A Midsummer Nights Dream
- Created by: Sanch9
- Created on: 02-05-17 12:17
Social Historical Context - AMSND
- AMSND-Shakespeare-1595
- 1st Jan 1605 performed
- 4 lovers journey, fairies, side stories Bottom - comedy
- thrust staging - Globe Theatre
- men play women
- Rennaisance
Design Concept - Fairy - AMSND
- Artaudian
- Large nature inflence
- dystopian
- Surrealism
- Black magic/dystopean - more interesting to a modern audience as they don't believe in mythology
Design Concept - Real World - AMSND
- realism
- set in modern day - appeal to modern audience
- symbolic sound and lighting
- procenium arch - fourth wall
Helena = lawyers daughter Peter Quince = serious creative director
Hermia = normal working class Snug the Joiner = carpenter
Lysander = wokring class Flute Bellows Mender = handy man
Demetrius = upper class/rich Snout the tinker = garage worker
Egeus = Lawyer Starvelling the Tailor = tailor
Theseus = Mayor
Hippolyta = Thesues' Fiance
Bottom = egotistical actor
How will I show locations?:
Fairy Kingdom: THRUST : Surrealism, back of stage criss - cross netting brown green, large oak tree donwstage left with hollow inside, downstage right plform shaped like cloud, thrust with chair and indian puppet
Modern / posh: PROCENIUM ARCH: backdrop of posh shops, plain cobbled flooring, large marble fountain stage right
Modern / poor: PROCENIUM ARCH: bckdrop of normal shops, cobbled patch at back stretching from left to right, muddy grass some flowers, fountain that characters B&M use as stage
The Dukes Oak: PROCENIUM ARCH: a pub, back drop of pub with windows to see inside, wooden decking floor, wooden circle tables, very low fancing to not obstruct view but show pub garden
Theseus Study: PROCENIUM ARCH: back drop of dusty bookshelves, brown mahogany offic desk middel stage left, semi circle clack plush sofa middle stage right, large bay window stage left
Ideas For Bottom & The Mechanicals
- modern men with modern jobs
- using slapstick comedy/berkoff
- contrast bottom to surrealism of the fairy world
- come from outside the gateed community
- lower class
AMSND - Hermia Costume
- Black, Silk Velvelt, Pencil skirt - POSH
- White, Chiffon Blouse - POSH
- Red Blazer - POSH BUT BOLD AND BRAVE
- Black Woolen Tights - CONSERVED
- Black Patent Kitten Heels - POSH AND RICH
- Straight Hair, Red Headband
- Natural Make Up - NEAT AND CLEAN
- Patent Flats (When Running Away) - STILL POSH
Changes Throughout
- messy hair
- mascara smudges eyes for crying
- loses jacket
- mud smears
- twigs and leaves in hair and on clothes - NATURES INFLUENCE MORE AS TIME GOES ON
AMSND - Helena Costume
- Pale Blue Cotton Tshirt Dress -- SIMPLE, LESS BOLD THAN HERMIA, POORER
- White cotten cardigen - STILL CONSERVED
- white and blue trainers - MODERN AND POORER
- natural makeup
- frizzy curley hair - LESS NEAT AND TIDY THAN HERMIA
- red lipstick (when following D) - TO ENTICE HIM
As time goes on
- twigs and leaves in hair - NATURES INFLUENCE
- dischevveleed
- muddy trainers
- cut of knee
AMSND - Helena Costume
- Pale Blue Cotton Tshirt Dress -- SIMPLE, LESS BOLD THAN HERMIA, POORER
- White cotten cardigen - STILL CONSERVED
- white and blue trainers - MODERN AND POORER
- natural makeup
- frizzy curley hair - LESS NEAT AND TIDY THAN HERMIA
- red lipstick (when following D) - TO ENTICE HIM
As time goes on
- twigs and leaves in hair - NATURES INFLUENCE
- dischevveleed
- muddy trainers
- cut of knee
AMSND - Lysander Costume
- plain white t shirt - SIMPLE HONEST BOY
- black leather jacket - BAD BOY IMAGE FOR EGEUS
- black, denim, skinny jeans - MODERN
- black trainers scruffy - MODERN AND OWER CLASS
- buzzcut hair - "BAD BOY"
As time goes on
- jacket rips
- dischevelled
- twigs and leaves - NATURES INFLUENCE
AMSND - Demetrius Costume
- brown chinos - POSH BETTER THAN LYSANDER
- black leather belt - RICH
- pale blue cotton shirt, first three buttons undone - SELF - CONFIDENT, FORESHADOWS HOW HE WANTS HELENA LATER
- brown plaid blazer - POSH
- suade brown desert boots - BORING POSH
As time goes on
- scuffed shoes
- dischevellled
- loses jacket
- twigs and leaves - NATURES INFLUENCE
AMSND - Egeus & Theseus Costume
Egeus
- Brown 2 piece suit & leather shoes - POSH RICH LAWYER BUT LOWER HIERACHY TO THESEUS
Theseus
- Black 2 piece suit & leather shoes - POSH RICH LAWYER HIGHER HIERACHY THAT EGEUS
AMSND - Hippolyta Costume
- white pant suit - NEAUTRAL IN THE SITUATION
- stiletto red heels - SYMBOLISE HEAT BETWEEN HER AND THESEUS
- hair in neat bun - POSH
- heavy makeup but nice BEAUTIFUL
AMSND - Titania Costume
- artaudian
- raven
- short mesh black skirt - BLACK SWAN LIKE , BEAUTIFUL BUT SCARY
- black corsette - BLACK SWAN LIKE, BEAUTIFUL BUT SCARY
- black feather trail from waist to floor - RAVEN
- tiara made of twigs laced with black feathers ROYALTY OF NATURE , RAVEN
- heavy makeup , black smokey eyes, black lipstick - DARK NON HUMAN
- extremely long black nails sharp - TALONS RAVEN FEAR ARTAUDIAN
- bare foot - AT ONE WITH NATURE
AMSND - Oberon Costume
- contacts creating snake eyes - ARTAUDIAN
- heavy green eye makeup - NON HUMAN
- body paint creating patches of scales - SCARY SNAKE
- crown of twigs laced with baby snakes - ROYALTY OF NATURE SNAKE
- deep green lycra playsuit, to the knee with a scaled pattern - TIGHT ALMOST LIKE SKIN SCARY
- scaled cloack from neck to ground - ROYALTY
- bare foot - AT ONE WITH NATURE
AMSND - Puck Costume
- inspired by peter pan
- youngish boy
- contacts that white out the eye - ARTAUDIAN
- green lycra shorts covered in leaves - INFLEUNCE OF NATURE PART OF NATURE
- sash of leaves - INFLEUNCE OF NATURE PART OF NATURE
- body paint making him seem grey - SCARY NON HUMAN
AMSND - Other fairies and Background People Costum
Other Faries
- aratudian
- contacts to ***** out or black out eyes - NON HUMAN
- grey body paint - NON HUMAN
- lycra shorts set (colours of the wood) no top (boys) - INFLUENCE OF NATURE
- lycra jumpsuits or leotards (colours of the wood) (girls) - INFLUENCE OF NATUR
- dark eye makeup (colours of the wood) - INFLUENCE OF NATURE ARTAUDIAN
- some with body paint scales some with feathers on costume - LINKS TO THEIR LEADER
Background People
- regular 21st century clothes - TIME PERIOD
AMSND - Bottom Costume
- comical
- black harlem trousers - FREE CONFIDENT
- white, cotten, flowy mans shirt with an open chest - FREE CONFIDENT
- black plymsoles - POORER COMMUNITY COMFY FOR ACTING
- long hair in ponytail at the back - HIPPIE STYLE STEREOTYPICAL TO MODERN AUDIENCE
- needle cushion attached to trousers - HE IS A WEAVER
BLACK AND WHITE COLOURS - HE IS BLACK AND WHITE WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
LOOSE CLOTHLING - CAREFREE CHARACTER
AMSND - Mechanical's Costume
Flute -Handyman/Bellowsmender Starvelling - Tailor
blue polo with company logo white shirt
denim blue jeans grey waistcoat
white trainers grey trousers
Snug - Caroenter/Joiner patent black shoes
white v neck tape measure around neck
checkered red and black cotton shirt over top
blue denim jeans
Snout - Garageworker/Tinker
dark blue overalls covered in grease
AMSND - Peter Quince Costume
- black demin shirt
- black denim jeans
- black desert boots but slightly scuffed - HE WANTS TO BE UPPERCLASS BUT ISN'T
- thick black framed glasses
ALL BLACK IMPLIES HE IS A SERIOUS CHARACTER
AMSND - Hermia Challenges
- upper class
- in love with lysander
- distraught when he doesn'y love her
- showing comedy
AMSND - Helena Challenges
- lower class to hermia
- self concious/feeling not good enough
- comedy
- jealousy of hermia
- infatuation for demetrius
AMSND - Lysander Challenges
- lower class
- in love with H
- anger towards D
- obsession with Hl
- comedy
- being under a spell
AMSND - Demetrius Challenges
- being cruel to Hl
- upper class
- over self confident
- anger towards L
- unlikeable / likeable depending when
- being under a spell
- infatuation towards Hl
AMSND - Titania Challenges
- being not human
- being royalty
- love for indian boy
- being under a spell/love for bottom
- comedy
- love and hate for oberon
- jealousy of hippolyta
- making her scary
AMSND - Oberon Challenges
- non human
- royalty
- jealous of Th
- love and hate for T
- master but caring relationship with p
- making him scary
- meanness / sternness
- stubbornness
AMSND - Puck Challenges
- non human
- non gender specific
- cheekiness
- care and respect for O
- scary
- childlike
- facination with loveers
- magic
AMSND - Bottom Challenges
- comedy / Berkoff
- ego
- stupidity / being oblivious
- over confidence
- human with non human head
- power relationship with PQ & M
- underlying want for love and people liking him
AMSND - Egeus, Theseus & Hippolyta Challenges
- high class
- power between E & T
- sexual chemistry between T & H
- subordination of H
- Supreme power of T
- anger / frustration of E
- mirror T & H and O & T
Related discussions on The Student Room
- Drama School Monologues - Should I play a character that is not my gender? »
- Have you ever... »
- could anyone give me any feedback on my review for GCSE english language »
- Girl never replied to my text »
- revising for biology the night before year 10 unit 1 »
- Freshers has turned me into a big drunk »
- Cambridge College: Jesus vs Clare vs Emmanuel »
- Looking for a house to rent for a party (and I'm struggling) »
- goldies poll friends (2 votes) »
- Kallisto's Sunday Question: Sleep »
Comments
No comments have yet been made