Devising

A plan was devised today to show what we want to happen before leading into the alternative endings. The author didn'nt really have anything to say so a small section was written for him.

Gang set in 1930’S  Author Set in 1965

The Opening 

Author walk’s in and turn on lamp, sit down at desk, Gets pen and paper ready. 

Starts writing on paper, pauses a little, cautiously looks up at person above him.

1965 is nothing exciting, think back…. Think back, 1800’s? No no that won’t work. I need a happy ending, happy ending, happy ending, happy ending, happy ending... I don’t care what happens I just need it to end happy, on a high. He’s watching me, I need to be the top selling author again, I can’t let him down, I need him to be pleased. (Whilst talking about him the author is looking all around him as if someone is there) 

Sound Scape 

Sound scape in the gang’s warehouse – Flashing images of the gang and newspapers.

Monologue and Story Telling

Some more talking from the author talking about his back story and life. 

Get to know the gang with a monologue split between three of the gang members and the author

Speak Easy Scene 

The Gang then started discussing their next big idea, as if this was the only conversation that they had - money and power. They wanted to go bigger and leave their mark on the streets of New York - aiming for the big bucks.

The young and beautiful waitress that had brought over their drinks had caught the eye of the silent member of the Gang, Fin. He had never seen a woman so delicate and radiant with purity.

Tess takes over some drinks. Everyone freezes 

Happy endings, Happy endings, Happy endings, Happy endings………… Love!

Tess drops the tray; Fin helps her and picks up the tray together gazing into each other’s eyes

Love.

Author takes away tray.  The gang move to the sides of the stage and freeze   Tess and Fin dance. Dance finishes and the gang come back in to place as if nothing happened.

More talking

Fin stays at the speak easy to get to know Tess

End of scene  

     

Relationship Grows 

- Kiss…

- Tell some of the story 

A Year Later

Tess and Fin are walking somewhere, Fin proposes

It’s been a year Tess and I have never been as happy as I am now, you have changed me so much but only for the better, I have something to ask you 

Fin Proposes 

We also worked on the projections of the newspapers today, we made them ourselves and are pretty proud at the moment they are not finished as we need to include pictures and articles. We also made projections with different dates on them to show that time has passed.

 The above is what we want to have on the far right of the stage. Blocks build up to a section of scaffholding. It will act as a podium for the author to read and act on to show the separation from him and the story and to show that he has control over the events. Below is a plan of the lighting plans we have. The 5 lights we have are able to change to any colour in the key and are fixed for the performance.The black is set and is fixed permanently and allows us to build around it.