Collaboration Project: The The Woolgatherer
Transcript of Collaboration Project: The The Woolgatherer
Collaboration ProjectGroup 67
Members: Eric Rodriguez, Michael Blackwell, R’Mani LevineProfessor Jon Egging
The Woolgatherer Director
Cast
Characteristics Appearance
Cliff • Arrogant• Realist• Raunchy• Funny
• Middle aged to Older man
• Looks rough• Wears a Jacket
Rose • Innocent• Loner• Dreamer
• Younger woman
• Pale, light skinned
• Smaller skinny girl
Act One
Setting: Rose’s Apartment
Very basic set similar to what is shown above. Cliff is very quick and quirky in his responses in the first act and he needs to come off as arrogant and shallow. Rose is seems shy and standoffish but is very interested in Cliff.
Act 2
Cliff returns and after a while of debating Rose finally lets him in the house again. Rose is wearing Cliffs sweater. Rose is persistent that Cliff cannot go into the closet. When cliff finally opens the closet he feels like just another number because of all of the other sweaters.
Conclusion
Both Cliff and Rose are interested in each other but it is very vague and leaves the audience to guess what is to come.
The Woolgatherer Set Design
The stage is made to look like an apartment in order to depict the urban setting. The look of the stage will be broken up by the two acts according to where the performance is taking place in each act. Modern elements will be used in order to depict the time period as being the present.
Act One
One aspect to note for the set is how barren the apartment is. In terms of furniture, Act one should consist of an orange crate, table and chair to represent the main portion of the stage.
Considering how one aspect of the play is the focus on the boarded up window, the backdrop for the stage should be a single wall will a boarded up window to the side of it. The door is not necessary to include and the characters can be kept offstage with sound effects representing the act of knocking, opening, and closing of the door.
The apartment should also contain dried up plants which are meant to represent the theme of death. If possible, a fridge could also be included on the stage, though it may be better to simply have the characters walk offstage for that section then reenter.
Act one stage example
Act Two
With the intermission, the stage will be set up giving priority to Rose’s bedroom since it is where the majority of the act takes place.
Bedroom should be kept relatively simple. For the sake of realism, a nightstand with a lamp can reside next to the bed. The background should include a plain wall
Considering how some of the characters actions involve the door, a door prop would be placed onstage. In order to not ruin immersion, the door should reside near offstage so as not to clash with the wall.
Instead of attempting to replicate a walk in closet onstage, the moments where Cliff interacts with the closet would be represented by him walking offstage and throwing sweaters onto the stage
The Woolgatherer Costume Design
Background
Clift
Style- More rugged & casual
Nature of Character-Witty, sarcastic, playful yet seriously interested in Rose
Period- Present
Place- South Philadelphia
Rose
Style- Plain & innocent
Nature of Character-Weird, awkward, afraid yet interested in Clift
Period- Present
Place-South Philadelphia
Act One
Clift’s Wardrobe
Accessory- Old, worn out baseball hat with something funny on top of the cap
Top- Button up long sleeve camouflage shirt that fits just tight enough to show his masculine features. Torn up work sweater
Bottom- Wrangler style jeans that have a few rips in them
Shoes- Worn cowboy boots
Hair- Short cut, long enough to neatly sit under the hat
Rose’s Wardrobe
Hair- Long, brunette, hair in face, worn down in loft messy curls or messy crinkles
Top- Cream V-neck short sleeve fitted t-shirt. Black poncho that stops in the middle of rear area
Bottom- Unfitted Straight leg blue jeans that are a little baggy in the rear and crouch area
Shoes- Beat up classic Chuck Taylors
Makeup- Semi heavy black eyeliner and thick eyelashes
Act Two
Background
Clift
Clift has returned to Rose’s home wearing the same outfit
He does not have his cap on
Clift is seeking more of Rose’s attention in a way that frustrates her
Rose
Rose is going to have an outfit change
More Natural looking
Rose is a unusual position. She is guarded, but begins to interact with Clift more
Rose’s Wardrobe
Hair- Sloppy, messy side braid that lightly sits on her shoulder
Top- Clift’s work sweater
Bottom- Loose fit pajama shorts
Shoes- Old slippers
Makeup- No eyeliner