Comic Scenes 1.4, 2.3, 3.3, 4.6 + 4.7

[Andrew]

So the play has (5-6) connecting comic scenes and I'd like to consider treating them with a slight stylization. This would help to alienate these clown scenes (1.4, 2.3, 3.3) that serve as a sort of play within a play.

After Faustus conjures and makes a blood pact with Mephistopheles, his servant Wagner (1.4) decides that he wants a servant too - Robin, to hold power over. Then Robin (2.3) decides that he wants a servant too and so acquires Dick. The final comic scene (3.3) is Robin showing off his cheap trickery until Meph appears and is like - ugh wtf losers wasting my time, and Meph threatens to turn them into animals. They kinda like the idea.

Scene 4.5 begins to connect the faust story to these inner scenes at 4.6 and 4.7. Any thoughts?

[Kiki]

Could you post a copy of the script on our forum?

[Andrew]

I actually found the way to do it, but my word file is too big. I'm going to try and convert it to a .pdf tomorrow and see if it will upload and download quickly. **crossedfingers**

Lani, any suggestions on file format?

[Kiki]

Crossing.

[Andrew]

FULL Play up for Download - with Notes too!

[Michael-Ray]

i was actually just thinking about the act 4 comic scenes myself.

i don't have much (if any experience with clowning) but i always saw robin to be an Auguste clown and Dick to be a sort of a White Faced clown. since our productions includes even more comedic characters than just those two it might be worth looking into the different forms of clown and playing around with them for these scenes.

just a random thought

[Christie]

I know the first time I saw this play I thought the comedic scenes were so out of place. They stick out. Honestly they were my favorite part of the production I saw. I think we definitely need to embrace the comedy of these scenes. Michael the ideas you have about the clowns seem awesome. We should look into very traditional clown costuming with a twist! Plus our clowns seemed to have great chemistry in the reading so it's just gonna get better!

[Caitlin]

What makes the "clowns" so funny to me is that their desires are pretty much the same as df's, they just don't have the skill to actually pull it off. everyone craves power, control, recognition.

[Heloise]

'There are three basic types of clowns; whiteface, auguste and character. There is a rough hierarchy of clowns, the whiteface is the top of the ladder, the auguste is the middle and the lowly tramp (a type of character) is the bottom rung.''

Clown work has its own hierarchy , it's interesting to see how its approach itself mocks power and recognition as none of them are actually legit.
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