The cast members seemed like they were part of the production themselves, which gave the audience a lifelike impression from them. Throughout the play I did not notice any obvious flaws that the cast members exhibited, which was really professional in my opinion and as a result, made the production more appealing to the audience. There was also breaking of the fourth wall, as demonstrated by Igor, where she asked one of the audience members if they have found a missing brain. During the Finale Ultimo, is where the cast members really broke the fourth wall, as they did a talent show with the main members of the cast, which involved the audience clapping at the end of each talent performed. It was during this scene where the main cast members brought out their tap dancing abilities, which was well received with a standing ovation at the end of the
On April 28th-30th, I was in Sartell High School’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone. This show is about a man who is feeling “blue” and decides to play one of his favorite musicals The Drowsy Chaperone. The show starts up with the characters introducing themselves, but trouble arises when a producer is in trouble with two gangsters because his leading lady is leaving the stage for marriage. Although the wedding is called off when the groom kisses “another woman” which was actually his fiancé. Eventually things really work out and there are four weddings in the end, including the original bride and groom.
In fact, the author’s message becomes clear after the performers finished
The designs, lighting, sound, makeup, and music of the play are as crucial as the play itself. The people who put the production together work just as hard as those who make the play come to life. Without production elements, the play may not obtain the intended impact than with it. Each production element has its own objective as do the actors of the play. For Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the production element that caught my attention out of all other elements were the costumes.
The stage performance did an excellent job being true to the play. The stage manager, who is
The production ‘Chores´ had a fantastic impact on the audience. It successfully covered all elements of drama into the production
The productions of this play were successful through stage design, lighting crewing, and acting. Those three aspects made the quality of the play stand out to me, as an audience member. The production of the set design of the play was a good effort. The set design for the play staging aims for the sweet spot between feeding adult nostalgia and satisfying a new generation of children.
Overall, the actors used many of their talents in order to make the play believable, relate to and interest the
As I watched in the audience, I felt myself being on the edge of my seat just waiting to find out what was going to happen next. Even though I felt that way, I don’t think the plot was as developed as it could have been. Once the play came to a close, I remember being in my seat
This helps set up the next two lines of the playwright by dis-playing the message
To begin with, the wardrobe choice was a key factor as it represents many things in a play such as age, genre. When I first walked in the Quientero Theatre at University of Houston, I didn’t expect the theatre to be pitch black in the beginning with minimal lights. The separate lighting helped emphasize the mood and plot of the play. This address the fleeing of the soldier, the king and queen, and the town’s people who used the commanders head a s a trophy in act 3.This also emphasize what was going on at the same time the king and queen seen as high and mighty above all others and someone to be adored. Another noticeable factor was the lighting, which endlessly focused on the main artist in question, providing a clear set up and enhancing the plot as well as the theme of sadness.
During the play Burial at Thebes, the audience sees the creative effort put forth by the director, specifically when demonstrating the teamwork needed to come from all of the departments that make the production, Burial at Thebes, as well as the play and how it is related to the history about Thebes and Antigone. In Greek culture. To give you a quick summary of The Burial of Thebes, when you walk into the room, you hear lots of gunshots and explosions like you're in a war zone . Then in the beginning of the performance, you see two people dueling for power which ends with gunshots being fired at both people.
This play would best be suited for the intimacy of the Black Box theater, as the set is just a brick wall with a dumpster, couple of trashcans and maybe a few dead plants. I think that this production could be easily done as an all student designed show. Both the set and costumes, though relatively simple and straightforward, still offer a lot of leeway for an individual’s creativity. This is the perfect size show for a student designer to tackle. The cast is small, only three males.
“The Play That Goes Wrong” required a very detailed strategic plan of the arranged props and set design that actors need to follow in their performance. I believe the performers did a marvelous job in following the detailed choreography of the show. One of the most memorable cast members was Nancy Zamit. She played Annie the stage manager, who took the spotlight when she was forced into playing Charles’ fiancée named Sandra because the original female lead got "knocked unconscious” in the middle of the play. As terribly shy as she was, Zamit intensified the enjoyment of the audience as her character was reading off lines from pages of the script very awkwardly and awfully in an unfitted red dress and wig.
As a result, the experience of Shakespeare’s plays in the theater took a populist turn” (Octane 1). This shows that Shakespeare brought many new elements to playwriting, which seemingly improved plays because “Audience members engaged with the events taking place on stage, becoming vocal and often raucous” (Octane 1). This suggests that the new elements in Shakespeare’s writing sparked emotion in audience members as if the events were real. If an author can spark emotion in so many audience members, it shows that their writing style is extremely effective. Additionally, “Shakespeare is also credited as having invented genres that mixed both tragedy and comedy.
