How would you stage the Handmaids tale?
I would have the actual seating area in a semi circle with the open end having "the wall" with bodies hanging".
Costumes would be significant.
There should also be thoughts allowed because this would help tell the narrative.
And at the end of the play there should be hot seating so that the questions that the audience want to ask get answered.
Also the two walks that the Handmaids take everyday should be around the audience, therefore making the audience feel intimidated however also to make them feel involved.
During the flashbacks Offred will go and sit within the audience because she wants to see how happy she was.
There wouldn't be many props only the necessary items.
And there would only be dim lighting apart from when they go outside.
Instead of showing the ceremonies, salvaging, particulations, and explicit scenes there would be Offred as the narrator thinking allowed about it.
The theme of isolation should be clear.
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