This one in particular was my favorite because of the catchy tune and the lyrical significance. I found the satirical overtone of the whole tune to really signify the problems in the past and often current society. As well, the song was one of those melodies that sticks in your head all day, but not the annoying kind. This kept the tune ‘catchy’ and helped the audience effectively pay attention to the message. The song talks about how the actors have hit it big time on Broadway with their performance of “Pretty Lady”.
Key features of my chosen practitioner and justification for our choice of Ashputtel to illustrate their influence. The Practitioner which my group chose to use as a result of their surrealist and stylized theatrical style was the theatre Company Kneehigh. Kneehigh aim to recreate well known stories and focus on recreating moods, environments and feelings In order to create, as the Artistic director Mike Shepherd put it, “theatre of humanity on an epic and tiny scale”[1]. Kneehigh use many techniques which we felt personally drawn to as actors and wanted to use throughout our piece. They use a mixture of physical theatre, live music, visual imagery and puppetry to reveal different aspects and feelings of characters and situations
In Mel Gibson’s version of Hamlet, Hamlet’s acting is outstanding because while watching the play we can see the effort and talent Gibson has put in the movie. Gibson knows what his lines are and he exactly knows what his actions are. His acting is so natural because while he was acting the audience can feel the pain he is suffering through. Another difference in both versions of the movie is; in Kenneth’s version it does not seem that the play is acted in the theatre, but it is done by professionals. Kenneth’s version is filmed as Hamlet family is very royal and rich; also the house is a mansion.
In the end the main section of the piece was extremely polished and rehearsed which helped us to improvise the other section. Also during the rehearsals we changed the way the piece was blocked. We felt it made the piece work more as a whole. Also the accents were rehearsed during rehearsals, which was important as a lot of the words in the script had to be said in the right accent to make sense. The weaknesses of my own performance were the accent of the character that I was playing.
This did play into the intensity and mood of each scene, allowing the audience to not understand the emotions existing between each individual but to fully feel and experience that emotion. So due to this small blemish it at times caused a domino affect that caused the structure of the production to crumble upon itself. Overall 110 in the Shade was an exceptional musical. I believe Mr. William Bradford, the director of this production, maintained the homey and simplistic nature of this production and instilled that characteristic within the foundation of the play. But I believe it was enhanced by the carefully selected cast, that were more than capable of fulfilling each of their individual roles and submitting their character to the ‘grand scheme’ of things.
She was the best female character because she acted well, had a good voice, and was humorous. Her voice was very loud and I could listen and comprehend exactly what she was saying. She also had great voice changes when her mood changed. 2Discuss the Plays' set The Plays' set was very simple and a lot of props and items did not need
Props are also something to think about in order to improve in a group performance. For example, our group used a chair to show the boundaries between the characters, but you could easily use any prop which is seen as relevant to the piece. However it can also mean your group has to work a little harder to try and include the prop in the piece, but overall it looks really professional and can work really
The way the characters used the space was very nice, both Max and Andrew walked around a lot, and moved between the two sides of the stage. This added a level of closeness, as if they were in the same room as us, and in the same space. To me, the set was one of the most remarkable parts of the play. I also really enjoyed the way the blue light was used to show a time lapse, or a scene change. That was amazing.
A mixture of blue and purple lighting beautifully enchanted the stage and deemed lights were used during necessary scenes. The timing of the music and sound effects were spot on and well accommodated the set. The stage was most impressive of the Diesel playhouse being wide and deep allowing stage props as backgrounds and desks to be easily changed and removed while still leaving a lot of space for the actors to hop around comfortably. Costumes were another major thing in this play as some actors have more than one cast and it was of great help making each cast distinct. Complemented by a highly responsive crowd the actors were able to comfortably act.
I think improvements could have been made but for it being a local play, I thought it was pretty good. The director’s vision, design of costume, scenic elements, lighting, and sound all correlated well with one another and helped create an enjoyable play. I applaud the director, actors, actresses, and the production team for doing a good job and I would recommend this play to friends and family. I hope that one day I can see a major production of August: Osage County. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to witness this