Question

How would you stage the key moment of the play, Mrs. Hale’s discovery of the bird in the sewing basket? What facial expression would she have? What body language? Where would you place Mrs. Peters, and what would she be doing? How would you use lighting to heighten the effectiveness of the scene?

Answer 1

Answer:

This precise moment is the climax of the story, a decisive point when the women found out that Mrs. Wright was guilty.

Explanation:

Mrs Hale would have an expression of disgust and amazement, with her hand on the mouth and her head turned to one side; next to her would be Mrs Peters, who was looking for evidence into the basket. With the discovery she also reacted with eyes wide opened and disapproval.

Light could be used on the box where the canary was found, then on the women’s faces. This fact would give more effectiveness to this scene.