Find Me Production History and Staging
Production history and staging methods where a stable official gallery is limited.
Original production context
The play was first performed at the Orange Tree in 1977, directed by Sam Walters. Official teaching material records an eight-person cast sharing the parts, including several performers representing Verity.
What to investigate
- Why Verity is divided among several performers.
- How a performer changes role through voice, stance and one costume marker.
- How objects and bodies create several institutions and locations.
- How episodic scenes can remain clear without realistic scene changes.
- How a production can create empathy without stereotyping Verity.
No stable open gallery identified
Rather than using uncertain images, Stark Drama provides an original multi-roling diagram and links to authoritative production information.
Student task
Stage one event using four performers as Verity and the remaining performers as observers, professionals and family. Make every transformation legible without a full costume change.