I will be reviewing “The Play that Went Wrong” by Henry Lewis. This play is in so many different directions, I don’t even know where to start. I think I’ll go with Murphy's law. “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” The Play starts off with the crew asking about a lost puppy. It just kinda escalated from there. Things from the gayest kiss imaginable, to an entangled telephone call, the play keeps getting worse and worse, and in a way, better.
I will be judging my two favorite cast members, Ashley Bryant and Akron Watson. I will start with Mr. Watson. He plays Trevor, a Duran Duran obsessed stage manager. He was out there, and I loved it. His body was loose, and free whilst showing he did not care at all. Until, of course, he had to go onstage himself. His projection was normal, but what I loved most about his performance was his reaction time. It was awful. He’d miss a cue, or not follow the lines. He went on TINDER for crying out loud. But, all in all, he was the best. Of course his
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She started off as a minor character, just there to make sure the set doesn’t collapses upon itself. Her role progresses as the play falls apart, until she is literally constraining another cast member to say the lines. Her projection was spot-on, and her annunciation was, I mean, she tried, okay? Her body language started off as you would expect closed in, and just saying “I don’t want to be here.” But, I thought it was remarkable that as the play went on, the actress made small changes, like standing up straighter, and turning her face towards the audience. She was good with working beside the cast, but it did seem as though there was a barrier. It was spot on to how actors really look down on techies. Finally, I loved her facial expressions. She was breaking the fourth wall, and bringing the house DOWN! A quotable quote, “Inspector, you’re giving me a
Their acting chops were very impressive whether it was comedic, emotional, or just stunning overall. Yet, on the other hand, some minor characters weren’t as well heard as others. I feel as the play could be better if some of the minor characters had projected their voice more, allowing their character to be known. However, although some voices were much stronger than others, all actors were full of talent, capable of dealing with script’s requirements, and did a good job
Theater is acting, and each actor that was involved in this production was fantastic. Page Ogle who played Dolly did a very good job being a sweet talking, yet manipulative woman in the 1890s. I would have critiqued her on just one thing, slow down!
My favorite character in the play was Georgie witch was performed by Natalie Morales. This was my favorite because she performed her part more on point than any of the other characters while having the most lines. Another reason why she was my favorite of the characters in the play is because she played the role of Georgie with the most credibility. For example she was the street girl from Brooklyn, New York and she played her part like if she was an actual Brooklyn girl it looked like she wasn’t even acting the other characters didn’t look as natural as she did. The effortless credibility was not the only advantage that she had over the other characters; her body language was also something that it looked like she put most of her effort into but made it looked as if she was natural.
Yesterday night I reviewed the play “The Miss Firecracker Contest” In Wilmington, North Carolina at Big Dawg Productions. The play started out as Carnell Scott, 24-year-old orphaned southern girl who lives in Brookhaven, Mississippi. She is tap dancing in her room with a purple leotard and some kitchen utensils used as creative batons practicing her routine for The Miss Firecracker Contest.
I really enjoyed The University of Alabama’s version of The Dining Room. It was one of the best plays I’ve ever seen, and I don’t really like plays. The actors, director, and production crew did a very good job of bringing everything together. Everything was on time, the lighting was great, the actors were great, and the entire show was phenomenal. However, out the entire cast one person in particular stood out the most to me. Her name was Mary Catherine Waltman and she played Grace, Peggy, and Sarah which were some of my favorite characters.
Her voice projected very well but there were points in the play where I was unable to see her face. I also felt as if she overdid her part. She could have been just a little more subtle. Even though she was very dramatic her facial expressions really gave life to the play. I felt as if I could feel what she was feeling for the time being. In the scene where Sister James and Sister Aloysius were discussing the student Donald Muller’s whereabouts with Father Flynn is a perfect example of her being slightly too dramatic. When asked if she wanted sugar she frantically said, “NO! Oh God no!” I understand that is what was intended for her character to say but Pipkin could have made it less awkward. This made me somewhat uneasy. Her crying throughout the play seemed much fabricated. Even though this is a play and the actors and actresses are supposed to be “acting” I think that it should still flow naturally. I would have liked to feel like I was actually in the midst of everything going on, not like I was watching a scripted play. There was more than one occasion where I also could not see Pipkin’s face. This made it difficult to hear some, not all, words that she was
The way he carries himself and his voice inflections really make the viewer feel like they are in the time period and can envision themselves in the scene of the play. The actor himself really seemed to believe in the play. The way he stormed out of the Ballyhoo scene, it was obvious that he was passionate about the play and really bought into the role. At other times, he spoke to everyone like a true gentleman. The kissing scene was a soft spot in the play, and he did a great job of the whole kiss and the speaking leading up to it. In addition, the actor did a great job of using a different voice in the play. Eastern European Jews were known for speaking differently that German Jews, and his voice was unique and correct for the time
Besides the fact that I didn't like this play, the actors did do a pretty good job with their acting and memorization of their lines. Couple times Marisol hesitated with her lines but it wasn't too bad. I like the accents they were using. It wasn't to hard to understand what they were saying, but once again there were those times when their accents did effect a little on their pronunciations and my understanding on what they were saying. Overall, I don't think they were too believable with their characters. They didn't reach me.
Amber Von Tussle was a bit weak vocally, yet too strong in her dancing for her character. Seaweed and Little Inez were marvellous singers, however their acting could have used work. Tracy Turnblad, I will admit, is a hard role to play. She is one of those characters everyone knows and everyone expects; Tracy is almost always played the same way, and it is difficult to break out of the stereotype. Her vocals were great, and her acting matched the character. She could have been a better dancer, but overall, Natalie Rotolo pulled off the role.
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.
Offensive Play It’s time for kickoff. The kicker tee’s up the ball and is waiting for the call from the referee so he can kick the ball. The tension is building up with the opposing team as they await the kick. The whistle blows and the referee gives him the clear to kick the ball.
Zellweger’s nasally tone, at first, comes off as very annoying, but you begin to believe it’s what makes her character seem so innocent, she comes off as just a girl with a dream. Her gestures seem almost insecure at first, like a mouse, she moves with such innocence, but at the same time, her acting portrays someone entitled, so you don’t know how to react to her character. The gestures Renèe Zellweger utilizes develops her character. When she is performing “Funny Honey” you can sense love when she gently rubs her hands down her chest, as she walks around the piano and rubs her head on the piano as if she 's hugging it you get this feeling of love in her character. You can also feel her anger when she punches the piano. Velma played by Zeta-Jones was remarkable. The way that she was able to belt out the first song was amazing, the singing was unexpected, to say the least, her tone was thick and you could hear the deception in her voice. The role of Mama (Latifah) was acted out perfectly. When she is performing “When You’re Good to Mama” you cannot help but feel like you need to join in with the dancing and singing. Her gestures reinforced my feelings about the performance. They aided
In the play, all the characters understand their parts. This did a nice job of portraying their characters. For example, Monica who played Ella know her character well that she could put herself in the role of Ella. During the show, she always kept a good pace. Next is Nathan who played Topher have a good character body
Her ability to transition from comedy to drama is simply outstanding. One of the best comedic scenes in the movie takes place during the dinner scene, in which Victoria devours her dinner quickly and not to neatly, in order to just get it over with (11:45). Dench does a remarkable job of showing such a complete lack of regality and etiquette that the audience can't help but laugh at this Queen and her disdain for all of the pomp and circumstance associated with her royal duties. Shifting from comedy to drama, Dench also provided a very moving scene in which she shares with Abdul the lonliness of being the Queen, "I'm so lonely, everyone I really loved has died and I just go on and on." (37:08) The expression and tone in which this line is delivered truly tugs at the heart of the audience and provides a deeper understanding into just how lonely Victoria is. I agree with the review posted in Reelviews ,by James Berardinelli, in which he states, "Dench’s portrayal is, hands-down, the best thing about Stephen Frears’
‘Catastrophe’ is a play about a director seeing his play staged for the first time and giving his opinions on it to his assistant. There are four characters in total onstage, the director and the assistant as well as a lighting man that we never see and the protaganoist of the play being put on who never speaks. The director is a dictator character who controls the entire scene and exploits the protaganoist in his vulnerable and weak state and also that of the assistant usuing his male dominancy over her. The directors changes all of the way that the assistant has staged the protaganist on the stage to