Entry Seven

Alright. This should be the last entry. Hence the name of this blog. Anyway, this will basically be a reflection of the thought process in terms of scriptwriting thus far.

Directorial Vision

Since the beginning when we decided to incorporate themes from Ibsen's A Doll's House, we have stuck to the same directorial vision of: We are all connected and that one person's actions can influence another's. This DV has been the focus for our play and we have been improving the script as well as choreographing the movements according to this performance intention. However, due to recent comments that the intention of everyone being interconnected is not as clear as the idea that every character has to make choices, it has led to a change in our DV.

Therefore, our new DV is: One person's action can influence another person's choice.

Thought Process

Since Expressionistic scripts are episodic by nature, I have tried to incorporate this nature into the script. The script consists of scenes that are not elaborately written in terms of lines, but yet provide a basic structure for the whole play so that movements can be choreographed according to the performance intention of each scene. The script also provided a structure for the lights and song choices so that the proper atmosphere for each scene can be created. Lines should not be too elaborate as this will place a restriction on the creation of the movements.

In terms of the performance intention of each scene, basically, it is to show how the different characters are forced to make choices after being influenced by other characters around them. Prime examples are:

Scene 1: Parent's treatment of Child and Sibling starts their diverging paths.
Scene 2: Child has to choose between a more free lifestyle(Friend 1) or a restricted one(Friend 2). Friend 1 and 2 try to experience each other's lifestyle as well.
Scene 3: Parent's mistreatment of Sibling seals her fate in the sense that her choice was enforced upon her.
Scene 4: Sibling shows Child the result of a choice that she(Child) could have made.
Scene 5: Child makes a decision to decide who she wants to be according to her own decisions and not be controlled by others.