Our production of Robert Thomas' "8 women" was a result of the never ending effort of all cast and crew members. All being aware that a production could not be successful with only one person's input, every member of our drama class was part of a cohesive community.
Earlier on in the year we, as a class had to determine a play that was suitable for a cast of "7 female" actors. As you can already see a problem had arisen and when the script "8 women" was suggested, all members of the class agreed and with a little editing and refinement the script was ideal. As a class we watched the French film entitled "8 femmes" and were certain that we could be greatly successful in creating our own interpretation of the script.
Before we even began, the director asked us to decide whether we wanted to have an acting role or a backstage role. After the rough job descriptions of each role were briefly explained to us, we were asked to research the job of our choice and present our findings in an interview.
After getting my job as the front of house manager, I began developing my understanding of the duties and responsibilities involved. Firstly, reading through the script gave me great insight into what the story was about. I began developing idea, after idea as to what the foyer area; the posters; the programs; and the tickets should look like. Reading through my script and noting any clues that gave away what the house looked like, gave me a slight starting point as to what needed to be where in the expressive art centre foyer, soon to be outside mansion setting. I researched what the architecture was like in the fifties, and then sketched out some rough floor plans of the outside of the mansion. I then began making sample posters, programs and tickets with different images and designs and then presented them to the director, seeking his approval to continue developing his preferred design.
Earlier on in the year we, as a class had to determine a play that was suitable for a cast of "7 female" actors. As you can already see a problem had arisen and when the script "8 women" was suggested, all members of the class agreed and with a little editing and refinement the script was ideal. As a class we watched the French film entitled "8 femmes" and were certain that we could be greatly successful in creating our own interpretation of the script.
Before we even began, the director asked us to decide whether we wanted to have an acting role or a backstage role. After the rough job descriptions of each role were briefly explained to us, we were asked to research the job of our choice and present our findings in an interview.
After getting my job as the front of house manager, I began developing my understanding of the duties and responsibilities involved. Firstly, reading through the script gave me great insight into what the story was about. I began developing idea, after idea as to what the foyer area; the posters; the programs; and the tickets should look like. Reading through my script and noting any clues that gave away what the house looked like, gave me a slight starting point as to what needed to be where in the expressive art centre foyer, soon to be outside mansion setting. I researched what the architecture was like in the fifties, and then sketched out some rough floor plans of the outside of the mansion. I then began making sample posters, programs and tickets with different images and designs and then presented them to the director, seeking his approval to continue developing his preferred design.
