as you like it presentation - set design by jenna mai (ps:1028841)
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As you like it presentation - Set Design By Jenna Mai (PS:1028841)TRANSCRIPT
AS YOU LIKE ITSET DESIGN
BY: JENNA MAI
SETTING OF THE PLAY
• “As You Like It” is set in France in the sixteenth century. It accentuates the complications and problems of being uprooted from a specific household and the hardships that are faced with.
• The play will take place on a thrust stage, specifically an Elizabethan playhouse.
• Two essential sets: • The French court• The forest of Arden
The Stage THIS IS AN ELIZABETHAN
PLAYHOUSE THAT IS USED
TO PRESENT
SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY, “AS
YOU LIKE IT.” THE
AUDIENCE IS ON THE
THREE SIDES. THIS STAGE
HAD DOORS AT THE REAR
OF THE STAGE FOR
ENTRANCES AND EXITS AS
WELL AS AN UPPER LEVEL
FOR THE BALCONY.
Court SettingWhen the audience enters the theater they will be
welcomed with the harsh hierarchical patriarchy of the
usurped court setting.
The setting is cold, bleak, and dreary consisting
silhouettes that were Russian style in the stage.• Silhouettes are painted with dark black colors with
silver edges to capture the light
Setting is lifeless and colorless, which is carefully chosen
to portray the lifestyle and environment of the Court.• The setting establishes the mood as serious, somber,
and humorless.
Court Setting Continued
Stairs are used in the play to connect upper
and lower floors
The level of the stage balcony is always in-
sight and placed in full-view of the audience
Court Setting
The court setting
is a very stark,
cold, dark,
colorless, and
lifeless place.
The French Court
EMPHASIZES THE
DARKNESS OF THE
COURT SETTING.
Forest of Arden
The set is full of vibrant colors and lights.
Transition between the court to the forest is
one of darkness to luminous and grimness to
lushness.
The environment of the forest is not
concealed nor hidden away from the audience.
Forest of Arden
The rich and
vibrant colors of
the forest vividly
illustrate that life
is bright and
lively.
Forest of Arden
Shows the greenness
and richness of life in
the forest. Illustrates
that the “pastoral” forest
is a place of fantasy,
away from betrayal and
backstabbing of the
French Court.
Comparison between the Court and the Forest of Arden sets
The Court The forest of Arden