Brecht: Production Proposal Reflection

Production Proposal Reflection

Which Theme has your group chosen? 

The theme that was chosen by our group was religion.

Which Issue are you relating it to from modern society? 

The modern issue that we are relating this to is how religion is used to disempower woman or even other religions in society.

How will you make this connection clear in your performance? 

We will make this connection clear in our performance by having distinct characters with a strong script connecting with similar statements from The Caucasian Chalk Circle to deliver our performance.

What is the overall CONCEPT of your production?

The overall concept of the performance is to basically show how religion is used as negative rather than a positive that it is ideologically supposed to be.

Which characters will each group member play? 

In our group, to make a clear and concise connection with The Caucasian Chalk Circle we can have two of us playing as the antagonists (Lavreti and Aniko) and one of us playing as the protagonist (Grusha). We will have one person who would also play as the chorus (singer) in the play.

What specific characterisation or gestus choices will each character employ?

Each character will employ physical characterisation, expressions and one specific role. Two of the characters will be antagonists (Shubham/Noshin/Mifrah) and one character will be an antagonist (Shubham/Noshin/Mifrah)

What production roles/elements of Epic Theatre has each member chosen? 

Shubham has chosen gestus and I have chosen script writing.

How will you illustrate the CONCEPT through these roles? Be specific to the production role/responsibilities AND the specific choices that you have discussed in your group. 

Our concept is religion therefore we have chosen a story where a girl who lives in a village was raped and impregnated by the rapist. She needs support and comfort from her relatives but they refuse to help her since they contemplate it was her own fault and abortion is sinful in their religion. I will be writing the script by using the same structure as the Caucasian Chalk Circle Act 4. Shubham and Noshin will be directing the play as well as decide the staging and characters. Either of us could be the chorus who will say the scene.

Name 5 tasks that you need to complete during devising rehearsals in order to fulfill YOUR specific production role.

 Write an original script (using structure and conventions of Act 4) which reflects our new concept.

    Research and devise specific gestus that relates to religious piety (antagonist) and victim (protagonist)

       Make sure the concept is not lost while making the script 

       Choose chorus of the play

·            Choose roles, memorize lines, rehearse scene

·             Figure out staging/blocking for scene