An Analysis and Production Book for a Staging of Samuel Spewack's Under the Sycamore Tree Page: 52
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A study of this play indicates the necessity of several
distinct acting areas and levels required for an expression-
is tic production. Since the production should radiate an
aura of motion, a variety of levels and areas should prove
advantageous.
Produced on a proscenium type of stage, this play will
conform somewhat to convention concerning stage areas.
There should be downstage, upstage, left stage, r&ght stage,
and center areas. Going beyond reality, however, these
areas should be extensions of the other expressionistic
techniques. The downstage area should be extended four to
eight feet toward the auditorium, permitting the actors to
establish more rapport with the audience. It is conceivable
that a lowering of these downstage areas approximately six
inches below the stage level could cause an even greater
link between auditorium and stage while providing a variety
of levels in the downstage expanses.
The upstage regions should also provide various planes
for a variety in the action. Two ramps will be used ex-
tending from stage left and stage right to an upstage center
position. Beyond allowing variation of acting planes, these
two ramps will furnish the only two entrance ways and exits
to the onstage areas. These ramps will be approximately one
foot high and have one slanted surface leading down to the
stage level. The Queen's throne should be on a surface
raised approximately six inches above the stage plane.
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Long, Jerry Lyndon. An Analysis and Production Book for a Staging of Samuel Spewack's Under the Sycamore Tree, thesis, August 1967; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc163912/m1/60/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .