Staging

**__The Scene:__** A living room. Two armchairs, one toward either side of the stage, facing each other diagonally out toward the audience. Against the rear wall, a sofa. A door, leading out from the apartment, in the rear wall, far stage-right. An archway, leading to other rooms, in the side wall, stage left.

__**Rules of Staging**__

1. Let the script do most of the work for you 2. Avoid clutter 3. Let actors contribute 4. Never let the set do the acting

//At the beginning,// MOMMY //and// DADDY //are seated in the armchairs,// DADDY //in the armchair stage-left,// MOMMY //in the other.//

//Enter// GRANDMA //from the archway, stage left.// //She is loaded down with boxes, large and small, neatly wrapped and tied.//

Ex.Off stage acting
 * The script does do most of the talking. It creates the flow that needs to be followed.


 * Opposite effect. In this play clutter wants to be created, so the audience can also visually see the tension created in the small apartment.


 * Simple set. Play is also simple and quick in itself.