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INSIDE THE DIRECTOR’S MIND:
WINTERTIME
Bryan Mendoza
Group 48
THE SCRIPT
Wintertime was chosen
because it’s dichotomy of
love and hate provide a
perfect foundation for our
production team to
showcase it’s creativity.
CASTINGStrong male leads with convincing emotion needed.
Joshua Gordon Levitt as JonathanYoung actor, can look the dorky part
Leonardo Dicaprio as FrancoisEstablished actor, looks older, can deliver the powerful lines Francois has
Bryan Cranston as FrankCan pass as a father and can look tired and depleted asFrank is
James Franco as EdwinaYounger than Frank, can play a moremetrosexual role
CASTINGFemale leads with flaring tempers are required.
Emma Watson as ArielGreat actress who has an innocentlook but can deliver the seething linesAriel has
Sandra Bullock as MariaOlder actress that has great talentand has the voice to sound veryintimidating
Betty White as HildaElder actress with great talent
Jamie Lee Curtis as BerthaOlder, can play the sarcastic and harsh personality of Bertha
THE SPINE
The spine of the play are the struggles the
characters have with one another over love.
HOW IT ALL CONNECTS
The actors will scatter the proscenium stage in
pairs, always at odds, to present the conflict between
the couples.
Ambient lighting will be sparse with a dim glow in
the middle of the stage, helping to push the idea of
isolation despite being together.
Think of the actor placement and actions as a
basketball defense.
NATURALISMExtreme realism helps the audience sympathize with the
characters and the internal conflicts with love they
possess.
The violent scenes will actually be enacted, enhancing
the anguish the audience feels.
THE WINTERThe cold of the season will be the prevailing motif
throughout the play.
The winter itself represents the rift between the
characters, the snow on the set, the characters
reactions to the cold, shivering, rubbing their hands,
etc. will be prominent throughout.
TO SIGNIFY THE ENDIn the final scene, to calm the nerves of the
audience, and present some closure, the winter motif
will be abandoned.
Warm lighting and a fireplace will ignite the
passion between Jonathan and Ariel.