[boxhead]. Darren O'Donnell

The voices are channelled through an effects unit, creating the voices for the four characters. The doctors are pitched very high and the narrators very low. The effects are switched manually by a stage manager or sound operator.

      MUSIC

      The music is percussive and boxy, with real wooden boxes as instruments. There are also a few etheric sounds for more otherworldly moments.

      PERFORMANCE STYLE

      There are a lot of dumb jokes in the show and there is a fine line between making the joke and telegraphing that you are making the joke. Like pretty much all comedy, the actors should treat the absurd things that happen as seriously as Stanley howling for Stella. Physically, the challenge is to keep it as ‘real’ as possible, while still recognizing that extraordinary measures need to be taken in order to keep the audience staring at a couple of blank, expressionless beige surfaces.