wintertime director presentation- myla crenshaw

Charles L. Mee

Direction by Myla Crenshaw

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FRAGILITY IS AS MUCH

A PART OF LIFE AS IT IS

A PART OF THE NATURAL WORLD...

WINTERTIME THEME

CASTING: MARIA & FRANCOIS

B E R N A D E T T E P E T E R S S A C H A B A R O N C O H E N

CASTING: JONATHAN & ARIEL

J E R E M Y J O R D A N A M A N D A S E Y F R I E D

CASTING: FRANK & EDWINA

J O N H A M M A A R O N S T A T O N

CASTING: BERTHA & HILDA

B E T T Y W H I T E A N N B E N S O N

CASTING: BOB & STEVEJ O H N G A L L A G H E R J R A N D Y K A R L

CASTING: JACQUELINE

M E G A N H I L T Y

CASTING: DEACON & JANE

S T E P H E N C O L L I N S R O M A D O W N E Y

Act one opens with the back stage image of tree branch shadows. This image remains in section E of the

set during scenes that take place inside of the cabin.

Blue ice cycle lights (B) and dotted blue lights (A) illuminate “outside” of the set. These lights are dim

when no one is outside and brightened when characters leave or arrive at the cabin.

A fiery red light remains lit on the potbelly stove during all scenes performed in the cabin

All lights are dim on stage, except for a spotlight on Jonathan during his chair smashing scene.

All lights are dim on stage, except the spotlights that follow each character as they walk on stage and sit

during Maria’s funeral

Firework lights shall began and continuously flash in different colors until ending in sections A&E of the

play’s set.

Lights fade out on Frank at the end of the play.

LIGHT DIRECTIONS

SET DIRECTIONS

Most set directions are noted within the play

Artificial snow continuously falls in sections A&D

A white summer dress continuously hangs (C) throughout play. This

is mainly visible to the audience when section A is brightened

Those approaching and leaving cabin enter stage from left side,

passes A and enters cabin through stage door I

Maria and Francois first enter stage from section J of set

During opening and funeral scene of Act II, Cabin is drapery

changed from white cloth to black cloth

COSTUME DIRECTIONS

Maria and Francois sips from champagne glasses

throughout beginning of Act I. Maria gulps remaining

amounts when Engagement is announced.

Edwina grabs suitcase whenever storms out of cabin.

Bob and Steve arrive in pizza delivery uniform with pizza

box in a hot bag. They remove their caps as they enter the

cabin and speak to those inside.

All characters enter ACT II in black costumes.

The Deacon carries a Bible in his hand throughout funeral

scene.

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