The curtain rises on an empty stage. It is late afternoon November, 1945. The rooms are dusty, the curtains in rags. Chairs and
tables are overturned. It is early morning, July 1942. The rooms are bare, as before, but they are now clean and orderly. Read the two sets of stage directions in the passage. Then explain how you would set the stage to show that a time shift has occurred if you were the director.
Sample response: I would start by showing the room looking all dusty. I would have curtains that are hanging and torn, and I would make the room look like a mess, with the light dimming. Then, I would change to show the same furniture, only new, fresh curtains in the same fabric, and brighter light to show that it is morning.
Using the same furniture Adding or removing dust from the roomsMaking the rooms dirty and then cleanChanging the curtains from old to new<span>Changing the lighting</span>
