For this project in partners our aim is to come up with a concept for a short ten minute show and direct it. We can chose up to 4 actors of our choice to act in it.
After looking at different acting methods and stylistic pieces i decided that i would like to focus on something that would be quite traumatic for the audience to watch. I wanted to base it on the theatre of cruelty, using severe noises and making the experience as uncomfortable for the audience as possible. My partner and i decided on a concept of domestic violence in a household. However we felt as though this issue was often touched upon with the man abusing the woman so we decided to put a twist on it and reverse the roles to add an even more effective and dramatic impact.
A few general ideas i had for making the audience feel uncomfortabe were:
-scratching chalk board noises and screaming
- the male actor reaching out to an audience member whilst being attacked
- fake blood
-breaking the fourth wall
To make our piece have a specific style. We wanted to start the piece in reverse order, from what happens at the end. The image we start on would be the man laying in the arms of his wife under a red spotlight. To give it a dramatic opening.
