Come From Away

Question 1

acting

Answer 1

• Accents
• Time was narrated by all the cast when the day changed eg: “Wednesday 12 of September”
• Fast paced, bold, purposeful movement (clutching head, rocking back and forth, stomping feet).

Question 2

lighting

Answer 2

• Rain on the back wall
• Two white strips for the planes
• The stars
• Spotlights (Hannah and Beverly)
• Orange tinge when on the bus to convey early morning.

Question 3

costume

Answer 3

• Simple and fragmented costumes (jackets, hats, scarves)

- Different mayors (jacket, hat, glasses, moustache).

Question 4

set

Answer 4

• Revolving stage (convey time and being stuck. Moving but not going anywhere)
• Doors (one opened vertically to convey the plane, the other opened like an actual door to convey to door of the church)
• Transformation of chairs which were all different (into car for Oz, the hike)
• All set was wooden (poles, chairs, floors, walls) that convey a small town feeling due to the lack of steel and glass that is linked with modern buildings.

Question 5

props

Answer 5

• Blankets, boxes, phones.

Question 6

emphasis

Answer 6

• Zoe Getz (Beverly): spotlight that draws attention to her character as well as emotionally invest them in her story.

Question 7

contrast

Answer 7

• Richard Piper (Claude): costume that changes to convey the different mayors.

Question 8

variation

Answer 8

• Nicolas Brown (Kevin J and Ali): changed accents when switching between characters Kevin J and Ali, changing from an American accent to an Indian accent

Question 9

motion

Answer 9

• Gander women, including Emma Powell (Beulah) and Zoe Getz (Annette) during Blankets and Bedding: fast paced, bold, purposeful movement as they pack the boxes. Shows how rushed they were.
• Gander men, including Nathan Carter (?) and Doug Hansell (?) during Blankets and Bedding: gait is wide and step purposeful and heavy. Conveys the urgency of the situation.