Scenes and what we plan to do with them:

1st Scene - Foyer: 

Having the first scene introducing the audience to the camp, showing the characters and initiating the relationships. 

2nd scene - Scene Dock / Gas Chamber: 

Leading the audience into the scene dock to be gassed, singing whilst this is going on. 

3rd Scene - The Hub / Coat Dance: 

Having the inmates sorting clothes and discovering camp life, playing music, rejoicing in memories. 

4th scene - The Hub: 

Beatrice and Benedick tricked into fancying eachother. 

5th scene - Stairs: 

Love scene, by the stairs, transforms to Joanna dragging Hero off. 

6th scene - The Hub / The Balcony:

The audience led upstairs to balcony to watch, whilst Joanna drags Hero to be killed in the gas chamber, Benedick saves her. 

7th Scene - Pod 1A: 

Back to camp life, fearing what happed to Hero. Prisoners showing sense of humanity and love during dark times. 

8th Scene - Pod 1B: 

Ursula murdered by Joanna, Benedick kills Joanna. Benedick and Beatrice feel love through the fact that He saved Hero and defended her. 

Feedback

Striking opening - hard hitting 

- Have more moments, share looks between characters, think about where you are directing your lines. 

- singing gives a good atmosphere, same as violin. 

- is the violin an act of defiance? - 

-establish relationship between Benedick and Beatrice quicker. 

- make intention and thought process clearer (how difficult the situation is seeing as he is supposed to be hated) 

- scene needs to flow better when sorting shoes, have it already starting before audience reaches the room. 

- show the belittling between officers and how Benedick embarrasses Joanna. 

- show more love when Ursula dies, she gave Benedick love and warmth, when it is forbidden, when she dies this shows benedick's emotional attachment to her. 

- play with the idea of travelling around to give more time.  

Props use: 

- use wooden coat hangers 

- use more older looking props 

Rehearsals and Scene Development

Going into the Gas Chamber scene, we worked with Rose to add physicality and movement to how Hero is dragged and forced to the gas chamber. We also covered the scene with layered music that has screams, gun fire and verbrato tones that's give it a more religious undertone. This helped us to create an emotional impact. 

(Video to follow)