FMconcept

__ The Philadelphia __ is about two guys who are in New York, but they feel like they are in a Philadelphia, hence the title. Everything is unreal to Mark, until he understands why all everything happening is the opposite. The concept of __The Philadelphia__ would probably be coping with bizarreness. The thought of that everything you get is the opposite of what you asked is somewhat absurd. The elements of design may be a little bit unusual. The setting can portray a Philadelphia style diner even though they are in New York. If there are some signs in the setting, they can be opposite to what they should be such as “May you dislike our food” instead of “Enjoy” or “bon appetite!” However, the costume design given to the characters can be regular where a customer would wear something casual to a diner and the waitress would be wearing her own outfit. The costumes would make the audience think that everything is normal, until the actors act. Their dialogues are what show the concept of unusualness of the play. Therefore, one can’t really tell what the concept of the play by looking at an advertisement for the play. The designers can make the setting really unusual if they include signs that should say the opposite or maybe things that should be a different shape such as a clock being triangular. If one can see this setting in a poster advertisement, one can see what the play might circle around. Or the advertisement can have a confused face of Mark on the poster and a “Yup, I’m smart” looking face of Al.