Directors Vision

What would you focus on?
The main thing that I will focus on would be the scene where Desiree is going to murder Daniel. I think that this is the most pivotal moment in the book, and where Desiree starts to meet the fate that is common in many fairytale stories. I think that, as I may have mentioned previously I don't recall, that I want to take a lot of inspiration from pieces like Black Swann and show a physical transformation within Desiree. I think that this would be something for a smaller theater in which you could see the actors better, perhaps something like a black box or maybe ever theater in the round sort of stage. I want to draw attention to the inner conflict that Desiree faces during this scene and the way that she is physically and mentally changing. I would want to add a lot of effects in order to try and fool the audience into blending the lines between Desiree's actions and the anger of the Gods. I would want to include some o the audience as a way to break the fourth wall and add another element to the story. I really wanted to focus on how the gods drive people mad with their wars.

Draw the Stage

Overall Production - What Would It Be Like?
I think that the elements from this scene would make the ending feel more powerful in terms of showing the extent that Desiree loves Daniel, that she is willing to fight and overtake the Gods to save him and be with him. I think that if you also combine this with the scene where the gods take over and transform those people and then kill them but Desiree not only fights them off but survives it really shows how powerful she is and that's part of why it makes it so much sadder to see her waste away essentially at the end of the story. I think it also adds elements of your greatest strength is also your greatest weakness which is interesting on its own that I am giving that power to Daniel to be her strength to push through the Gods hols and the mountains earlier (perhaps adding some quotes like that in the scene) I think that this will also help give some explanation to her clothes being more mattered because she had this. Another thing that I added in was that Desiree actually goes right up to the front row of the audience. I think that this adds something a little bit more to the idea that Desiree has a moment of madness and is struggling to will herself to stay and seeing all these people looking at her, it would also b a good idea to do this to resemble the people that were laughing at her in the beginning of her experience in this town.
I think that including the audience pay on the elements of breaking the fourth wall and to show the struggle that Desiree has internally with knowing that Daniel is gone. Using the smoke would be a way to conceal the change that is happening to desire, and I would have Agwe and Papa Ge come over to aid in her transformation to help conceal her. They may be changing parts of her costume adding broken wings, and changing her appearance without the audience really catching on.