CADESIGN

1. 1. The performers are seemingly oblivious to the audience and are simply on display in their laboratory room. 2. 2. Yes, the audience seems to be in the same room and is almost locked in with the monkeys as an invisible presence. 3. 3. The play takes place in a somewhat modern age, although there is not much in the play that is time specific other than laboratories and typewriters. 4. 4. The play takes place in a laboratory but it is unknown where in the world it is. 5. 5. The play takes place inside a laboratory, hence day and night is irrelevant and dependent on lighting. 6. 6. Costumes could represent the personality of each character accordingly. Milton could perhaps be dressed up more formally to represent his maturity while swift could perhaps wear a tank top and torn up jeans to represent his informality. Kafka is a bit more difficult to dress; perhaps she could wear a dress and have fancy glasses that would portray her as almost a poet to show how she relates very well to such literature. Lighting would simply be dull white lighting to show the drabness of their surroundings in the lab and the music would be very rarely used and very conservative 7. 7. There is no weather because they are in a lab 8. 8. They are research subjects of scientists, so if they were to have a social class as chimps, it would be very low. 9. 9. They are research subjects if that counts as an occupation, maybe writers as well. 10. 10. Milton is perhaps the oldest because he acts most like an adult, Swift acts like a rebellious teen, and Kafka reminds me of a young idealistic child. They do not have any specific ages in the play, however. 11. 11. They are all locked in a room together and it doesn’t seem that they have any other kind of long standing relationships. 12. 12. Swift should probably be most emphasized as he adds most of the conflict to the play. Kafka is generally ignored when she speaks up and should be subordinated. 13. 13. All the characters are on stage for the entirety of the play. They are locked in a lab room and are shown neither coming in nor leaving. 14. 14. Work desks for each chip are necessary for each chimp complete with a typewriter and trashcans. A tire swing is also needed somewhere towards the background.