This document outlines the set, costume, and direction designs for a production of "The Woolgatherer" play. The set will consist of minimal, dark furniture to represent the main character Rose's low-income lifestyle. Rose's costumes will be dark pants and sweater to appear older than her age and reflect her sad life. The director will cast Shawn Hatosy as Cliff to effectively portray his character and Amanda Seyfried as Rose to showcase her innocence through facial expressions. The director will ensure all elements of set, lighting, costumes, and acting come together to represent the overall theme of the play.

1. THEA 1331
Collaboration project
Spring 2014
Team 47
DR. John Egging

2. SET DESIGN
 The set is Rose’s efficiency apartment which is new and it is not
completely furnished. The set has to look missy and the furniture
should not look fancy as well based on the low income of Rose’s job.
Based on Rose’s style the color of her furniture will not be bright but
rather dark. To make the set perfectly reflect the theme of the play,
the objects (furniture) will not be noticeable or weirdly large so the
concentration of the audiences will be on the actors.

3.  The set mainly composed of five pieces of furniture:
1/ Bed with a wooden frame, and the bed look neat but cheap. The bed
size is single since she is single and living alone.
2/ A wooden desk with no special details on it.
3/ An old regular refrigerator in a white color.
4/ A wooden chair.
5/ A cheap short curtains that made of velvet and has a Maroon color.

6. COSTUMES DESIGN
 Rose is a young girl who are not fit to her age. She is a lot older in
personality than her age. Therefore, she should wear long pants. The
long pants should be dark in color. The sweater she should wear has
to be dark in color too but not as dark as the pants. These dark colors
represent her life and how sad she is. The clothes should be more for
a 35 years old woman and should not be too stylish.

7. ROSE’S CLOTHES

8.  For Cliff, he will wear a normal jeans and not skinny one. The
sweater should be made of wool and larger than his size. This means
that the sweater should be perfect for his age but larger in size. This is
because he is a truck driver that travels a lot and the perfection in
clothes is not his number one priority.

9. CLIFF’S CLOTHES

10. DIRECTION
 One of the major tasks for a play director is casting the right
actors for their roles. In the woolgatherer, shawn Hatosy should play
Cliffs role in the play. Hatosy looks could help the audience to
understand Cliff’s character more efficiently.
 On the other hand, Rose’s character should be played by Amanda
Seyfried because of her face expressions that can help the viewer to
get an idea of how innocent Rose is.

11. THE CASTS

12. Another important job for the director is to make sure that
everything fits together perfectly to present the right theme of the
play.
The director should also guide the set designer , the lights , and the
costumes designer in order for all the elements to fit.

13.  Finally, the director should advice the actors so that they live the
atmosphere that was built earlier by all the elements( set designing ,
lights, and costumes).

14.  Presented by:
 Talal Albuqami. ID#1201671 (Set Designing)
 Mohammed Alkhaldi. ID#1106751 (Costume Designing)
 Saad Alsubaie. ID#1061569 (Direction)