theatre project

I need you to write about this topic. Follow the example steps

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

http://abs.kafkas.edu.tr/upload/225/Oedipus_the_King_Full_Text.pdf

Example Concept Statement

This is an example concept statement created by your instructor for an un-produced version of

"Hamlet". Your concept statement will describe your artistic vision and introduce the thematic

points and goals for your production). It should contain information about style (realistic,

metaphorical, etc.), period, setting, etc. for each of the three elements (scenery, costuming, and

lighting). This statement should be somewhere in the range of 350-500 words. Review the

example in Blackboard for more information.

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is a classic play about how cycles of vengeance and retribution

destroy people and communities. The play’s namesake character starts the play in mourning,

which is compounded by the mystery (one he intends to solve) of whether or not his mother

(Gertrude) has been having an affair with his uncle (Claudius). This investigation is interrupted by

the appearance of the Ghost (the spectre of Hamlet’s deceased father) who gives Hamlet the

mission of avenging his murder which, according to the Ghost, was committed by Claudius (the

brother of The Ghost and Hamlet’s uncle). Hamlet then sets out to determine the veracity of the

Ghost’s tale, and ultimately determines to prove that Claudius was indeed guilty of fratricide.

The unfolding events of the play follow the protagonist as he tries to exact this revenge in a

“holy” or otherwise “legal” way. Ultimately, the kingdom is torn apart, the royal family is left

dead, and the nemesis of Denmark, Young Fortenbras the King of Sweden, sweeps in an

becomes a conqueror.

Since the concept of this play is cycles of vengeance and retribution destroying people and

communities, I want to find a regal location/period that reinforces the stature of the characters,

but also foreshadows the destruction to come. To this end I want the look and feel of this play

to be inspired, though not dictated, by the German Empire prior to World War I. The grandeur

of the military uniforms in settings inspired by European Baroque and Neo-Classic architecture

will give the world a regal-ness and pomp, but within the scenery, and in the clothing of the

“lesser” characters, will be visible the cracks and decay of years of war.

Lighting and sound will serve to reinforce emotional themes within the play. Music inspired by

works like Orff’s Carmina Burana will give the world a very masculine, powerful, and dominant

feel. The lighting needs to be versatile from being fairly heavy with sharp downlight and

patterns creating deep shadows on faces and reinforcing the decay evident in the scenery, to

fairly light and airy in scenes like Ophelia’s and Gertrude’s room.

In all, the design of this production, the look, feel, and sound of the world, is one inspired by but

not a carbon copy of pre-World War I Germany. It is a modern stylized interpretation of the look

of the period. The juxtaposition of the hard lines and metallic tones of the military uniforms set

against the curves and sweeps of Baroque-inspired architecture will serve to give the world an

air of the legacy and authority of Hamlet’s lineage, while also creating a kind of tension that

hearkens to the destruction to come.

Example Scenic Board This is an example scenic research board created by your instructor for an un-produced version of "Hamlet".

This board is a visual representation of the scenic ideals expressed in your concept statement. Your board must

contain at least 10-12 images and be collaged similarly to the example in Blackboard. Feel free to add some

text if necessary, but it must not be "wordy". The point of this board is to visually define what you have already

stated in your concept statement.

Example Costume Board This is an example costume research board created by your instructor for an un-produced version of "Hamlet".

This board is a visual representation of the scenic ideals expressed in your concept statement. Your board must

contain at least 10-12 images and be collaged similarly to the example in Blackboard. Feel free to add some

text if necessary, but it must not be "wordy". The point of this board is to visually define what you have already

stated in your concept statement.

Example Lighting Board This is an example lighting research board created by your instructor for an un-produced version of "Hamlet".

This board is a visual representation of the scenic ideals expressed in your concept statement. Your board must

contain at least 10-12 images and be collaged similarly to the example in Blackboard. Feel free to add some

text if necessary, but it must not be "wordy". The point of this board is to visually define what you have already

stated in your concept statement.