If I were to direct a play it would
be based on Football. The play would take place in an actual football stadium.
People would by tickets and have assigned seating. Based on where you are seating would
determine which team you would go for. Before going into the stadium the audience
would watch part of the play outside which would show there team practicing and
all the challenges that lead up to the big game. The audience would only see there teams side
of the story that way once the entered the stadium it would promote audience
interaction. The winner of the game
would never be determined beforehand that way a different outcome would be
provided each time. This would be considered a found space.
The framework of site-specific
theatre and environmental theatre would have a strong effect on my production. This is because my production does not take
place in the theatre. The audience also
plays a major rake do to the fact that their involvement is heavily encouraged
and needed.
I agree with Tadeusz Kantor quote, “It
is only in a place and at a time where we do not expect anything to happen that
something we will unquestionably believe in can happen, whenever theatre takes
place in a place outside of the theatre the audience is really drawn in for a unique
experience. No More Sleep is a good
example of this. During this spin on Macbeth
you never knew what to expect and each time you went through the maze you had a
different experience. This just shows what else theatre could be. The only
thing that will hinder theatres evolution is if we continue to put it in a set
box.
I really like your football staging idea. Sports are very much like performances and I think it would work well. my question to you is that is there a difference between your football staging and an actual football game? What you explained sounds like an old regular football game with the "audience" having a very specific view of their team and only seeing the game from the team that they are rooting for's perspective. So how is this different, or is it different? As for your take on Kantor, I actually disagree. If you are going to a show and you know you are going to a show, aren't you already dispositions to expect something to happen and therefore things happen. Often, at least for me, I don't go to a show expecting nothing to happen and then am surprised when something does. I go into expecting something and if I deem it to be good, something does happen. So I find your take to be pretty interesting, so thanks for the different perspective.
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