Outline

Introduction:
1. The introduction of the play
2. Tom's regret
3. The choice of the scenes


Body paragraphs:


Literary analysis:

  • The play is a memory
    • The play thus focus more on the emotion
    • Discuss the targeted emotion in the play
  • How Tom is irritated and leave the family
    • The angry builds up
    • By words Amanda says
    • Maybe talk about a little bit how their tension builds up through time, in other scenes
  • Further analysis of the regret and memory
    • The meaning of the ending monologue, with quotes
    • "attempting to find in motion, what was lost in space."
    • The perfume shop
    • Phantom Laura
    • Running to a bar
    • "For nowadays the world is lit by lightings"
    • "And so goodbye"



Performance:

  • The choice of music
    • Bc it is an emotional play, the same feeling (regret and sadness) is displayed throughout the whole show no matter what scene it is
    • The sadness and the regret is the foundation and the bass of the all emotions in the memory----they seem sad in Tom's head
    • The tone of the music narrows and excludes other possible emotions that might be stimulated in the play (ex: aggression, angry)
    • The music is a subtle indicator that the play is a memory play. When Tom recalls this part of the memory, he would be sad. 
  • How to act out Tom's anger
    • Discuss the "key points" with quotes
    • What is the effect of the each "key point" or "key word", and how Tom should react 
    • Method acting? Regarding the previous settings
    • Reactions: (Tone, changes clothes as quickly as possible, gives up talking?)
  • The acting of the recalling the memory and the regret:
    • The illusion of the perfume shop, Laura's shadow...
    • Discuss how to achieve the understanding of the literary analysis above
    • Discuss the gallantly smile at the end --- Similar as the father, the ironic effect that the actor expect.




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