1.3 25-33: False Alarm?

[Kipuka Theatre Admin]

Enter a Devil (or MEPHIST.)

FAUSTUS. I charge thee to return and change thy shape,
Thou art too ugly to attend on me.
Go, and return an old Franciscan friar:
That holy shape becomes a devil best.
[Exit Devil or MEPHIST.]

I see there's virtue in my heavenly words.
Who would not be proficient in this art?
How pliant is this Mephistophilis,
Full of obedience and humility!
Such is the force of magic and my spells:
No, Faustus, thou art conjuror laureat,
That canst command great Mephistophilis:
Quin regis Mephistophilis fratris imagine.

[Kaitlyn]

This has always been one of my favorite parts in terms of directing/design... There are so many possibilities for Mephistophilis... What kinds of people/things could he first appear as? A traditional devil? The grim reaper? A deformed hunchback? Snooki? kidding... But this leaves so many opportunities for interpretation--I'm sure after lots of analysis and finding our (what did you call it, Andrew? mega-theme? super-thesis?) we can find an identity for Meph that makes a big statement for this part...

I don't know, maybe I'm totally over-stepping my bounds by exploring design aspects, but it's a section that never fails to get the creative juices flowing!!

[Caitlin]

What would disgust/terrify Faust the most? Show him the true nature of the deal he's making...spending eternity with snooki. would definitely scare the shot out of me.

[Luca]

Haha! Snooki! That would quite a statement! SHowing the most rotten and disgusting side of our society, the human spirit in it's strongest dark side, negativity, slfishness, etc to an extrem, what does it look like! I am looking forward to see what we come up with!

[Heloise]

Same thing .. Had the image of Kim Kardashian poping up in my mind....hideous