Wild Party Setting

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The Wild Party is inspired by the idea of the Roaring 20s, where luxurious parties and lively entertainment were ramped and iconic. In this play, various characters were faced with both their exciting desires and the harmful aftermath of their negligent behaviors, being faced issues they did not expect to experience. Through projection design, set design, and light design, the production of The Wild Party communicated how people used pleasure to detach themselves from troubles; and in return, confronted an even harsher reality. Through projection design, visuals were used to depict the fantasies and realities of the characters. There a was a background projection screen used around the four walls of the stage to add to the setting of the scenes.…show more content…
The center stage was mainly used as the living space for Queenie’s party, where most of the guests dwelled. Queenie’s bedroom and balcony were placed on two of the corners, which were used as private settings for the play. The different settings exposed different behaviors of the characters, for the public area depicted the expectations of the wild party: drinking, dancing, laughing, brawling, and casual sex. The private areas, however, such as the balcony and the bedroom, were opportunities to escape from the party, and where true and private thoughts were exposed. In the beginning of the play, Queenie and Burrs subdue an intense argument with the idea of throwing a party. For Queenie, hosting a party allowed her to feel liberated and free of negative thoughts, where she would be surrounded by people who adored and respected her. As the play progresses, the audiences see how the main living space (the center of the stage) depicted the fantasy of the wild party, where merriment were to take place and issues could be solved with the use of alcohol. Since both Queenie and Black did not have any gin, there was not a desire to sit in the public area where everyone was intoxicated and overly sexual. Therefore, when they escaped to…show more content…
The lighting for the set was placed over the main stage, the bedroom, and the balcony. The lighting changes more frequently throughout the play, more than the projection, so it helps the audience identify cues and instant changes in mood, tone, and character. Like most performances, the use of dark and bright lighting help contrast the positive and negative aspects of the play. Therefore, a clear distinction can be made when the characters are indulging in pleasure and when they are experiencing conflict. When Dolores gives her monologue after Burrs leaves to plot his revenge on Queenie, she asks, “Who turned off the lights?” In this scene, the lighting during Dolores’s monologue foreshadows the upcoming climactic event, which is the consequence that Queenie faces for cheating on her abusive husband and falling in
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