Week 2

WEEK 2

Hungry is essentially a non realistic piece. However the issues that it deals with as well as the way in which they are introduced and dealt with are all realistic. Thus, I think that we should use a realistic set but in a non realistic setup. Which means that each individual component will look real, but put all together, they will look unreal. This is similar to POOP’s set design. However, unlike POOP’s design I don’t think there is a need to have a bigger version of the set behind and a smaller one in front because we aren’t dealing with the issue of size here.

ACTING- As for the acting, realism is the safest and the most appropriate since I want the audience to be able to relate to the characters and think about the issues that the play presents.

NON REALISM- To contrast the realism, the setup and the lights could be done non-realistically with hard lights and a split up set. In addition, puppets can be use to give the audience the sense that they are not in the real world.

PUPPETS- However, with regards to the puppets, using them is a great idea but one has to ask WHY. Justification has to be given. HOW does it help us bring out our DV? I’m not too sure what it is. We can say that we wanted to make sure that the audience knew they were not dealing with real life. Are there any more reasons?

Here are a list of productions that I considered and the reasons as to why their set up would not suit Hungry’s.

I) Woyzeck- NO
· There was an uneven distribution of roles. If we divide it evenly it might get confusing.
· The chorus played the part as commentators, the public; as well as an extension of the protagonists mind- which we can’t have in Hungry because it does not suit its purpose.
· Hungry’s set is quite specific, and trying to recreate it using one object like Woyzeck’s chairs isn’t all that reasonable.

As for the rest like cheeseboy, -ing, Romeo, Death of a critic, Tree duet. Nothing significant that we can use stands out.

We could use Madwoman’s set design with the sheets at the back. But we need to make sure that only one action is taking place at a certain point of time. Either shadow puppetry or live acting. NOT both.