Brain Storm and Dry Earth

Just randomness I'm just tossing out for discussion and comment . . .brain storming blog . . . 

WORDS:

Stifling

Confined

Is there a word that means to rob something of "the juice of life", like dehydrating, but with another layer?

cloistered

smothering

weighty

barren (!)

For Act 3 only: air

These sketches are thinking on paper . . .
3 units: two-window/door units  one-main gate to the inner court yard

These three units shift to form the different locations.

Act1:  Seems like it is adjacent to the kitchen, but a "public" area of the house. This space confuses me.

Act2: A sitting room outside the bedrooms of the daughters.

Act3: Courtyard

Set materials: stucco, oiled wood, wrought iron,

red clay tile, white lace, dry cracked earth

All scenes are seen against a desolate, dry, empty landscape.  Or is there a lush oasis far, far, -------> far away? (this means cyc and ground row, with black scrim)

What I like:

Three looks with the same 3 pieces.

Simplicity of the shapes

Small levels as part of the units.

What I need to work on / think about:

I don't like where the door ends up in Act 3.  Which means it will swap sides in the other two scenes too.

The dressing: how much is too much?  Need to decide how poor/rich they actually are.

Possible distortion of simple shapes . . .