A Concept PROPOSAL for MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell, A CELL-LIKE “AUTOMAT” INFUSED WITH THEMES OF CONFINEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE. UNSEEN HANDS PASS PROPS AND GRAB AT OUR PROTAGONIST, A RIBBON WINDOW OF VIDEO IS ALWAYS WATCHING, ALWAYS SHIFTING. HERE, THE YOUNG WOMAN performS the majority of they play alone onstage, interacting with prerecorded and live feed video content, with occasional physical appearances by the ensemble.
STILLS
COURTROOM SCENE.
A GROTESQUE DANCE OF HANDS REACHING FOR THE YOUNG WOMAN.
PROCESS
VISUAL RESEARCH - SCENERY
COSTUME SKETCHES - EACH CHARACTER WEARS EARLY 1930S CLOTHING INTERRUPTED BY A PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL RESTRAINT - A VISIBLE EXOSKELETON. NON-PROTAGONISTS WEAR SHEER MESH MASKS.
VISUAL RESEARCH - COSTUME