Lights, Camera, Action

Any novel can be made into a play. It takes a very creative person to make some novels into a play but there is a way to make everything look good. It takes a lot of thinking and planning, but anything can be done with a creative mind. It might take hundreds of creative minds, but it can be done. The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig has amazing potential to be an astonishing play. A few scenes may need to be changed a bit, but not to ¬¬¬¬¬¬the point of changing the story in major ways. No changes to the plot should be made in efforts to put the novel on stage. Some scenes would be difficult to fully express on stage but they are not impossible. Different techniques and tricks can be used to make the novel a play. Therefore, The Whistling Season would be a wonderful …show more content…
They are very significant since Paul is a fist person narrator. They express his feelings. Dreams are obviously an issue when creating a play. The audience has to be able to understand what is going on at all times or they will lose interest quickly and be very confused. On the left side of the stage, there would be a small area that would act as Paul, Damon, and Toby’s room. Their beds would be on the left side of the stage. The stage would go darker and actors would come out. The stage is completely dark so that the audience can’t see what’s going on. In that span of a few seconds, Damon and Toby’s beds are moved out of the scene and Paul’s bed is moved to the center of the stage. When the lights come on, the actors will be dressed in all black and they will dance around wildly with scary music and they can act out some of his dreams. Strobe lights and spot lights can be used also to create a feeling of urgency. The stage will go black again and the three boy’s beds will be moved back to their original positions and when the lights come up Paul will sit up quickly breathing hard. The nightmare actors will have already gone off