In the play, there was a fireplace
to the left of the room. The director
did a great job creating that warm
feeling of the fire in it by using
lights. In the
fireplace itself, among
the pieces of wood was placed a little glow stick, or something that the
director used to show that there was a little fire in it. Then, right above the fire, inside the
fireplace frame was probably located a little light that shone on that fire
place creating a little more light around it then the rest of the room. The shadows on the walls around fireplace
also were set up in such way that it looked like the fireplace had really been
working. Another obvious light source in the play was the kerosene lamp, which
was located on the table in the room.
It
is important for this play, The Playboy of the Western World to be as
realistic as possible, because it was written with the intention of
realism. The director, along with scene
and lighting designers tried to produce this play to be as real life-like as
possible with the help of the set and lighting by focusing on every little
detail.
Bibliography:
Reid, Francis.
“The Stage Lighting Handbook”. Adam and
Charles Black:London. 1982. p.3
Murphy,
Brenda. American Ralissm and American
Drama, 1880-1940. Cambridge
university press: New York.1987.
Parker, W. Oren,
Wolf, R. Craig. Stage Lighting Practice
and Design. Holt, Rinehart and Winston: New York.1987. p.3
Demastes, William
W. Realism and the American Dramatic Tradition. The University of Alabama
Press: Tuscaloosa, AL. 1996. p.
Reid, Francis.
“The Stage Lighting Handbook”. Adam and
Charles Black:London. 1982. p.3
Murphy,
Brenda. American Ralissm and American
Drama, 1880-1940. Cambridge university
press: New York.1987.
Parker, W. Oren,
Wolf, R. Craig. Stage Lighting Practice
and Design. Holt, Rinehart and Winston: New York.1987. p.3
Demastes, William
W. Realism and the American Dramatic Tradition. The University of Alabama
Press: Tuscaloosa, AL. 1996. p.