1. My first observation was the set. Upon walking into the theatre, a red couch and white table was placed on the far right on the stage. Adjacent from the audience stood a big platform. Each setting of the play was projected onto this wall. For example, when the grandparents were in the Biltmore Hotel, a hotel lobby was displayed on the wall. The wall included automatic sliding doors that opened and closed for the actors to enter and exit the stage.
2. My second observation was how the play was directed. It was easy to visualize that each character recited their lines numerous times to put on the best performance. The director also wanted to accommodate both Spanish and English speaking individuals so he incorporated both languages in the
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My fourth observation was the choice of music. Because the play was centered around a Mexican background, the director chose to use Spanish music in the performance. The opening of the play started out with all the actors dancing to Spanish music. There was also another scene in the play where I heard a different Spanish song being played.
5. My fifth observation was the acting. Peaches, who also played the girl and the slave appeared to be the best actor to me. She was able to fit into each character correctly. When she was in peaches costume (the older woman) she talked as if she was in her older ages. When she played the younger girl, her tone changed to fit the character of a young, immature child.
6. My sixth observation was the props. Throughout the play, there were many different props moved in and out by the deck run crew. During the hotel scene, a computer desk and chair were brought into the center left of the stage while a hotel check in desk was brought into center stage. One prop that stayed throughout the play was the red couch on the far right and the table in front of
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My eight observation was the style of theatre. As I walked through the theatre, it was a lot smaller than I expected it to be. The kind of theatre I sat in was a proscenium theatre. In this kind of theatre, the audience all sits in front of the stage. I also noticed with this kind of theatre, that taller gentleman in front of me made it hard to see the actors when they were directly on the stage closest to the audience on the right.
9. My ninth observation was the use of real food and beverages. In one scene, the daughter made her parents a sandwich with mayo, lettuce, and tomatoes. In another scene, the bartender served the daughter and Malinxe a beverage that came out of a wine bottle. I thought this was different than any other play I have been too in the past.
10. My final observation was the word choice expressed by the actors written by the playwright. Across the play, the characters spoke cuss words in both English and Spanish. I also observed that there were kids in the crowd and that the use of foul language may not have been the right
My least favorite aspect of this play was the ending. The ending confused me and was anticlimactic. It was not funny and not entertaining at all.
...ition to costume, language and dialogue is what fixes the atmosphere and the action. In a manner very similar to Shakespeare, Calderón weaves description of the scene and of what is occurring into the main thrust of the play. In this sense, he is more than a poet, he is a dramatic craftsman who predominantly through his verse alone, creates a drama in its own right. All the clues to the plot and its themes lie in the text; the use of staging, costume, music and props can be used to enhance what lies in the script. What they give to the play is a fuller and more entertaining dramatic production. Thus, if used sensitively and intelligently by a director, these factors can increase the dramatic power of the work. The primary focus, however, remains the language, which relies on a high standard of acting in order to do justice to the subtleties of the play.
The choreography kept things interesting and the dances in a musical can make or break the performance. Overall, Cherie and Abby did an amazing job directing each person to have a place among a crowded stage. Last but not least, the costumes! This play was set in the 1890s, meaning it is very important to have correlating costumes so the audience can be aware of what time period they are in.
In conclusion, the overall experience of the play was great. The actor’s did a really good job at delivering their lines, and blended in well with their characters. The lighting and the music were used well, and helped transitioned into new scenes. The director and producers of the play made the characters relatable and realistic, Caldwell did a good job at portraying her image of how the play should go and it was effective. Leveling up is a great play that all generations could love.
It was good setting to get the attention from the audience and also a way to move around or change settings of the play. Although I love this play my small critic for this play was the players. Some others actors had understandable accents but others didn’t. For example, the brother of the servant his accent was confusing because he kept switching his accent from different country languages. This play was really nice it had a little of bit of everything drama, comedy, romance, betrayal. What like about this play it was how they used the dramatic structure the inciting incident and the climax. The inciting incident for this play of musical comedy murders of 1940 was guessing who the killer of the play was because there was tension building up not knowing who the murder was. The climax for this play would be for me finding out who was the murder and just being in shock how everything had change into a new scenario. Overall it was amazing show how it developed and how well an organized transition the play
The plot of the play was very well performed in the way that they got the point across quite well. There was only one factor that disturbed me about the plot of the play witch was that some issues were extended and made the play longer. This story was seen in my eyes as a story about a Brooklyn girl that grew up her entire life using defense mechanisms such as alcohol and sex to compensate for her bad childhood and for her unsuccessful employment life.
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
First impression of the play when I first walked in was one of confusion. The stage design was not distinguishable. I could not tell what was going on or what it was supposed to be. One thing I could
Since this is a review and its based on my opinion, I would have to say this was one of the worst plays I've ever seen in my life. I wasn't entertained by the play at all. The only good parts were the good-looking girls in the play. I like the main character Marisol based only on her looks. She played on ok job of acting. I realize she had a lot of lines to memorize which she had down, but she just didn't get to me. I think the costumes were ok. They had nothing special, or out of the ordinary except for the angel's wings, which were pretty nice. I didn't like the lighting or the scenery. I didn't know where the scene was supposed to be at some points.
Actors were expected to memorize hundreds of lines at a time. While one play could be performing, actors would be practicing lines for their next show. Play writers also began to make roles for the actors in the theatrical pieces. The theaters that actors performed in were roofless so that the sun could be used as lighting. Theatrical shows were held in the afternoon because it provided the best amount of light for the show. When the people gathered into the theater, the different classes of people were separated by where they could afford to sit and watch the show. The lower classmen were situated on the bare earth where it was dirty and smelly because it was never cleaned. The owners’ of the theaters found it less expensive if they did not keep high maintenance of their establishments. Higher classmen sat under a roof and for a penny more, they could buy cushions for their seats.
Some actors also play multiple different characters in the play, which forces the viewers to take out their playbook and pay attention to the characters and time periods. It can get very confusing even though there may only be nine different characters if the viewer does not pay close attention. This play takes us back and forth between four generations of this family’s fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, wives, and lovers. Will all that is constantly going on and the constant foreshadows thrown at the audience, it is certainty a play of impressive proportions that leaves the audience completely satisfied when they finally understand all the
Tina was an effective character because she was a strong mother and hardworking in the factory. Tina Burkhalter made the audience have a good laugh several times throughout the play. The second actor who stood out to me was Wyn Moreno (Juan Julian- lector). Wyn did a good job as Juan Julian, who captivated the workers in the factory to a different place in Germany. Wyn seemed very comfortable up stage with a loud tone of voice and was really into character.
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The survival of theatre lies in the very nature of humankind: its inner voyeuristic drive. The desire to watch other people dealing with their conflicts and fates challenges as well as reinforces values and the morality of society. The theatre provides an exciting opportunity to watch stories and situations as if they were real life, showing us the truth of our nature.
There wasn’t any particular scene on stage that made me doubt the integrative work of the director since all the staging work such as lighting, design, costumes and performance were well coordinated and blended for a very good production. The lights were well positioned with well fitted costumes and a very ideal scene to match. There wasn’t much change of scenes in the play except for some movement of tables and chairs. There was an entrance and exit for the performers which made their movements uninterrupted. There was a loud sound of a bell when school was over while the lights were dimmed whenever there was a change of scene. The pace of the production was very smooth since one scene followed the other without delay and most likely because most of the performers wore the same costume; especially all eight students wore the same costume for the entire