Write a directors concept

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I need to complete a final project on the following topic, from a Directors point in theatre;

Director

Your job is to write a director’s concept for "Water by the Spoonful"

addressing the following questions:

What themes are present in Water by the Spoonful? How do you plan to highlight those themes?

What is the mood/atmosphere of this piece? How do you plan to create that mood/atmosphere?

What artifacts in the characters’ lives might be part of the physical environment? In what ways is the environment personalized? Is one character’s point of view more important than another’s in determining the details of the physical environment? Does someone seem to own or dominate the space?

What are the basic actions of the characters in the play? What are the necessary entrances and exits and the physical actions that the stage space must accommodate and support?What importance will you give to the online portions of the play? How will you direct your designers to tackle the online world of the play?

Totaling about 500 to 1000 words

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Running head: WATER BY THE SPOONFUL

Water by the Spoonful
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WATER BY THE SPOONFUL

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Water by the Spoonful
Water by the spoon is a well-known play written by Quiara Alegria Hudes. It is worth
noting that the play is based on various themes (Hudes, 2013). ‘How the past haunts the
present,’ is arguably the central theme of the play and not only is it the first one introduced
through Elliot’s reference but it occurs that it is the one from which all the other play’s thematic
considerations emerge. In the play, it is evident that all the principal characters are in one way or
another haunted by painful past experiences. Other themes portrayed by the play are themes of
addiction as well as recovery from more than just substances, family estrangement and strangers
emerging as families online, and...


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