Dear blog circle, sorry I’ve been super crazy behind on my
posting. To say it’s been a crazy few weeks would be an understatement. Hope it
hasn’t put yall out too much. TRIFLES!
Here we go!
The idea of having a minimalistic set for Trifles isn’t necessarily a bad
thing. Our faux director is
correct in saying the dialogue, if portrayed by decent actors, has all the
possibility in the world to get the audience to the emotional level they need
to be at. However, it does add more of a strain. Let’s take the table for
example. If we were using “blank” props, such as a black box for a table, what
would we use to indicate that it’s messy? Also, how would we get the audience
to really feel how unsettling this unusual mess is, without merely telling them
outright? How far are we going with the minimalistic props? One of the
trickiest props would be the bird. You can’t really skimp on a thing like that.
The dead bird is the main clue to show the audience what really happened.
Without it the audience is having to rely too much on their imagination. It
leaves more room for doubt about whether she killed her husband or not. Without
immediately being thrust into a house with an uneasiness about it, in my
opinion, it makes it too difficult for the audience to make the leap with the
ladies and realize the abuse and hatred that has gone in this home, and
eventually lead to murder.
I think you pose some interesting flaws with having a minimalistic set for the play Trifles. I do; however, think these flaws are so small and are easily avoidable, if the director stages the play the right way and the actors deliver their lines a certain way. Throughout the entire play each character is constantly going into detail about their environment and surroundings. It is through this detail that the characters are painting an image inside the audiences head, thus nothing is really lost with a minimalistic set.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about the problems a minimalistic set for the play Trifles would have. Also, about how alot of these problems could be overcome with actors doing their jobs. There is alot of interaction with items in the scene that would pose an issue for the actors to elaborate what exactly is happening, like you mentioned with the bird.
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