Nguyen Doan - Wintertime - Director

1. Wintertime - Director
By Charles L. Mee
Nguyen Doan
Theatre – Jon L. Egging

2. Script
 The play that was chosen was
Wintertime. Mainly chosen because I,
and members of the group liked the
Winter and the way it made people
feel. There seems to be no clear
main character that is discernable
from the beginning of the play, but
Maria will take that role as she cause
the most conflict throughout the
play. The story seems to move along
fine and the climax is reached in a
timely manner.

3. Spine – The Value of Life
 The spine that will be used throughout the play
will be the “value of life”. Each character
continually fights and has arguments
throughout the first act. They are constantly at
each other’s throats insulting each other and
taking for granted as well as being
condescending about the relationships that
were formed, sometimes out of jealousy or
because of their pasts. In the end though, they
all have an appreciation for life because of
what Maria and Hilda do. They all start
appreciating the good aspects of their
relationships, and even the darker sides of
each other’s pasts because they realize that
life is important.

4. Theme
 The themes of the play are love, and
tying in with the spine: the value of
life. Throughout the play there
resonates love. From the troubles that
Francois has caused in his past in
being a pig, to the new relationships
that were forming in Johnathan and
Ariel. The first act is mainly love and
the turmoil between all the couples in
the house. The second act though is
when they all come together and
love each other when they realize
the second theme, the value of life.

5. Style – Modernistic and Casual
 The style of the play will be modernistic and
casual. This seems to be during modern
times, so they would have things like cell
phones and the house will be somewhat
modern. Everyone came to the house for
alone time, to be with their partners, so the
atmosphere will be fairly casual. The clothing
will be loose and nothing too fancy, except
for maybe Johnathan and Ariel because he
planned on proposing. The set will be
selective realism. Possibly the fireplace will be
real and be brighter or dimmer depending
on the mood of the current scene.
Everything else is pretty standard such as the
couches and lamps.

6. Directorial Concept
 The directorial concept will try and
keep close to the heart of the play, to
try and help enhance what goes on.
It would be like the doors that open
and close in the relationships of a
person’s life. To symbolize this, the
door to the house could be a very
prominent part of the set, probably
right in the middle. As the
relationships break and form from
couple to couple, they could
symbolically open and close the
door. Everything else will be the
same, such as the winter time setting
and cozy house.

7. Casting
 Johnathan – young male, around 20’s or early 30’s, looking to settle down.
 Ariel – young woman, also around 20’s or early 30’s and close to
Johnathan’s age.
 Maria – middle aged woman, probably around late 40’s early 50’s. Old
enough to be Johnathan’s mom.
 Francois – also middle aged, late 40’s early 50’s. Should be physically
appealing, probably a deep voice. A ladies man.
 Frank – same age as Francois and Maria, good looking, but more reserved.
Possibly labeled as a “Nice Guy”.

8. Casting – 2
 Edwina – Same age as Frank, middle aged, a little more quiet and
reserved, very analytical
 Berta/Hilda – two old aged women, can bicker and be wise
 Bob1 – regular pizza boy – probably teens
 Bob2 – regular pizza boy – probably teens
 Bob3 – Old and wise
 Bob 4 – Holds clipboard, analytical, loyal, multitasker
 Jaqueline – probably glasses, tall, beautiful, successful, oozes confidence

9. Bibliography
 http://www.hdwallpapersinn.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/10/winter_cabin_icard.jpg
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 http://media1.santabanta.com/full1/Emotions/Love/love-43d.jpg
 http://www.firefinesse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/FV41-BentleyRoom-Mendota-Gas-Fireplace.jpg
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