Saturday, October 18, 2014

Let's move into a different SPACE!

The theatrical production that I would incorporate the 6 axioms of environmental theatre is Killer Joe by Tracy Letts. This play takes place in a trailer park. To involve the elements of environmental theatre I would found and trailer park and transform it into the environment of Killer Joe. I would have different trailers for different parts of the play and people would sit in the space and absorb the space as long as they needed and move to the next part of the story. 

The results that I would want the audience to have is to experience and absorb a space that comes alive and be a possible space that they can actually touch and feel. I know when I go to see a production that is set on a stage there is a sense of I know what is going to happen. I'm going to see a story happen live on a stage with set, lights, sound, and actors. Whereas if I set the audience in the middle of the environment of the play there is a sense of they don't know what's going to happen in this space, and then their senses are more aware. The audience takes in more and understand because when my senses are heighten in a space that Killer Joe presents. I'm going to take more away from the experience because it felt real to me than a set of rules put on me when I go see a play in a theatre where the stage is just in front of me instead of around me. This goes along with  the quote from Tadeusz Kantor that Amar states in his third question, which I agree with. 

2 comments:

  1. Such a wonderful performance you have chosen. I haven't seen Killer Joe but I have read about it and heard lots. I appreciate your designer choices to create the space. Definitely having an audience absorb the space is genius. Thank you for sharing your thoughts

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  2. Hey, I think that this would be a very interesting directorial choice to place this show in an actual trailer park and having the audience move from one trailer park to the next based on the scene. However, if Killer Joe takes place in a specific trailer park, why confuse your audience by having them move to a different location especially allowing them the opportunity to leave whenever they want? I'm also curious on the kind of trailer park you would use that would allow your audience to watch the show comfortably? Would it be only available to small audiences at a time? And also...why do you agree with Kantor's quote?

    -Amar

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