Deal With The Devil Monologue

In this adaptation it is the retelling of the original “Deal with the Devil” tale based on the works of Marlowe and Goethe. Faust a "magician" of sorts sells his soul to the devil (Mephistopheles) in order to enslave her for his every whim and beck and call. On Faust's quest for power and wealth he is stopped in his tracks by none other than a symbol of purity, Gretchen. Faust does everything in his power to acquire all he desires, including the love of Gretchen. Faust's hubris and greed falter his plans when he is indirectly responsible for the false accusing of Gretchen killing her brother. When Faust has the chance to change his and Gretchen's destiny; he chooses the least favorable option. This ultimately plays a strong hand in Gretchen's untimely demise. Faust is "lost in the sauce at this point" and is arguably going mad which leads him to summon the ghost of Helen of troy. He

The house music went very well with the plot because it was any song that seemingly had anything to do with hell. There were definitely some jams that helped play up more of the light heartedness of the show. The music throughout the production matched the setting of the play. It was a lot of polka-y vibes. The lighting was very white and bright during the more townsy scenes. Then when it was a bewitching or heavily demon related scene the lighter were very warm and there were lots of reds, yellows, and oranges present. When it was night time or in the jail cellar of Gretchen it was very cold comprised of mostly blue. The garden scene was a mix of cool and warmer tone lights, cooler lights to represent the greenery and warmer tones to symbolize the presence of the sun. The lights really helped set the mood. Moreover, the transition music was a fiddle mixed with harp vibes that reminded me of Shakespeare's "midsummer...". there were also lighting effects used at various points in the show; for example to represent