God of Carnage is an excellent play. At first, I was doubtful, but after having the pleasure to view the University of Arkansas’ production of this piece, I was absolutely blown away by the performance of each actor in terms of their delivery and overall responsiveness to their respective source material. Smaller directing elements made for promising scene conflict that was always capitalized on by the actors. For instance, each awkward pause in the group’s conversation was the cue for the actors to use non-verbals that brought to light the idea that there was constant underlying tension between the two parties. The characters all had layers and dimensions to their personalities making them more than just characters in a play. They were real …show more content…
The director who directed this play built the best platform for the actors to showcase their skills. The directing was robust in that the audience was made aware as to what was happening, one-hundred percent of the time. Due to this, confusion was kept to a minimum and the audience was able to pick up on certain ideas and themes that revolved around the play. Certain aspects of the play were emphasized on purpose to illustrate specific key elements that drove the play’s themes. The fact that every character had very obvious internal issues that prevented them from understanding one another was constantly in the audience’s face through verbal and physical conflict that brought these issues to light. The staging of the play was also effective. Being set in a living room, of a seemingly modern house, exotic and colorful household items were placed everywhere making the set gorgeous and interesting to look at. With thrust theatre, actors can sometimes be lost by one or two sides of the viewing space; however, this rendition of God of Carnage accounts for this by putting in place blocking that showcases each character to every side of the audience, at different portions of the production. God of Carnage is a well written play, and the production I had the pleasure of seeing didn’t disappoint in the slightest. All the appropriate elements were present whether those elements fell to the actors or the director.
Throughout the play, there is a level of intensity that can be seen. Sound effects, lighting and props help make the story seem intensely realistic. It helped engage the audience's attention and emotions throughout the entire play. It is as though we are living vicariously through these characters. With these characters, there is a life lesson to be learned.
The play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza begins with a simple set-up, four parents from different social classes coming together to discuss a dispute between their sons. As the play continues we see the characters slowly becoming less polite and civil as they start yelling at each other, getting piss drunk, and everyone’s favourite, vomiting. Throughout the play these characters are constantly being tested and judged. When Veronica and Michael attempt to show off their material possessions to the Raleighs they are given a metaphorical slap to the face as they physically ruin what the Novaks hold dear to them. In return the Novaks judge the Raleighs on their sense of righteousness and responsibility, the Raleighs social standing allowing them
On Saturday night 10/17/2015, I attended the theatre at Tarrant County College North East Campus, the comedy drama God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton and was directed by Stephen Thomas. “God of Carnage,” which is poised somewhere in between, definitely delivers the cathartic release of watching other people’s marriages go boom. A study in the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct, this play is itself a satisfyingly primitive entertainment with an intellectual veneer.
Armageddon begins by showing the destruction of the Earth by an asteroid 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs inhabited the earth. According to the narration, the asteroid is said to have been six miles wide, with the power of 10,000 nuclear weapons. The after effects were trillions of tons of dirt and rock thrown into the atmosphere, creating a blanket of dust that the sun was unable to penetrate for 1,000 years. The narrator explained that it happened once, and that it would happen again, it was only a matter of when.
...the audience and parents that tragedy that could come to them. I think it is not only a lesson for teenagers, but a lesson for parents as well. Time, effort, and energy put into this play were definitely worthwhile, in my opinion. I believe all their practice, rehearsal, and hard work paid off.
Overall, I enjoyed this play. Even with the dull ending, I found it to be entertaining and a good use of my time. The cast was great and they made good use of a decent
As every scene went by, my mind was blown little by little. By the end of the play my brain was loaded with an adrenalin, oxytocin and dopamine cocktail that only a masterpiece is capable of summoning. I felt, I heard, I breathed, I tasted and I saw “Our Country is Good.”
The play that we read for this unit is Too Much Punch For Judy, by Mark Wheeller. It is a form of Verbatim Theatre, meaning that it is based on the spoken words of real people. This play is about the story of a young woman who kills her sister in an alcohol related accident. When I first read the play I couldn’t empathize with the story as I haven’t experienced such a shocking event before. In this essay I will describe, analyse and evaluate both my work and the work of other actors in my group, focusing on the mediums, elements and explorative strategies of Drama.
...s killing us!” (p.56). This contrast between the two views enhances the audience’s understanding of the play.
of the audience. One of his main aims in the play was to present the
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.
The scripted gives every detail of what the house is to look like and states that the house should be more, “…comfortable than messy.” By having the set look like a comfortable home gives an atmosphere of what many, in the audience, would consider a homely feeling. (Norman, pg. 1) With guidance from Marsha Norman, the author of the play, she displays how she envisions the play being acted out and brought into the lives of the audience...
To conclude I think this play has violence and love as from the film I
This play shows the importance of the staging, gestures, and props making the atmosphere of a play. Without the development of these things through directions from the author, the whole point of the play will be missed. The dialog in this play only complements the unspoken. Words definitely do not tell the whole story.
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