Directing Plan – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
In my directing plan, I would like to develop two scenes from the famous Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The first scene I would like to draw attention to is the ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’ scene, where the Evil Queen consults the mirror and discovers that Snow White is the ‘fairest of them all.’ Thus, the second scene is the final scene in which Snow White takes a bite of the poisoned apple and falls into an enchanted sleep.
If I were to approach the “Mirror, Mirror” scene, the location from which I would start shooting is the Evil Queen’s castle, more precisely, her bedroom. At the beginning of the scene, the audience would be introduced to the luxurious and grand interior of the room with the fancy furniture, luxurious fabrics, and the giant fireplace occupying the central part of the stage. Upstage, there would be a large, ornate mirror framed in an elaborate golden frame with a long bench in front of it. This would be the scene’s climax, where the Evil Queen appears and has her evil conversation with her voice in the mirror.
I would place this production of Snow White in a Gothic, neo-Victorian period. This would enable me to incorporate a visually spectacular but rather eerie look and feel to the castle, with the interiors of the castle being dark and gloomy with heavy curtains and complex carvings on the walls. The Evil Queen’s costume would be a formal dress with a high collar, long sleeves, and a long length in dark, rich colors with fur or lace accents. Her hair would be tied up in a high bun to show her royal demeanor and the calculated evilness of her character (Kalmakurki 88).
For the lighting, I would employ firelight from the fireplace, which gives a warm light, and the other light sources, which would be more on the cool side and concealed to provide a mysterious and suspenseful mood. Additional background noises like the fire’s crackling and the mirror’s very low voices would add more tension and horror.
The second scene, where Snow White takes a bite of the poisoned apple, is shot in a beautiful, mystical forest clearing. Upstage, there would be a massive tree with a twisted trunk and branches; the Evil Queen in the form of an older woman would be sitting on it. Downstage, there would be a small open space and a chair or a stool for Snow White to sit and chat with the disguised queen. In this scene, Snow White should be dressed in a simple, beautiful peasant dress in natural colors, and her hair should be done in a young, romantic manner. The Evil Queen would be dressed in rags and have a hood over her head until the time of the apple’s temptation. The light would be warm yellow at the beginning and then change to blue at some point, and then there would be total darkness when Snow White takes the bite of the apple. The sound would include the sound of leaves and birds and a rising tension and suspense in the music.
In both scenes, I would advise the actors to be expressive and energetic in their movements and facial expressions since their lives are at risk. The Evil Queen would be dominant and powerful, while Snow White would be fragile.
As for the various theatre settings, I would be interested in knowing how the performance would feel in a close, thrust setting. In a thrust stage, the audience would sit on three sides of the stage, which is much closer to the actors, giving the viewers a more personal experience. This would increase the suspense and drama because the audience would be almost inside the picture and part of the action.
In a thrust stage, the audience would be closer to the performers and the performers can look at the audience and interact with them more effectively. This could result in an increased level of audience engagement and identification with the characters’ destinies (Kalmakurki 82). Likewise, the interaction between the audience members would be more evident in a thrust stage since they are seated closer to each other and have a better view of each other’s reactions. This could help create a feeling of togetherness and increase the social aspect of the theatrical performance.
I would be quite interested in looking at the Snow White story in a thrust stage setup. This type of space is intimate and involving; its narrative could fit well with the fairy tale’s motifs of the struggle between light and darkness, magic, and the characters’ emotions. If one were to try redesigning the production from scratch, it would be interesting to try to incorporate all of the features of the thrust stage.
Works Cited
Kalmakurki, Maarit. “Character costume portrayal and the multilayered process of costume design in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).” Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs New Perspectives on Production, Reception, Legacy. Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. 79-96.
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Directing Plan – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Theatre Scholars: Your final project is an opportunity for you to create your own directing plan and write it out. The play you have been commissioned to direct is one of the following: Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs or Sleeping Beauty. Please review the story of your choice (I’m sure you can find it through Google Search or Youtube) and then decide what two scenes from the story you would like to stage. Open your plan by describing the scenes you have chosen (you do not need to re-tell the entire story). Explain what your point of attack would look like (meaning, what would we be looking at the moment the curtains open on your chosen scene). Also include a description of what time period you are setting the play in (it is perfectly fine for you to think outside the box and place the play in a different time and/or world than it was originally written), what sort of costume styles you would choose for the characters, and what lighting choices have been made and/or sound choices. You are also welcome to explain where you would have the actors move on stage during the course of the scene and why. Choose an appropriate physical stage for your play (proscenium, thrust, etc.). Include dialogue only as needed.
Note: In the reading highlighted below, you learned about the different types of theatrical spaces. Choose a space different from the one included in your original directing plan to address the questions below at the end of your assignment.
Review Chapter #7( The Section On Theatre Spaces)
Below= Spacing Questions
1. How might your experience of the performance vary in each space?
2. How would your relationship with the performers change based on the type of spatial arrangement?
3. How would your relationship with other audience members change based on the type of spatial arrangement?
4. Which type of space would you prefer? Why?
This assignment should not take you more than 2 hrs to complete and should take of 1 to 2 pages of writing (double space/Times New Roman Font)