Whilst reading this play, many ideas of set decisions popped in my head. As the play itself is very descriptive and the reader can clearly envision the set, costumes, and props. If I was directing this play, I would prefer to have a large stage-one that goes back a good 25-30 meters as I picture the yard being very large and the house propped in the background rather than the main prop. I would like to have a small porch and a door to go inside, so that actors can come on and off stage easily and seem as if they're coming out of the house. I envision a row of trees along the right side of the stage. The last tree would be blown over by the storm. There would be two old chairs near front stage right, near the broken down tree. In back stage right there would be a grey path resembling a driveway, very minuscule though. In terms of the yard, I would love to get turf that is very neatly trimmed, with bushes planted in front of the house. The house itself would be two or three stories, painted white, with candles in some of the windows. It would be of significant cost, as they were quite well off.
As some of the scenes are during night-time, I'd have a yellow-ish light to depict moonlight. I envision the land being on the edge of a river, but the end of the stage, going to the audience would be where the river started so I wouldn't need to show it. At the end of the play, Joe Keller goes into the house (2nd or 3rd story) and shoots himself, so backstage I would have a ladder and the sound and sight of a gun going off.
As some of the scenes are during night-time, I'd have a yellow-ish light to depict moonlight. I envision the land being on the edge of a river, but the end of the stage, going to the audience would be where the river started so I wouldn't need to show it. At the end of the play, Joe Keller goes into the house (2nd or 3rd story) and shoots himself, so backstage I would have a ladder and the sound and sight of a gun going off.