James Maynard Theatrical Designs

My adaptation differed from the film script in making the story a smaller character study, while de-emphasizing the 1950's "Army vs. Alien" mentality. It was the best script I had done up till then and I was proud of it.

The design features a circular projection screen in the center of the stage which could be raised up and over the platform to represent KLATU's spaceship (again NOT a "Flying Saucer"). Scenes involving the ship were to be played out on this platform and the staggered steps below it.

Stage Right ( at left in this groundplan) was used to suggest the Hospital and the Professor's Office, while Stage Left was the Living Room & Kitchen of the family that KLATU befriends in the story. All the other action was to play out downstage and within the audience as was our tradition at the HIP POCKET THEATRE.