Lesson Analysis 10th February

In this lesson we started out by deciding on how to lay out the seating for our Act Two performance, where the audience will be moved from the normal row seating to surrounding the stage. As seen in the photo below, we have built a variety of levels for the seats which helps to reflect the psychological instability in this Act, which is set in a hospital ward for mentally ill patients, like Lisa with Dissociative disorder etc. We also chose a harsh basic white lighting, highlighting the exposure of the patients' state and the bring-back to reality, which strongly deviates from the happy, stimulating colours in Act One. The whole physical setting intends to give discomfort to the audience so they don't feel welcome or at ease, reinforcing the atmosphere of Act Two.

Photo taken by myself