Director’s Pitch
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Bertolt Brecht overview
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German
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Communism
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Goodness
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Why Good Soul of
Szechuan?
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Powerful, relevant moral questions
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Beautiful set and costume possibilities
§ Art students
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Fitting cast size
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Genuine interest and potential for investment in the plot
§ Exploring brechtian ideas
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Poverty and possible modern adaptation
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Appealing to a large demographic
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Focus and Aims of the Performance
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Goals for ourselves:
§ Learn about Brechtian theatre and how his style manifests itself in
different aspects of performance
§ Develop a play from scratch whilst effectively working in production groups
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Aims:
§ Make our audience question…
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What do we give up to “survive”… what ethical, mental,
emotional sacrifices must we make… should we make?
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What is true “goodness”?
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Can it even be measured?
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What is social morality, not connected to religion,
but in the world, how does it work?
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Issues and themes
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Plight of morality
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Naïveté
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Innocence
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Facades
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True Love
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Man’s inherent isolation
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Role of Women
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Social Darwinism
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Quantitative/Qualitative Goodness
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Self-interest
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Concept Spinning
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Grunge
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Beauty from roughness
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Tobacco
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Correlation of Production Elements
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Sound
§ Soundscapes – natural sound
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Set
§ Utilitarian
§ Simple yet compelling
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Production of the Play: Logistical Feasibility
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Responsibility for Logistical Feasibility
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Huge undertaking, huge cast, little time = one big
challenge
§ (\500,000)
§ Organization is key
§ Small budget for a large show
§ Recycled materials, thrift stores
§ Reused props
§ Maturity
Set Design
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Interpretation of the Book
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Loss of Innocence
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Caring vs. Apathy
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Conforming to Society
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Goodness
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Light from the windows
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Shen Te’s shop is the focus
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Brechtian Influence – detailed tobacco shop
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Cheap, almost gaudy atmosphere
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Show that a set is a set
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‘something grand’ but it degrades
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Keywords
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Modern, Urban feel
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Falling down, apart
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Evening Time
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Not very safe
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Gaudy but faded colors
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Grimy
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((I keep getting engrossed in the presentation and
forgetting to take notes))
Costumes
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V-effect (Alienation Effect)
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Makes the audience not feel comfortable
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Audience can see the performance in the new way
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Minimalistic
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Fragmentary Costumes; one or two items in detail and
in character
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Make specific elements stand out or seem strange
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Costs covered ???
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Character Analysis <3
Audio and Visual
Aspects
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Bamboo Forest video
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Beginning and the end of the play
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At the same place where you started; you didn’t really
get anywhere
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TV screens?
§ Retro equipment (XD)
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Music Samples:
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Fitting and a surprising hybrid of both Brechtian and
immersive elements
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Rain Sound Effect
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Enclose the sound within the stage – the stage is a
separate room, separate world, a separate dimension from the audience
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Gods Sound Plan
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A collusion of sound effects would be fascinating and
if done well, really effective
Oops - I've been posting from the wrong account. Sable is a penname I use online for creative writing XD
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