2. Because we are taking a modernized
approach to the play, the scenes of act
1 take place in an uptown New York
penthouse which belongs to Algernon,
and the time period is set as the mid-
2000’s.
Actors will enter from the main door
of the penthouse and into the foyer
where the action will take place.
Realistic scenery should be used to
further emphasize the modernization
of the play.
ACT 1
I believe that a proscenium stage
would be the most appropriate
theatre space to conduct this play
on so that all the modernized
elements can be integrated well.
3. Acts 2 and 3 take place in Jack’s
mansion in the suburbs of New York.
In the beginning scenes of act 2, the
stage should be set up as the living
room of the house. As the act
progresses, the stage set-up is changed
to look like the back garden of the
mansion.
In act 3, the stage is changed back to
the living room of the mansion.
ACT 2 & 3
In these acts, realistic scenery
needs to be used as well.