Dr Faustus

Dr Faustus

1. Costume

   • Initial State - Beginning of the play/exposition
     • Grey American Cut Suit
       • A Bold, unfitted suit
     • Too Big for the actor - "office geek"
     • Wide Short light blue tie
     • Messy, untucked shirt
   • First Change - Middle/transformation
     • Change to a British Cut suit
       • Fitted Suit to enhance the silhouette
       • With a turned down collar
     • To show the initial high that everyone feels
       • The initial benefits
     • Gradually the costume becomes distressed
       • shirt becomes untucked
       • tie becomes undone and then removed
       • his jacket becomes ruffled
         • Then slightly damaged
         • gets gradually ripped
       • Perfectly neat hair becomes messy
     • Initially has a thin blue tie
       • Mephistopheles assists him to change it to a red thin one after the contract has been signed
   • Final State - End/resolution/denouement
     • Dr.F's suit is ruined
     • hair messy
     • grey make up along his cheek bones to appear gaunt

2. Lighting States

   • Illuminated by birdies on the floor
   • Blue to represent Dr.F

3. Entrances

   • Enters twice from the SR entrance that is illuminated off stage by a white light (the falling of grace from God)
   • After the 2 initial entrances from SR only enters from SL, where he is not illuminated from behind

4. Aims and Thoughts

   • NOT A TRAGIC HERO
     • Caused his own demise
       • Does not deserve sympathy
         • A Morality play
     • Naivety is the cause
   • becomes more and more distressed and frantic as the play continues due to the gradual realisation as to what he has agreed to
   • Monologues - more talking to himself
     • Mad
     • Invoke a sense of curiosity from the audience
   • Dr.F used to show the universal sins and morals

5. Casting

   • Male
   • Tall
   • Dark hair and dark eyes
   • Is preferably pale