You will create a Concept Paper for your project. The details will vary depending on your discipline.
Set: Your concept paper must include a heading with the title of the play and the author.
It needs to describe the theme or central idea that your set design is trying to express. It needs to explain how your set design expresses that central idea through the set design choices you have made, for example, line, color, texture. Remembering that set is one part of the element of “Spectacle”, how does your design reveal plot, character and theme? What does your design tell us about the world of the play? 250-500 Words.
Costumes:
Your concept paper must include a heading with the title of the play and the author.
It needs to describe the theme or central idea that your costume designs are trying to express. It needs to explain how your costume design expresses that central idea through the choices you have made, for example, line, color, texture, material. Remembering that costume is one part of the element of “Spectacle”, how does your design reveal plot, character and theme? Since costume design is most closely associated with revealing the element of Character, how does your design reveal the 4 levels of character? 250-500 words.
Playwrighting:
Your concept paper should be written BEFORE you write the script. What is the story about? Who are the characters? What is the Main Dramatic Question? What themes run through the story? Imagine that you were talking to a prospective theatre and hoping they’ll produce your play-why would they do that? 250-500 words.
