Stage Layout Key Quotes Flashcards
What is heard before the curtain rises?
“A melody is heard, played upon a flute.
It is small and fine, telling of grass and trees and the horizon”
What is found behind the Willy’s home?
“Towering, angular shapes behind it”
What kind of glow does the surrounding area around the house have?
“An angry glow of orange”
How is Willy’s home described?
“Small, fragile-seeming home”
What kind of air clings to the place?
“an air of the dream clings to the place, a dream rising out of reality”
What is there on a shelf over the bed?
“on a shelf over the bed a silver athletic trophy stands”
What is the setting wholly and partially?
“The entire setting is wholly or, in some places, partially transparent”
What happens in the present?
“whenever the action is in the present the actors observe the imaginary wall-lines”
What happens/changes from the present staging in the scenes set in the past?
“In the scenes of the past these boundaries are broken”
