Emish Patel
ID: 1080912
Thea 1331
Bus Stop
Critique
First thing first, I want to start of by saying that I really did enjoy the play. I went in thinking it might not be good but I was I wrong. Bus Stop, is written by William Inge and directed by Adam Noble, takes in small town few miles outside of Kansas City inside a dinner type restaurant. Because of bad weather and snow on the roads a bus is forced to stop there for almost a whole night. After watching the play I thought that the theme of the play was transformation and friendship. I felt that even though Bo was loud, aggressive and a proud man, to get what he loved he had to mature up and go out of his way to show how much he loved Cherie. Also, another theme that I felt was the theme of the play
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In addition to the set, the play’s costumes helped me understand the character a lot more. For Cherie, costumes showed that she was a dancer and singer of a nightclub but also an attractive woman who likes to dress up and be well taken care of. Virgil dressed as if to show he was a wise and respectable person. Bo dressed a cowboy who had just came from a bull riding contest and won it, showing he was tough. In addition to the set and the costumes, the play’s lighting also helped understand the story better by helping me keep a track of where the main conversations were going while also keeping a dim light one the other characters who still performing their roles one side like Virgil playing his card, Bo staring out the window and think, Cherie drinking her coffee, and Elma cleaning. While the set, the costumes, and the lighting, the sound did not much help me nor did it hinder me with the play. For sounds I mostly just heard them every time a door to the dinner opened up, which were of either of wind or truck. Although some background music did help feel a certain way for the
Cosi uses a wide range of Dramatic elements, all through-out the play. This play particularly highlights The Tension, the Role and the way the characters portray their selves on stage. The use of these techniques allows the audience to accept more readily the intent of the play. It draws everyone into a world, that in many ways is foreign to us, but the human interaction, with the characters, makes it seem more real.
A message that really explains the movie in a sentence is every human is not perfect and each human has their own personal struggles that they will try to overcome. Boobie Miles thought he was perfect and he actually put a curse on himself and got injured right at the beginning.The primary theme in the film is the Underdogs don’t always win. We thought because they were underdogs they were going to win but they ended up losing. They still did put up a great fight. Some other themes are the impact of adults’ hopes and goals lived vicariously through their children. The most important theme of the novel involves the impact of adults’ hopes and goals lived vicariously through their children. The people of Odessa place an unmistaken spell on the shoulders of their sons to be champions every year so that the adults can take the triumph as their own. The result is that their children can never leave their triumphs and defeats of that short time behind. It follows them no matter what they make of their lives, and it is unfair that they must do so. The last important theme is that of misplaced priorities. The people of Odessa wouldn’t accept the fact that their obsession with football was impacting on the educational success of their children. Their need to have a winning season affected class time, homework, tests, and even whether school
A significant aspect of the play is the acting and wardrobe, because it helps demonstrate the personalities of the characters.
The use of sound helped to create a story behind the scenes. The sounds of Drum’s gunfire and Ouiser’s dog barking create a humorous event outside of the set. This scene of family/neighborhood craziness is relatable to any audience member in some way and helped the audience to connect with the characters. The use of the radio at the beginning and end of each scene helped to establish a mood and in some cases a time change. It also worked as a signal to the audience when a scene was beginning or
The universal themes that are used in the story are racism and better the young.”And mothers and fathers, if it is too late for you, think of your children. Make it safe so they don't have to run away, for I want for you and your children what I had.”( Baker, 83) These themes are universal because both talk about things that has happened multiple times. Like better the young. We want the young to be the greatest generation and not make the mistakes we had made. The children of each generation need to be better than the last generations. The other theme racism. Racism was back then and it is now. The theme talks about the racism in the past and in the present and in the future. Racism will be the theme for lots of things in the present but also
The music and sound effects are in the same pont with what the author nedded to say in that play. In the smok and sword fight on the first act we thought will be a play where every body is confusing and fight each other. The phone ringing all the time and this help the actors to play around in the hury and action come up with rehearsal process. The purposes of the phone is any time we heart that something is going to happen, so we expectin to change the sequence in the play. Ringing the phone open a problem, hanging up the phone close the problem. Opening and shoutting the door of dressing room as a slamming it create for the audience understanding the flow of the show and leaves the flexibility as we see white and black to the performance. Crying with tears make the player dramatic, but afraid of discover which it trying to keep things together laughting and
One of its numerous strengths was the costuming and set. This musical would not have been the same had these elements not come together to transport the viewer. In addition to the costuming and the set, the actors were very well cast. Each actor was in a role that fit them and they portrayed their characters very well. For example, the man who played Glen really seemed like a greedy Wall Street worker. The choreography was also well done. It fit true to the style of dance in the 1980s and added to the immersion experience. The only thing that could have made this experience better would be to add more music. This may just be a personal preference, but when I see a musical I like for the music to be central like it is in Hamilton or Les Miserables. However, this musical was very good and not much could be added to enhance the
The theme of the play has to do with the way that life is an endless cycle. You're born, you have some happy times, you have some bad times, and then you die. As the years pass by, everything seems to change. But all in all there is little change. The sun always rises in the early morning, and sets in the evening. The seasons always rotate like they always have. The birds are always chirping. And there is always somebody that has life a little bit worse than your own.
The sound effects and music for the play was recorded to go with the actions of the character’s and whatever was taking place on stage; for example, when Ian and Chuck would play a game since there was no television they needed sound effects to better depict them playing a game. The music used in the play was relevant to today’s period and fit in well with the scenes, like when Ian says he’s going to get a job the song “I’m going to win” fit in perfectly, because it showed his determination. They also used music to help...
Overall, the score was beautiful and appropriate, adding suspense and mystery at all the right times. The sound effects added psychological flavor to the story without drawing too much attention to it.
The main character in this story is unique and something that is not expected, a stage manager. Throughout the book, the stage manager talked like he was in front of an audience and explained backstories. One of the biggest themes that I picked up on in Our Town was the stages of life and how you should appreciate everyday that you have. The theme was developed through the characters of George and Emily.
For instance, a musical number about a character’s tragic past might include soft, golden lighting, while a scene about dancing in a dance class might include purple lights to show the overall mood of the scene. In addition, the costumes used in the musical added even more life to the musical by providing a visual representation of each character and his or her personality. The costumes allowed the audience to determine the character traits of each character while also deciding the type of homes the characters came from. For instance, one of the characters was dressed in pants and a shirt that would normally be seen worn by an older man or a father. This leads the audience to believe that the character might be an older person who has a family of his own.
I thought the use of the lines in the outfit for the chorus was a very interesting choice along with making them yellow and white. Though this is understandable since those are common colors used in fireman outfits, which the chorus was supposed to represent. Though I thought that the costume lost a little bit of balance with the crudely drawn on mustaches and I felt like it took away the seriousness of who the chorus is supposed to be. Another thing that I found interesting in the play was the way that Mr. Biedermann and Mrs. Biedermann (Played by Sidney Lowell) where both in different types of blue. While Mr. Biedermann was in a dark blue which can signify someone being aloof, which would explain Mr. Biedermann since he did not know or care that the men that he let stay in his home were indeed firebugs. While on the other hand, Mrs. Biedermann’s dress was a pale gentle blue that gave her a sense of youthfulness and peace. This would make sense because she has to be careful because of her bad heart, that she would be more of a gentle and caring type of person. By giving the Biedermann’s a similar cold color scheme brought uniformity to the two characters in their warm colored
The music suited the movie very nicely. By the type of music playing, you could determine what sort of scene was coming up, either fast and light...