Doctor's Dungeon, Theatre + Morgue

Scenes location is used for

8 -

24 -

Intent

Medieval times knowledge equated to power over the body

Scene 8 = lecture hall, suitable for bourgeoisie + a facade

Scene 24 = complete torture chamber, racks, Woyzeck’s body parts placed in pickled jars, leeches everywhere

Lighting

Shelves of sealed apothecary jars - hold dyed water, backlit by LED through the glass

Projects coloured caustic patterns on the walls

Motorised they can drift

Colour palette - mostly green

Haze makes beams visible

Harsh grey-green lighting directly positioned onto Woyzeck’s corpse

Sound

Glass chimes

Low chant of menacing Latin rites

‘Non nobis, Domine’ - giving glory to God + not oneself, ironic for his vanity
Long reverb + low drone

Latin was the language of the Church - Doctor can understand the lyrics + Bishops have printed lyric sheet

Smell

Metallic

Moist air + damp stones

Vinegar from jars