Gregor Opening Scene
- Created by: sophanne
- Created on: 20-05-15 18:47
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- Gregor Opening Scene
- Physicality
- Waiting in Foyer
- very upright
- head straight ahead
- Waiting in Foyer
- Movements
- Facial Expressions
- Waiting in Foyer and sitting in seet
- neutral face
- Waiting in Foyer
- very upright
- head straight ahead
- Waiting in Foyer
- neutral face
- Waiting in Foyer and sitting in seet
- Costume
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no particular time period, felt 50s 60s 70s ish, felt old but nonspecific time or country
- bowler hat (work suit)
- tweed jacket
- black trousers
- wears a white short sleeved shirt (not visible yet)
- black tie
- black shoes
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no particular time period, felt 50s 60s 70s ish, felt old but nonspecific time or country
- Audience Involvement
- audience feel submerged in the action from the offset
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Audience line up outside & are ushered in together
- creating a cramped sensation as opposed to the audience filtering in comfortably and slowly taking their seats
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Audience joined Gregor on the evening commute - London commuters often refer to their travelling experience as feeling like cattle
- this in itself echoes the notion of Theatre of Cruelty which Artaud used in his plays
- Audience not given time to settle in seats, chat or get comfortable - on entering they are completely immersed in Gregor’s bleak and fatigued world - enter into the set already in place
- Scene Progression
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Upon coming to the house, Mrs S pulled two metal frames apart - symbolise doors opening
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Scene turns to mine as family interact with Gregor
- movements are slow and deliberate as if this is the same routine that is played out each night
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Scene turns to mine as family interact with Gregor
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Upon coming to the house, Mrs S pulled two metal frames apart - symbolise doors opening
- Physicality
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Still not letting him in from the rain - Mr Samsa requests money, Greta takes Gregors hat, coat and umbrella - left outside shivering
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Gets inside, sits down exhausted, hunched over - Mrs S hugs & checks temperature, Greta taps Gregor on the shoulders in a child-like game
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innocence of thee exchanges are contrasted with the sound effect - deep forbidding, humming sound, a symbol of something dark and sinister looming
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composed with aim of creating something uncomfortable to listen to
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using base nots, vibration sounds & thunder cracks
- these sounds have a deep rooted connection to people’s innate fears - taps into Artaud’s ideas of shared human impulses. Use music as a very effective way of confronting an audience with these deep rooted fears
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using base nots, vibration sounds & thunder cracks
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composed with aim of creating something uncomfortable to listen to
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innocence of thee exchanges are contrasted with the sound effect - deep forbidding, humming sound, a symbol of something dark and sinister looming
- movements are slow and deliberate as if this is the same routine that is played out each night
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Gets inside, sits down exhausted, hunched over - Mrs S hugs & checks temperature, Greta taps Gregor on the shoulders in a child-like game
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