Prior to the Thanksgiving break, I believe that there should be very little celebration of Christmas. The things that happen during the Thanksgiving season are separate in my mind from the celebration of Christmas, but the entire marketing campaign would like to disagree; Christmas commercials and music are played on television channels during Thanksgiving time.
In the case of the Christmas play here at Monmouth, there is an exception. There is very little time between the return from Thanksgiving break and the departure for Christmas break; this time is usually occupied with final exams and preparation for them. For these reasons it is reasonable to have a Christmas play before break, and I consider the attendance to the play an exception to my usual dislike for things that occur before their appointed time.
The technical aspects of the play (sets, clothing design, etc.) were done well given the context. I am not well versed in theatre budgets, but they seemed to have a significant amount money available to them while producing the performance. I have only participated in the con...
The set of the play was built decent and looked the same. The only thing I didn't like was some of color of the stones that were painted on the walls. But, that’s just my opinion. However, I did have fun splatter painting those walls and the stairs during class. I liked how there was platforms and different ground levels, that made it more interesting. Rather than just having the stage ground there were stairs you could go up or down which set it apart. Overall, I liked the set and I thought it was built well and sturdy.
Ebeneezer Scrooge was a businessman who worked at a store called, (Scrooge and Marley). Scrooge was a mean man who didn't care about anyone but himself. The movie and the play is mostly about how Ebeneezer Scrooge did something wrong and what he did do to make people not hate him. In the story Scrooge gets visited by three spirits before christmas. No one in the story at first likes Scrooge.
The play “A Christmas Carol – A ghost story of Christmas” by Charles Dickson, directed by James Black in Houston, TX was performed in a similar way in “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickson, directed by Michael Wilson in Washington, D.C. The both plays had similarities and differences throughout the play in which demonstrated different creativity from the different directors. The rating that was given by the reviewer of the play in Washington gave a 5 out of 5 star rating. For the play that I went to watch the rating I would give it would be a 5 star rating.
The lighting was good it was a simple yellow light that focused on the production most of the time during the play. It helped the scenery look like it was really from back in the day. It connected well to the time that it was supposed to take place in. Another thing I liked was when the lights at some points focused all on one character when they
The most memorable part of a play that a person remembers when he or she leaves the theater are the people that came together as a group to make the production happen. The scenery, lighting, and special effects should not overpower the performance of the actors. It also should not determine whether or not a play is successful. Theatre productions such as You Tweet My Face Space, Home Chat, The Curious Incident of the dog in the Nighttime, Cats, and Peter Pan Goes Wrong are examples of plays that had wonderful playwrights and performers. Some of these productions used good supportive measures to make the play successful and some unfortunately used measures that overpowered the talent of the people in the show. It is very difficult to know where
Anger can be partly physiological, cognitive, and psychological, and it is also pointedly ideological. Factors such as race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nation, and religion arouse anger (Kim1). Goldhor-lerner stated that:
The production had many elements which for the most part formed a coalition to further the plot. The characters, the three part scenery and costumes represented well the period of time these people were going through. As far as the performers entering and exiting the stage, it could have been more organized. There were a few times when the performers exited at the wrong times or it seemed so due to the echo of the music. At certain moments the music was slightly loud and drowned the performers. Many of the songs dragged on, so the pacing could have been more effectively executed. Though the music was off at times, the director's decision to have most of the songs performed center sage was a wise one. Also the implementation of actual white characters that were competent in their roles came as a great surprise to the audience and heightened the realism.
Throughout the play, there were technical difficulties with the microphones and sound systems. The microphones continued to go in and out throughout the play and at times the sound system would not be loud enough for people to hear and went out completely during one of the songs. Also, some of the male cast were not the best of singers. I do believe that a lot of the problems could have just occurred during the first showing and not the rest of them, yet, even with the problems, I would recommend this play to people because I was very entertained and everything but the directing and costume making was done by children.
Christmas is a special time of year that deserves to be remembered for its true meaning. Every year, Christmas becomes more and more commercialized and society forgets the origin of Christmas. It was not started with cookies, toys, and a fat man that delivers them, but instead it started with a humble inn where our Savior was born. The definition of Christmas is “a holiday on December 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.” Nowhere in that definition does it say anything about the outrageous pressure society has set on consumers to buy, buy, buy during the Christmas season. Christmas is about presence not presents.
Sunday afternoon, a cloudy day. Right after lunch, I was heading West to see the play. I was excited already to start with the Christmas spirit, even though, Thanksgiving still far. I got to the theatre, on the second floor. I bought my ticket on this little window at the end of the hallway. As I entered the theater I could hear the Christmas songs and notice the big Christmas tree in the middle of the stage. The type of stage is proscenium with an extended apron; its structure was very different. The audience seats are arranged in an arch, the entrance was made from the back of the theater and the stage was below the audience. This theater, even though small, it accommodated everybody well, giving everybody a very good
The perfect lives that make up the routine of the Illyrian citizens portrays a society in which enjoyment, and personal gain are held in utmost priority. Shakespeares mocks the passivity of the Illyrian lifestyle to explain to the audience that excess of such festivity has negative side effects such as ego and lack of true love. He expresses that the pursuit of expression and truth in itself invokes enjoyment. Sir Aguecheek mirrors the uncertainty of a person through lack of self-confidence and the desire to openly reveal his true self when lamenting “Is it a world to hide virtues in?” (1.3.131). While uncovering aesthetic and emotional mysteries, the Illyrians find that disport restrains them from actual enjoyment and love. The play follows the audience to motivate them towards dissemination of feelings and expression of passion as a “locus of growth and self discovery” (Logan 223) and to obtain true happiness by ridding themselves of excessive, meaningless fun.
Charles Dickens wrote the novel A Christmas Carol because he believed that he can have an influence on the situation in England in the 19th century(Bio). He included the character’s greed and want that are a part of Scrooge during his visits with the Ghosts of Christmas.
In this paper, I will be focusing briefly on my knowledge and understanding of the concept of Applied theatre and one of its theatre form, which is Theatre in Education. The term Applied Theatre is a broad range of dramatic activity carried out by a crowd of diverse bodies and groups.
The show was natural because all the cast understands their roles well. They have a great voice. All the songs sound great. Monica, Nathan, and Kimberly voices were just unbelievable. It makes the audience sink into the play more and more. The show flows well and the director has done a great job. She gives the actors/actresses to use their own way to portray the characters other than just telling them what do to. Something that can do better is the dancing. In the play, the dance was off because there are so many dancers it understandable that they don’t have the same pace. It would be great that they dance at the same pace. For example, during the ball, there is one couple who dance faster than the rest but at the end they still catch up with each other. It was nice when actors and crew move the set in the dark. Some crew wears black so they are see less visible. It is a great idea when the directors did that. Something that the play did well was the set, the dresses, the jokes, songs and many other
I saw A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens on Saturday, November 9th 2013, produced by the Trinity Repertory Company at 206 Washington Street in Providence Rhode Island, performed in the Elizabeth and Malcolm Chace Theatre on opening night of the season. Charles Dickens also wrote the famous Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities. When A Christmas Carol was published in 1843, Christmas was just coming into vogue as a popular holiday. The play was adapted by Adrian Hall along with original music by Richard Cumming. My first impression of the play was that it was very elaborate, well prepared. The whole place smelled like a polished mansion and intentionally like apple cider. Cardis Furniture and Amica were the biggest sponsors. There was more older audience members than young people, which made me think they had seen other versions of the play before. I had seen the play at Trinity Repertory before and I was actually in A Christmas Carol at one time. The predispositions of most of the audience members was irritated, impatient and exasperated because of the long wait to get early tickets, then there was no seating to wait to get in upstairs, and once we all got in the theatre the seating was too crowded. This was all ridiculous, but I was just glad to get cheap seats. The price was “pay what you can” and I sat in the high up on the side is Aisle 6, Section 5, Row J, Seat 506.