This play was not what I was expecting, but in a good way. I liked the play more than I thought I would. I loved how the setting was in Mississippi so the characters added a southern accent to play. The lingo was very different being that it was during the 80’s in the south. The play was clearly understood through the characters, set design costumes, and lightning/special effects. The characters actions and movements helped me better enjoy and comprehend what the script was about. Being that the setting took place in Mississippi in the 80’s the dialect was at first hard to understand, but with the help of the characters movement I grasped what the play was about. One of the best parts of plays is how the actors are able to make a character on paper come to life. In the play the actors did a good job. I expected for the actors to be not as experienced as actors I have seen in the past since they’re college students. However, these students were awesome and I can tell they put their 100% effort into the play. I appreciated how the actors gave so much energy from the opening scene to the closing scene. I …show more content…
Elain had pretty dresses, nice make-up, and her hair was always done. I could tell that Elain was a girly girl and she took pride in her appearance. Elain wore a dress even in the scene when she was in the house. Popeye had on nerdy classes, her lipstick was all over her lips, her hair was in a messy ponytail, and her clothes were big and tacky looking. Popeye costume explained how she was uncoordinated, she was a happy person, and she had a bubbly personality. Popeye wanted to be the girl that got the boy, but men did not pay her any attention. I like her character the most. Popeye liked Delmount, however; she did not change herself to get Delmount’s attention. Also, I like that her character had spunk and attitude even though she was awkward
I loved the placement of different props on stage, like how the first scene where Vivian is first diagnosed was off center to the right. The single spotlights added more emphasis on certain points in the play and I thought that added more to the environment, especially when Vivian would have another monologue and she would step forward towards the audience while the extras moved around the props in the back to change the scene. For sound, I thought the background music for the ending scene really captured the mood for the death of Vivian Bearing. It wasn’t exactly a grieving style of music but it was calming at the same time. Also, the lighting and sound effects for the x-ray scene was outstanding.
The kids were clamoring to get their pictures taken with the cast. To me the most impressive part of the experience was watching the interaction between the actors and the kids. The actors clearly understood they were still playing a role and that they had to be giving of their time and energy to them. Seeing the kids reactions solidifies that shows like this will keep the theatre culture growing by building new generations of audience
Wow! I loved reading this play. After reading it initially, I was in awe due to how much I enjoyed it! It was even more interesting when I researched and found out Tennessee Williams wrote Vieux Carre based on similar interactions with the characters in this play. Yikes.
This shows that people need to do the right thing no matter how hard it is so that events in real life do not get out of hand like they did in the play and like they did in the real Salem Witch
Overall though I thought the play was very good, the set was great, the actors were amazing. I would definitely recommend seeing this
Although the actresses presented their characters in a well-acted fashion, I was not able to connect with the characters until midway through the play. In one scene two of the characters are in a car having a heart-to-heart. It was the moment where the character of Jamie gives a very passionate and raw expression of her life that I was first able to connect with the story. The actress presented this scene in such a subdued yet passionate manner that it truly felt as if it had been an issue she had been dealing with for years. I was content that I had finally connected with the characters through this small scene of drama, but, just like real life, the moment of drama did not last
For example, a clear obstacle during the show was when Bonnie and Clyde’s days of crime end abruptly when they are gunned down in a shower of bullets once the police find them. In my opinion, the plot was presented clearly, and effectively. Clyde Barrow is one of the main characters of the musical. Clyde plays an edgy, ruthless man who wants nothing but to be an outlaw, just like his childhood role model, Billy the Kid.
Apparel exceeded my expectations. I have been to several Broadway Lights shows in Charlotte over the years, and this production is one of the better ones I’ve seen, if not the best. The stage was designed very well for the show, the story was excellently written, and the play resonated well with a contemporary audience. My immediate response to the layout of the theater was that I didn’t like it because I am not a huge fan of theater performances in the round.
The cast members seemed like they were part of the production themselves, which gave the audience a lifelike impression from them. Throughout the play I did not notice any obvious flaws that the cast members exhibited, which was really professional in my opinion and as a result, made the production more appealing to the audience. There was also breaking of the fourth wall, as demonstrated by Igor, where she asked one of the audience members if they have found a missing brain. During the Finale Ultimo, is where the cast members really broke the fourth wall, as they did a talent show with the main members of the cast, which involved the audience clapping at the end of each talent performed. It was during this scene where the main cast members brought out their tap dancing abilities, which was well received with a standing ovation at the end of the
The major action of the play was Wednesday having to hide her boyfriend from the rest of her family, her father having to hide the fact that Wednesday is engaged from his wife, and the actual introduction of both families. The play gives a strong message of the importance of family. It shows how even though both families are different, they're somewhat similar. It also shows how even though everyone has their own strange personality and goals, they all work together because they love
There were a lot of aspects of the play that needed close analytical thinking. For example the interaction between Constable, played by Dennis Santos, Papa Shakespeare, played by Kadeem Robinson and William Brown, played by Nicholas Smith was when the problem had first begun with a letter banning the African Company from performing. The music was also an aspect of the play I payed attention to because there was a lot of unity and culture represented within the music. The relationship between Ann Johnson and James Hewlett was something I payed close attention to as well. At the beginning it seemed as though Ann wanted nothing to do with James but as the play goes on it slowly begins to
First of all, the play was great because they had great voices. When you go to a play and you start to watch, just to find out that that it has a cast that does not really fit their character, it really stinks. At this play their voices really fit their characters. When they sang, it was fun to hear some of the things we talk about in choir. Some of the things that I heard were things like their dinamics.
A Chorus Line was different from any of the plays that we had seen during the semester, given that it was a musical. This is definitely what I am more accustomed to from watching my friends through the years preform this style alone essentially as well as my sister playing any Broadway musical soundtrack she could get her hands on for weeks on end. This felt so drastically different from anything else we had seen in the semester because it seemed that there was no end goal or resolution, it just ended. Sure, a handful of characters grew but a lot was left to the imagination at the end of the play. One thing that always sticks out within a musical are the songs itself.
Our play was about twins, Dolly and Bubba, and their journey to college from a small town to the big city. The two tried to adjust to the city life, but almost immediately knew it was not for them. They hoped that attending the same university as their elder cousin Natalie would change things, but it did not. Needless to say they do not stay in the city for long and they have had a few experiences in the city that they are sure to never forget.
Everyone did an absolutely amazing job with their perspective roles. There were quite a few actors that stood out, for example the chef was a wife to the butler and she was very outspoken and made herself be seen. But there was one character that continuously called my attention throughout the entire play, and that was the Judge Sir Lawrence Wargrave, which was played by Ronald Lemos. Although he didn’t speak a ton in each scene he was always around, and when he did speak it was with so much power it called for your attention.