ABSTRACT
Semantics can be a nasty word. Picture this: You and the director are having your first conversation. He or she says his or her favorite color is green. He or she wants the whole set to be green. Let’s ignore his or her motivation for a second. If you are not careful, you’ll walk away from this meeting thinking, OK, I can do that. Then at the next meeting when you show the director your sketch in glorious sage green, he or she screams in horror and says, “Not that green!” Theatre is a visual business-I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Sometimes words just don’t cut it. Remember the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Well, it sure is true. Whenever possible your ideas will come across much clearer if they are presented in a visual way. That is what this chapter is all about. So let’s get on with it.
