearsal period?
The developments that need to happen are line learning- it will help bring the performance to life if we don't have a script in front of our faces! We also need to ensure that our energy levels are high throughout the whole scene as we cannot allow this to drop, otherwise it will result in a extremely dull scene.
Tale 1-
What is your role in the tale?
My role in the tale is a stereotypical East End girl- and she is describing her idea of what the East end would be if it were a man. I have two solo lines:
"Spiky hair"
"Cos his dad used to smoke"
And two ensemble lines:
"Which is a start"
"Even the traffic stops for him when he crosses the road"
How has it been staged?
Our tale has been staged so all the stalls are in a long zig-zagged line down the center of the stage. The majority of the girls are sitting on the stalls whilst all the other girls are sitting next to them on the floor. Eventually we all end up standing on our own in separate areas of the space, and when we deliver our last line, we all turn to face the middle; shining our torches in the center of the space.
Why have these choices been made?
It is staged this way as it is quite abstract and allows the audience to have a clear overview of the space. It's also been staged so all the lights are of and the girls have the lights on their phones so our faces are lit. It allows the audience to focus on the words being said as it's in darkness, it also gives a different perspective on the tale as everyone delivers their lines differently with different intentions, for example some girls are either texting, having a phone call or taking a selfie.
What are the strengths of this piece so far?
One of the main strengths of our piece is the use of light; it is a literal pass of focus and is very effective when creating atmosphere. Another strength is the variation of how the lines are delivered, depending on your intention behind your line and what action you are choosing to do with it.
What developments need to happen throughout the rehearsal period?
The developments that need to happen are line learning- it will help bring the performance to life if we don't have a script in front of our faces! We also need to ensure that our energy levels are high throughout the whole scene as we cannot allow this to drop, otherwise it will result in a extremely dull scene.
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