Lovesong opens with an old couple and progresses to entwine both the lives of the old couple and the younger versions of themselves, through movement, lighting, costume change and set. As the play develops, the audience learn of issues that the couple have encountered in their lives, these include, not being able to get pregnant, cheating and money problems. By entwining these issues in both the older and younger couples lives, the audience will see how these issues have shaped the couples lives, how they have dealt with them, and how they continue to affect their current lives. I want to provoke sadness and play with the emotion nostalgia.  

I will achieve my directorial concept by using set, lighting, movement and props. 

For the set I want to have two main areas of the stage, one area a kitchen, containing a rectangular wooden table and a fridge, and the other area a bedroom, containing a double bed and small wooden cupboard. I decided on these two rooms as they have connotations of comfort, family and home. I decided to use wood for the furniture as it is something that ages, much like the actors in the play. After a while marks will appear in the wood, this is important to show time passing and also the idea of nostalgia, the marks were created by events that are now memories. I also want to have autumn leaves on the ground, this allows for the set to be both inside and outside at the same time. The use of leaves also have connotations of time passing and new beginnings, for example the ending of one year and the start of another. 

Movement is very important in piece, if not the most important production element throughout the play. I want to have both the old and young versions of themselves to come together at parts in an almost dream-like state. This also highlights the idea of nostalgia, for example each of the old characters not wanting to let go of their younger selves. To achieve this I will use a mixture of dance and synchronized moving. For example at the moments when I want there to be a clear connection between two characters they will either physically touch each other or look directly into each others eyes. I want there to be difference between the movement compared to hard times in the couples lives and the happy ones. For this I will use flowing slow dance compared to jerky off-beat movements. 

Lighting will be used to highlight moments of intensity and calm. Mostly the set will stay dark with a blue tinged light. I will use a blue gel, as blue has connotations of calmness, serenity and security. This will also be used at times of nostalgia which will also mean that when the blue light appears the audience will link this to the emotion nostalgia. The lighting will also be used to show night and day which can be used to show the passing of time. 

The props I will be using throughout the performance will be specific to achieve the directorial concept. For example I want to have square based cups to emphasize the idea of equal and togetherness. Squares and the number 4 can be associated with family which is what the couple so desperately want, but can not have. Squares will also be reflected in the space and the leaves scattered in a square formation. Props will also be used by the same character during youth and when aged, this will be to show how although time has passed, some things never change. This shows nostalgia. 

In conclusion all these elements will be used together to achieve m directorial vision.  

3 things: 

3 emotions seen - 

1. Nostalgia 
2. Sadness 
3. Hope 

1. Y women holds out peach while the O man takes a bite
2. Y man moving papers and being angry 
3. O women and Y women uses the hand cream 

1. "Do you even want them?" Y women asks the Y man about children
2. Talking about going to the neighbors house and the man telling Y man that they should get a dog to fill their void
3. The moment before the Y man reveals he knows about the Y woman's affair. 

1. Rectangles and squares 
2. round eg. peach
3. Rounded corners (fridge) 

1. Sound of the record player 
2. "Do you even want them?"
3. Sound of the birds 

1. Orange/rusty color 
2. brown 
3. Blue 

1. smooth wood 
2. leaves 
3. hard shiny fridge 

1. O women goes in the closet comes out Y 
2. O women goes out the door comes in Y 
3. O women goes in the fridge comes out Y