The Wedding Singer Play Analysis

On March 16 I saw The Wedding Singer at Lawrenceville High School. Overall the Performing Arts Department did a good job with the resources they were given. The students were able to bring the characters of 70’s adults to the stage for most of the time and the costumes helped project those characters even more. Sadly the singing was only semi-decent and after intermission the amount of energy on stage went downhill fast and by the final celebratory number it was clear the majority of the actors were simply reciting lyrics and doing dance moves instead of enjoying what they were doing. The main character of Robbie Hart was played by Zamir Gorden. Gorden was able to project the proper emotions while also keeping the comedy of the scenes from ruining his portrayal of Robbie Hart. An

One use more set pieces during scenes with only two or three characters to make the stage more full and not as empty. The second thing I would add is more mics. Throughout the show audio was constantly at a low because of a lack of microphones and some dialogue and even singing was lost due to no one being able to hear the actors. One thing I would also change is some lighting clues, because at random points in the show a spotlight would appear on an entirely empty side of the stage while leaving actors on the other side almost completely in the dark. Secondly I would change the actresses playing Julia Sullivan and Linda. The actress who played Linda, Kathryn Hendry, had a much stronger voice and portrayed her character as good if not better than Gianna Oakley. The final thing I would change is how the final bows took place. Before the bows there was no black out, cut in the music or closing of the curtains to signify the end of the show instead so characters just left the stage while others took bows and then came back later. This was sloppy and could’ve been handled much better. Overall the show was enjoyable with a few