First Impressions of a Theatre Performance

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1. When you arrived in the theatre, what were your impressions of what the performance would be like? Make comments about the audience, the program, the space (theatre and seating area), any display in front of the theatre, and the set, music, and lights that may have been used before the performance. The audience was fairly quiet before the play began and many people were reading the program. The program was fairly simple and straightforward, but the promotional posters were very bright and exciting. I liked the use of Latin American music and it helped to set the scene before the play began. At first, I thought the set looked well-built but I was a bit confused by how simple and lacking color it was. I knew from the promotional posters that it was a children’s play so I assumed it would be …show more content…

The obstacle facing Miguel was that his voice was stolen and he desperately wanted his voice back. In order to achieve this, Miguel followed the advice of la Llorona. First, he tried to get his voice from the voice keeper, then he got a shell with his voice until he dropped it, and he finally found his voice by himself through a dream after la Llorona sung him to sleep. The objective for la Llorona was that she wanted Miguel to find his voice. The obstacle for her was that he was unable to do this on his own. In order to help Miguel find his voice, she gave him advice about where to go and who to get it from, with her advice culminating in Miguel finding his voice through self-reflection in his dream. La Llorona did not give up on Miguel even though he made mistakes along his journey because she believed that it was important for him to find his voice and share his story. 5. Make comments about furniture, background, and any props that were used. Did they help the production in any way, and if so, how? Make similar comments about the costumes or costume

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