From Collage to Set Design

Our collage focused on the opposing forces of Antigone and Creon and how their differences clashed. If made into a set, I would want to make that big idea a central part of the design. I would keep the arches and set of stairs upstage that are outlined in the script, but I would also place a podium or platform of sorts in the center of the stage. When Antigone and Creon have their heated arguments I would want them to be focused around this podium, at times having them stand to the right and left of it and face each other while they fight. I would keep Antigone on stage right and Creon on stage left, never having them cross into each other's respective zones, showing how they are both stubborn and unbending in their choices. I would also want to play with the lighting a bit to further highlight the contrast between the two characters. At moments when Antigone has the upper hand in the argument, I would have her half of the stage bathed in a soft blue light. When Creon seems to be winning, I would want the same effect on stage left with purple or red lighting (our group decided that these colors represented these characters' personalities well). At the end of the play, when a messenger tells Creon how Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice have all committed suicide, I want a noose to be lowered down from the ceiling upstage. This image was at the top of our collage with all of the other images being directed towards it, showing how even after all the fighting and struggling, the death of these characters was inevitable. Because it's a tragedy, all roads lead to death. The noose would hang above the stairs and be well-lit. As the lights fade at the end of the play, I would want it to be the last image the audience is left with.