Thoughts on Directing Hungry

Ideas that I like from previous productions

- In destinies of flowers, one of the character was positioned segregated from the rest of the characters in the play. She was left there throughout the play but yet was able to bring across her emotions and intentions with impressive physicality. So maybe, we can incorporate this with the character Death.

- In R0meo, one interesting thing we could adopt would be their set design/concept. All they made use were that of boxes, and they were both symbolic and functional. The boxes could even be used as a projector screen. So we could adopt the style of maybe using representational props that are multi-fuctional.

- As for POOP, well we have talked about this before. We have the use of lights to define spaces, as well as using different lights to portray either surreal or realistic scenes. We have the use of puppets as a device to enhance the piece. There are certainly a lot of scenes in Hungry where I can see puppetry being used. Is there a form of puppetry that can make steph look even more like a baby? I think Boo talked about it before. Maybe we can also follow the use of the different dimensions of the props to accentuate Baby's smallness. Scenes of suicide can follow POOP or Cat's innovative way of portrayal. Especially scenes where people are falling. I think those who remember should know.

- In Madwoman's Diary, interesting things to note was their use of projections. Maybe we can project some portions of our play, such as the reservoir scenes, garden of Eden or maybe just general backgrounds. The play used props that symbolised stuff, just like in Void, so maybe we can do that too. Apples, traditional food offerings and the like.

Styles which I think would suit Hungry best

- I think we have no choice but to actually attempt something to the extent of having certain elements of expressionism (READ THE INTERVIEW DONT BE LAZY), as well as selective naturalism. Why? Well because we are unaware of how to properly stage an expressionistic piece. And info is difficult to obtain. So if we just incorporate certain elements, that'll be more apt. Furthermore, Hungry is already a script that can fit into an expressionistic style. Selective naturalism is because there are certain elements in the play where we have to keep things real. After all, we are discussing about life. So, everyday props can be used to represent things or places, therefore eliminating the need for an elaborate set. Furthermore, I think by using certain elements of expressionism, we will be able to better bring forth the issues that our play is dealing with, with the manner of visual composition.

Elements which I think Hungry should have

- Definitely some instances of puppetry. Puppetry is a very theatrical device and can sometimes bring forth the script even more clearly than actors.
- I also think we need to keep things simple by having a very SIMPLE SET. Things like using just a few items to represent a scene. Such as, a stack of books on a table can represent the library already. Maybe a few testubes to represent the lab. It can even come to the extent of plainly just using a few toilet bowls as our set. Toilet bowls can act as chairs and tables too. Just changing the props around it can affect the scene already.
- Another thing I think we should consider is projection. Even though it is a bit difficult to carry off. Visual images through the projections can bring forth the intention of the scene more clearly.