DRAMA PRESENTATION RUBY MOON

3. CONCEPT - Set. 25.

-Due to the play possessing an Absurdist theme I would construct a stage that holds no significant aspects to it. -The set design would be similar to the minimalism of the costume designs with the main focus being the actual actors and the characters they are representing. -It would be particularly bare with objects that are easy and quickly accessible to move from locations, signifying the changes in scenes.

11. EXPLAIN 17.

-It is easier for people to believe that a person who wears a mask for a living and is constantly hiding their true appearance is to blame for a crime against a chid compared to a person of beauty, specifically a women with this persona. -Pshh, ahhh that was a little too deep for my liking, i'm just going to continue by saying, although that is entirely true, it is not fact in this case. Sid is entirely innocent aside from constantly looking creepy in his clown gear *fake shiver*

16. EXPLAIN 22.

-Sylvie's re-enactment of her daughter's return, with her impersonating Ruby leaves us left wondering if the couple will ever resolve their lack of information pertaining the subject of what happened to their missing child. -The play remains un-resolved with the concluding scene explaining that the couple's grief ends with the strength that it began with.

2. CONCEPT- Costume. 24.

-This supports the couples confusion with the loss of their 'child' and how they are simply lost in general. -Ray's would be similar with a pair of classic black trousers and a white t-shirt that is also tucked into his pants that often becomes untuck due to his outburst. -This ensemble makes it easy and accessible for the actor to quickly transform into one of the other characters when required, by merely applying a hat or jacket to their outfit.

8. EXPLAIN 14.

*Look quizzically at the name, act confused and then move on with an intake of breathe*. -------------------------------------------- -Sonny Jim is the epitome of the army, precise in his judgments, unemotional when making them and constantly methodical whilst carrying out each. -This 'suspect' of the duo is immediately labelled so by not only them but also the audience as he has an affinity with weapons, particularly firearms as well as an odd relationship with his own mother.

7. EXPLAIN 13.

- *Gasppppppp*, How dare she? I doubt she would want to be doing that around here, am I right? -*Move hands out from body to crowd with an exaggerated smile* -What with the religion of this school and everything you know? No? Nope? Okay then, movinggggg onnnnn *singsong voice*. -------------------------------------------- -Another person who is interviewed by the couple is a retired soldier classified as Sonny Jim.

1. CONCEPT - Sound. 32.

- Faint sound would be heard throughout the play aside from the obvious speech of the actors. -I would however, as director, include the sound of bubbling test tubes throughout the scene with Sylvie and Professor Carl Ogle. - I would also involve a faint whirring of a siren once during that scene, towards the middle but not precisely at that point.

2. CONCEPT- Sound. 33.

- It would be to symbolise a hope that is barley there anymore and is basically lost. -Aside from those points of sounds, I don't believe it is necessary to include any others and I instead think the sound, like the other aspects of the production should remain minimal. -This would be done as to not draw attention away from the actual production presented by the actors.

1. CONCEPTS- Costume. 23.

-As mentioned with the roles of the Director costume, lighting, scenography, market managing and sound are all aspects of their job. - Considering the previously mentioned choices for Professor Carl Ogles appearance, I would mimic and try to re-create the simplicity amongst the rest of the characters. - Sylvie for instance, would be dressed in a typical and old fashioned maiden, almost slave like attire, with a skirt to her ankles with a tucked in blouse.

2. CONCEPT- Lighting. 30.

-At some stages it shall be stark, which is conveyed by a single light bulbs with no surrounding protection around it to halt the glow, it will literally only be the one light bulb. -Specifically for the scene with Professor Ogle and Sylvie I would introduce a torch that Ogle will use to point into Sylvie's face as a means of accusation.

1. INTRODUCTION 1.

-Hello, Good-morning and welcome. OR -Bonjour -Konichiwa -Ciao -And Hallo. -As you may or may not know, my name is Maddison Elizabeth Hobbs. -Im from Dongara but was born in Geraldton. -My fathers name is Tro-.....Actually you know what, thats enough about me, -I actually think I'm going to instead explain to you about the significant references the play of Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron makes towards perviously written children's fairytales, such as Little Red Riding Hood or Hansel and Gretel.

2. INTRODUCTION 2.

-However this is not the only similarty it raises revolving around previous texts or events, the script and concept also contains points that hold similarities to literal events that have occurred over human existence and specifically ones in Australia. -This includes the recount of the Beaumont children, a trio of siblings who lived in Adelaide, Australia in the 1960s. -The group were allowed to travel by bus to their home towns beach, this held no qualms amongst their parents with their justification being the innocence of the times.

1. CONCEPT- Lighting. 29.

-I would make the lighting of the set barley there, it would be weak and constantly flickering for majority of the scenes. -This suggests uncertainty, much like the emotions of the time. -The people where uncertain about God and their individual purposes in life. The lighting will support those ideas.

5. CONCEPT- Set. 27.

-It would be a metre in length in either direction (up or down) and would be positioned to the centre of stage left with the table and chair being on the opposite side (centre stage right). - The point of the black circle is to re-iterrate the similar idea that the location of the cul-de-sac arises. -The duo are in a dead end with no no exit and are continuing to constantly spin in a vicious cycle that ends with them attaining no success. - There is no end to the black hoe, simply darkness, there is no passage through and this results in them continue to go in a manic cycle with the same no end.

1. RESPONSIBILITIES 5.

-Moving onto the role of the director in a production..... -From numerous explanations, one can gather that the director is most commonly the key figure in a theatrical production. -They are distinguished as the person to coordinate basically everything. -A director must constantly be cautious of the time frame, budget and accessories (actors, set, props) they are able to acquire to present the performance though.

10. EXPLAIN 16.

-Nawwwwwww *sigh, wipe a fake tear away from your cheek* -------------------------------------------- -Sid Craven, a clown who is used to embody the 'outcast' in society and the one that never belongs is seen to be a possible perpetrator due to these specific characteristics. *im so lonleyyyyy, so veryyyy lonelyyyyy*

14. EXPLAIN 20.

-Prior to the explained interviews, Ray and Sylvie, in the hope of triggering someone's memory further, place a mannequin outside their home dressed exactly the same as Ruby was on the day she went missing, in a ruby red dress. -Due to Ray and Sylvie's haunting of their missing child they begin to descend further into a nightmarish world where the boundaries between the real and imaginary become significantly blurred.

1. EXPLAIN 7.

-Ruby Moon is a play about a little girl who initially sets of on a journey to her grandmothers house, almost mimicking the beginnings of other known 'fairy tales' such as Little Red Ridding Hood, or Hansel and Gretel. -She never arrives at her destination which is also typical of the previously mentioned children's titles. This is where the main distress of the plot begins, particularly amongst Ruby's parents, Ray and Sylvie. -The last known location or destination of Ruby was her grandmothers which is located at the end of a cul-de-sac.

5. EXPLAIN 11.

-Sylvie and Ray where going back into the bedroom, together.....alone..... *wink wink*. -WOOOO WOOO WOOO ACTUALLY, I somehow don't think that was it, NOPE definitely not *said as you pretend to read further into your palm cards* -*Wide mouth when saying this, gobsmacked almost*, nope that is definitely not right......hmmm -This is quiet ridiculous actually, forgive me. -Where the HECK IS THE FREAKING part I was at? *Clear throat gruffly and continue to the actual explanation.

1. CONCLUSION 34.

-Thank you so much for listening to me 'talk' about this compelling piece of literature by Matt Cameron in a manner that would present me as the Director. -I truly appreciate it but also send my condolences. -Enjoy your day, -Au revoir -Sayōnara -Arrivederci -And Auf Wiedersehen.

12. EXPLAIN 18.

-The last and final *scoff, ha ha, obviously*, subject of questioning is Professor Carl Ogle. -He is the exact cliche of a mad scientist in the play as well as what would be my own interpretation of the character if I was director. -Cameron's perception of Ogle, a scientist who is immensely twitchy and erratic, as if he has inhaled far too many chemical fumes, not only in his day but the ones following to the present! *act shocked*

3. CONCEPT -Lighting. 31.

-The light that would distinguish Ogle in the scene would be minimalistic but able to convey his image to the audience. -However as soon as the torch becomes switched off there would be a stark light to take its place that presents a dingy and almost sinister aspect to the play as it draws closer to a close.

4. INTRODUCTION 4.

-The reason this case is so odd and well known is due to the fact that although their where numerous suspects for the 'murder' none have ever been proven guilty, leaving the public and parents constantly wondering. -This point specifically is the link between their story and Ruby Moon's, no one was ever held accountable for either of the disappearances. -This then awakens ideas pertaining the points that was there ever any children to begin with? Was there ever anything to miss or lose?

3. INTRODUCTION 3.

-The society was underdeveloped in the aspect of technology as well as education and it was thought that everyone was safe and amongst friends, especially in your own home town. -Everyone was trusted and no one was imagined to be deceitful or malevolent. Especially towards children. -The 26th of January, 1966, was the last time the parents of the Beaumont children ever saw their offspring.

3. EXPLAIN 9.

-The story continues with Ray and Sylvie, Ruby's parents spending their days and nights, particularly the nights, relaying to one another every detail they know, remember or can conjure that revolves around Ruby's disappearance. -Their reviews are known as "what they know" and include the sharing and catalogue of the information they have already acquired. -The couple begin their own desperate inquest into Ruby's disappearance after the police maintain no leads to her whereabouts.

4. CONCEPT - Set. 26.

-These would include a blank and brown, faded table, only big enough for 1 with a single chair to acquaint it. -The symbolicalness of the single chair indicates tot the audience that there really only is one person in the relationship and that person is the centre of all the control. -A row of lab tubes would be placed in the scene with Sylvie and Professor Carl Ogle on a far off table to once again explain that the actor is playing Ogle and not one of the other characters. It also distinguishes the scene. - I, as director would place a form of black material in the shape of a circle on the stage.

6. EXPLAIN 12.

-They visit the rest of the eccentric and 'Absurd' *over emphasised wink and point into the audience* characters who inhabit the neighbourhood. -They do this specifically in the hope of finding clues revolving around what happened to Ruby. -The subjects of the individual interviews includes: -Dulcie Doily: An old yet bizarre and a little mad women who makes various comment about "Christian Hypocrisy" in her statements.

2. RESPONSIBILITIES 6.

-This astound responsibility involves organising the dates of casting and the official decisions pertaining to the final performance. -As a director you are also fundamentally responsible for the artistic explanation of the play. -The director derives and selects the 'vision' for a production. -They lead the cast, technical crew as well as the design staff to deliver the finished production to an audience.

2. EXPLAIN 8.

-This ideology of the location holds a deeper meaning that can be known as a mechanism to symbolise the couple, Ray and Sylvie's lives. -They are in a constant strain of seeking something they can never ultimately find. -The symbolism of the cul-de-sac and the idea of a life that is a constant circle gains potency towards the end of the play, although, it does raise un-specific questions without much depth like "Why a cul-de-sac?" in the beginning also.

4. EXPLAIN 10.

-This is where majority, if not all of the characters are then introduced by Ray and Sylvie, they visit the eccentric and 'Absurd'- --------------------------------------- -Ha! Like what I did there? Tricky hey? *Sly and knowing smile with eyebrows raised and hand on chin in a pose of cockiness* Mmmh, tough crowd *clearing of throat* yes, ummm, sorry, * another cough* well where was I now? -Ohp, dont you fret now! *point to the audience and wiggle finger smiling goofily* I know you silly goose! Righttttt about *move finger over notes, looking confused* ummm, here!

13. EXPLAIN 19.

-This would be the source of inspiration for my own representation. - The man would be clothed in a stereotypical white trench coat that is too large for him and drapes over his skeletal structure, hanging and dragging on the floor as he manically walks from place to place. - Ogle 'tricks' the audience into believing that he is the culprit of Ruby's vanishing when in fact he too is scarred by his own loss and is weaker than first assumed, becoming partially unstable due to it.

1. CONCEPT - Market Managing. 28.

-To present the play to a potential audience I would provide them with posters describing and detailing a portion of the context about Ruby Moon with the details of when and where the play will be conducted. -Each will contain a picture of the cover that is positioned on Cameron's own design of his play, therefore presenting to the potential audience that I will be in fact performing a story true to the original.

9. EXPLAIN 15.

-Veronica Vale is another women who is questioned. She derives the persona of a temptress as she uncovers questions about Rays integrity, initiations a seduction and then in contrast notions towards innocence. -The third women to be queried is the baby sitter Dawn. -This character is the embodiment of a stereotypical girl who is self conscious and posses little to no confidence. -She carries a doll around with her, constantly which is a representation of that characteristic. Dawn makes it into what her engraved definition of beauty is.

15. EXPLAIN 21.

-With the continuing development of the play we become pulled into a closed and private world of shifting imagination with the beginning of impersonations by both Ray and Sylvie. -This is the signal to the audience that what we may be seeing on stage is not all realistic and true or fact.