"The basic concept of Action Design is that only those items which are necessary for the action are placed on the stage. Everything that is placed on the stage must have a function and that function must be related to an expansion of or an interaction with the physical or psychological action of the drama. " (Delbert Unruh, T D & T, 1990)

SPRING'S AWAKENING

ASSUMPTIONS

IN THE LIVE THEATRE, PSYCHIC SPACE IS MORE EXPRESSIVE THAN ILLUSIONARY SPACE.

BECAUSE:

* SUGGESTION CAN BE MORE POWERFUL THAN EXPLICIT EXPRESSION.

* THE UNKNOWN AND THE UNSEEN IS MORE INTERESTING THAN WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW AND SEE.

* LIVE THEATRE IS AN ART FORM THAT ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTS LIFE FROM A SELECTIVE POINT OF VIEW.

TO PLACE THIS IN AN ARTIFICIAL ILLUSIONARY REALITY IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE BASIC PROCESSES OF THE ART FORM.