Removing Body Scene

Question 1

Removing body scene- Jonathan- stretcher

Answer 1

Jonathan is rolled from the chaise to the floor, lying face down on the stretcher, which rips, leaving him centerstage with nowhere to go

Question 2

Removing body scene- Jonathan- movement

Answer 2

Shuffles and wiggles his body along the floor; slow pace with high levels of tension, as he is still trying to portray Charles as dead

Question 3

Removing body scene- Jonathan- study movement

Answer 3

Small gait as he comes into the study, continues to play dead charles

Question 4

Removing body scene- Jonathan- study facial expression

Answer 4

Dennis brushes the body for fingerprints, which causes Jonathan discomfort, and he scrunches up his face to show this

Question 5

Removing body scene- Jonathan- study hand gestures

Answer 5

Reaches into his pocket and hands them the letter

Question 6

Removing body scene- Jonathan- study end scene

Answer 6

Dennis drops the powder on Jonathan’s face, who rolls off the study, and onto the lower level. He jumps up with an upright posture and stomps off the stage at a fast pace with a large gait

Question 7

Removing body scene- Max- facial expressions

Answer 7

Max is relieved for not having to kiss Sandra, using his facial expressions to communicate this- blows out his cheeks, looks at the audience with his eyebrows raised and rolls his eyes

Question 8

Removing body scene-Max- posture

Answer 8

Upright posture to hunched over to signal relief

Question 9

Removing body scene- Max- kissing Sandra

Answer 9

Cecil must kiss Sandra as there is no more interruption- he shows this by moving his eyes right to left and moving at a very slow pace. This is effective as Cecil is supposed to be in love with Sandra, but Max shows his immaturity creating a sense of comedy here

Question 10

Removing body scene- Jonathan- vocal skills

Answer 10

Vocal mannerism when coughing- dropping out of character as the powder is put on his face

Question 11

Removing body scene- Max- vocal skills

Answer 11

Max shows he is uncomfortable with Sandra by delivering his lines in a high pitched, childish tone with fast pace; little emphasis on important words for this scene, such as love or relationship, reinforcing Max’s youth and inexperience

Question 12

Removing body scene- lighting

Answer 12

When the designer wants the audience to focus on the upper level, Max and Sandra are in a tableau with a very a low intensity blue wash- symbolising being frozen. The study is then lit with an amber profile light. This switches depending on where the action is

Question 13

Removing body scene- props

Answer 13

Props are not in the correct place and so the actors have to improvise by substituting for a different prop