'Mark: Review Of Twelfth Night' By Mark

Scene Concept The concept of the scene derives from the introduction of the play when Mark discusses the location and season in which the play begins. The mood and physical objects in the scene are from the descriptions and opinions the characters have about their surroundings. Mark directly says in act one that the story begins on Christmas Eve at an industrial loft which was a publishing factory. Mark is more descriptive on the plays time when he says that the act begins on “December 24, NINE PM” on Eastern Standard Time (pg2). After revealing the location and time the mood of the scene is focused to resemble the cold calmness like slowly falling snow. However, the aspect of a cheerful Christmas will still be present as Christmas lights surround the platforms, Christmas tree, archway and
audience section.
As well the multicolored colored glass window will be used to convey change in time as light will resemble day time and night will be a lunar figure. Also the stage lights will have a variety of colors to match the colors of the Christmas lights and will focus on actors when the actor will discuss a serious matter like the danger of AIDS. An example of the light use is found on the beginning of act two when Mark’s mom receives a single light on her during darkness to show focus like a long distance call is occurring. In order to create a more realistic geographic location the backdrop that hides the backstage will be made of real looking brick wall paper as the setting use to be a publishing factory. Additionally the orchestra pit will play music reflecting the mood of a scene and many of the extras titled as “COMPANY’ will be adding emphasis to actions as they will be reacting and acting in the play as well. With the mixture of design elements the audience will grasp the feeling of Christmas time and the focus to the actor’s
actions and dialog.