In conclusion Philip Dean’s produced theater performance “ZigZag Street”
provided the main theme well through out the whole performance. The acting
was wonderful and the uses of techniques were used great. The only downside
to this play was the script.
Analytical Essay:
In Philip Dean’s produced theater performance “ZigZag Street” the main
theme, which is displayed through out the performance is the universal
needs of all human beginnings: need for friendship, companionship and
the needs for plans, hopes and dreams. This is shattered when the main
character Richard (Mark Conaghan) is dumped buy his long-term girl
friend after 4 years. After this painfully brake up he is given his
grandparents house on ZigZag Street under one condition, he renovate
the house while he lives in it. While he is in this house he try’s to
get his life back on track but despite concerted efforts chaos reigns
supreme.
First Key Moment:
1. Richard: arrives at a café. He takes out a book and reads. After
a moment a girl enters, looks around and then approaches.
Girl: Im sorry. You were reading
Richard puts the book down
Richard: No it’s fine.
Girl: so what do you do?
Richard: Im s lawyer. I work for a financial institution, what about you?
Girl: im a student.
Richard: what are you studying?
Girl: Do you like movies?
Richard: Sure.
She has the Pulp Fiction postcard.
Girl: would u like see Pulp Fiction with me sometime?
Richard: With you?
Girl: Yeah. You haven’t seen it?
Richard: No, I haven’t. One might this week? Or the weekend.
Girl: The weekend might be better. Im not allowed out on weeknights
during school.
Pause.
Richard: During school.
Girl: Its okay. Im nearly seventeen
This scene illustrates the main theme very well; it shows the audience
that Richard is looking for friendship or companionship within this
girl. The technique of tension was used well within this scene, it
started off to look like that Richard’s luck has finally changed after
his brake up with his girl friend but all is not what it seems.
Richard and this girl talk for a moment and the conversation leads to
Richard asking if the young girl would like to go to the movies with
him during the week or weekend. This is where the tension starts to
heighten between Richard and this young girl, this is due to the
Richard finding out that the girl is only seventeen. This was great
use of tension because it showed that Richard is still looking for a
companion but he has matured after his brake up and thinks things
through a lot more then he has done before.
Within this scene the technique focus was used well because the only
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