Our representation of the play Lysistrata is at a disco club set in the 1970’s. Our interpretation of it will include arguments and competitions. The competition will be dancing. Similar to a competition in the early greek festivals. However, our dancing will reflect more so of the 1970’s time period. To make this all possible we need the set, costumes and sound in order to represent and enhance our version of the play.
The stage set represents the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production. With the scene from Lysistrata that we have decided to reenact, we have decided it would occur at a nightclub during the 70’s. In the original make, the men were making the women mad by ignoring them to fight a war …show more content…
Costume defines a character before the actor has opened their mouth.In real life we can tell alot about a person just by the clothes they wear. The same with a character. Having a group of characters dressed similarly implies they are a group with similar intentions. Naturally contrasting clothing styles suggest conflicting intentions.Costume also works to create an atmosphere. Beige colours and practically designed clothes suggest an environment different from multi-coloured visually interesting clothes. Costumes always represent you as a character one way or another.In our rendition of Lysistrata we decided to set in the scene of a 70’s nightclub. Since this is obviously a more modern setting the clothes will appear more modern than the original play. For our costumes we will be wearing 70s clothes such as; flared pants, afros, jumpsuits,platforms,etc. Since the characters in the original play wear a mask we will also be wearing a type of mask. Wearing a full face mask would obviously be out of context,so instead we will be wearing a more modern day mask like sunglasses. Having these costumes will show the scene without even having to say …show more content…
The nature of a Disco club means many different lights and light sources. The stage lighting itself would be fairly dark, consisting of thin beams of varying colors that move around the scene, giving a sense of motion. As the scene calls for it, there would be a large white light spotlight to highlight the main action on stage. More interestingly, the light sources found in the scene would vary dramatically. With the help of some fog, a light show of streaming colors would dance around the set, framing the dance floor. The dance floor itself is the quintessential dance floor in a disco club, made up of many square, multi-colored panels. Bulbs of different colors would periodically fade in and out in the background to maintain a steady rhythm and keep the lighting on stage dynamic. The actors in the background, at the bar, or not dancing will also have prop cigarettes that emit a signature orange dot of light. The actors could subtly choreograph the movement of the cigarette rhythmically with the music to help with audience immersion into the dance scenes. Electronic candles set on tables surrounding the dance floor would provide an “in-universe” light source the highlight character dialog. As characters sit down to have dialog, these dimmable candles will get brighter, guiding audience attention. All of these lights will be in service to a large mirrored disco ball that remains above the dance floor for the