After our previous lesson where we developed an Asylum idea, we continued to discuss the idea by coming up with each persons role and the first 8 scenes of our production:
Setting= Victorian- 1947-194
Plot= Mr Bishop wants all the power and wealth and his son Bruce wants the same but the other son Joshua however wants a more fair place. The patients are fed up with not being treated right but once Lauren Clark has Joshua on her side the up-rise makes it a better place as Mr Bishop kills himself. His son Bruce then takes his place.
Style= Brecht and Artaud
Genre= Drama/Horror
Message= The message of the play is that corruption always happens and so we show this when Mr Bishop kills himself and Bruce takes his place.
Cast
Connor Sullivan- Charming Mr Bishop
Jack- Angry Mr Bishop
David- Joshua Bishop
Connor Stacey- Bruce Bishop
Emmy- Lady Anne
Estelle- Dr Crick
Chloe- Dr Patricia
Hannah Williams- Dr Emily McFarlane
Tamera- Dr Tasha Middleton
Olivia- Dr Jessica Muller
Caelan- Dr Damon Richards
Isabella- Demelza Heart
Hannah White- Helen Smith
Maggie- Nadia Lawson
Asly- Judith Merrygold
George- Jeruis Williams
Ahmed- Cesil Jackson
Kizzie- Lauren Clark
Father/Chairman- (has a split personality)- Jack and Connor Sull
Sons (worried about inheritance, insanity/reality)- David and Connor St
Owner (taking handout to keep people admitted)- Emmy
Head Nurses (protect above and dismiss doctors)- Estelle and Chloe
Doctors (become suspicious)- Caelan, Liv, Tamera and Hannah Williams
Patients- Asly, Maggie, Isabella, George, Kizzie and Hannah White
Playing Extras- Asly (Judge)
THE BEST OF US
Scene 1:
Judgment Day- This first scene is showing the trail of Cesil Jackson because Mr Bishop wants to throw him in the Asylum as he wants his money. In this scene there is;
- The Jury (Liv, Hannah Williams, Chloe, Estelle)
- Judge (Asly)
- Patient (Ahmed)
- Sons (David and Connor Stacey)
- Father (Jack)
Scene 2:
The Fight- A fight happens between 2 patients; Isabella and George. Both Nurses bring in Ahmed into the Asylum where they see the fight taking place. 2 doctors then run and grab Isabella and the other 2 grab George from either side of the stage. In this scene there is:
- Patients (All)
- Doctors (All)
- Nurses (Both)
Scene 3:
Head Nurses and Owner discussing about the fight and medication records. In this scene:
-Head Nurses (Chloe and Estelle)
-Owner (Emmy)
-Patient as a cupboard (Isabella)
Scene 4:
A conversation between Charming Mr Bishop and Lauren Clark. Then there is dinner between the Father, Son and Manager where they talk about the reporter who is a threat to their asylum so they decide to throw her in there. In this scene there is:
-Father (Jack and Connor Sullivan)
-Son (David and Connor Stacey)
-Owner (Emmy)
-All the patients as a table (Asly, Ahmed, Isabella, Hannah, Maggie)
Scene 5:
Repetition of scene 1 but Lauren Clark is the victim.
Scene 6:
The Radio Broadcast- an introduction to the Asylum where the positive things are being said on the radio but the reality is being shown to the audience by the patients, doctors and nurses. In this scene there is:
Everyone
Electro Therapy scene- This is where Nurse Crick has the 4 doctors to help her with the patients check ups and experiments. In the scene there is:
- Doctors (All)
- Nurse (Estelle)
- Patients (All)
Scene 8:
Counselling with patients and doctors where all the patients do their monologues to the audience. In this scene there is:
-Doctors (All)
- Nurses (Both)
- Patients (All)
Scene 9:
Joshua Bishop turns up to the Asylum and ends up talking to the journalist Lauren Clark. They then decide to shut down the Asylum. In this scene there is:
- Son (David)
- Patient (Kizzie)
Scene 10:
In this last scene, chaos starts happening with everyone in the Asylum where Mr Bishop ends up killing himself and his son Bruce then takes over his thrown. In this scene there is;
-Everyone
Stage Management
My Job Role was:
Set
- White frame used in scenes: 8 and 10
Other peoples job roles were:
Props
- Mr Bishops cane
- Badges
- Stethoscope
Costumes
Patients
-Grey Top
-Black trousers
-Black shoes
-Number Badges
Doctors/Nurses
-White Lab coat
-Black trousers
-Black shoes
-Black top
Owner
-White blouse
- Black trousers
-White shoes
Sons
Joshua
-White shirt
-Black trousers
-Black shoes
-Grey suit jacket
-Watch
Bruce
-White shirt
-Black trousers
-Black shoes
-Dark navy blue suit jacket
Father
Angry and Charming Bishop
-White Shirt
-Black Tie
-Black shoes
Music
- For every transition from scene to scene we use: 'How Do You Like Your Eggs'
- Scene 2: 'Walking On Sunshine'
- Scene 4: 'Under My Skin'
- Scene 7: 'Electric Avenue'
- Scene 8:
George's monologue- 'Churchill Speech'
Asly's monologue- 'Creepy Doll Music'
- Scene 10: 'The Witch Is Dead'
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