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Miller Mrosek, Jonathan Adelman, Rachel Goldman

Dr. Farley Richmond

THEA 2100H

6 November 2014

Production Details  Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” is a thought provoking play that is filled with controversy and intrigue. Theatre fans of many ages would enjoy this work, and as a result we should have no problem attracting a sizable audience crowd. However, we believe the target audience for our production of “The Homecoming” should be adults, starting at around twenty years old and ranging all the way to the elderly.

If theatre-goers younger than twenty years old want to view our show that would be a bonus, but we feel that it is important to stay true to the somewhat risqué nature of the play, and as a result it may not be completely appropriate for teenagers and children. We decided to advise potential patrons that the play may not be suitable for kids that are not yet in high school.

All of the characters in this play are between twenty and seventy years old, and because of this age range of the characters, adults of all ages can relate to this play and identify with one or more of the characters. There is only one woman in the play, so males may be better able to relate to the production than females.

Due to the simplistic nature of the set of this play, we have very few limitations as to where we could perform our rendition of “The Homecoming.” We envision that our play will be a traveling performance that will move around to cities such as Atlanta, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Baltimore, and other cities around the United States, and hopefully Europe if we are successful in the states. The production would run anywhere from a few weeks to a month in each city depending on city size and the initial interest in the play.

Many different theatre types could adequately fulfill our needs for this work, but we believe a proscenium arch theatre would be the best choice for this work. A proscenium arch design will allow for a larger audience, and ensure that each audience member gets a similar viewpoint to the action on stage. We want the crowd to be looking to the stage as though they are a fly on the wall in the family’s living room, watching and observing the story unfold.

This play should run in as short of a period of time as possible, which we calculate will be roughly an hour and a half after analyzing previous renditions of this play. Because “The Homecoming” is to be performed in its entirety in one single set, we want to make sure the audience doesn’t begin to get bored with the lack of a dynamic setting. The plot of the play is quite interesting and engaging, so as long as the play doesn’t drag on, we should have a hit.