Bret Grass has introduced himself to us as a big theatre person. Theatre is truly his passion. When speaking with him, I learned that being on stage being on stage has really helped him with his vocal presence on and off the stage. He never really had a problem speaking to people he doesn’t know. This being the case, would maybe be a reason for his interest in being on the television show, “Saturday
“The 39 Steps”, is a special kind of Broadway show. These four people change from character to character without losing the audience’s attention and enthusiasm one bit. These actors are so good that they even made the audience laugh without losing their attention on the theme of the play. This is very important in any type of show because actors always want to keep the audience interested and entertained. This was the first show in a while that I have stood awake and paid attention throughout the whole play because of the amount of talent that these actors have that left me in
He starts talking about the flowers and how beautiful they are, and this makes Elisa feel beautiful and valued. A stranger is noticing her “place”, her hard work. When he offers to take the chrysanthemums out of the garden, off the farm, some place to grow, she is elated. “Beautiful” (690). “Oh beautiful” (690).
Lucy says to Lewis “working with these people has changed you”. Has Lewis really changed at the end of the play? Lewis at the start of cosi is very content with himself and has very low self-esteem and confidence in himself. Working throughout the play with the patients there are some subtle changes that he undertakes but not to the extent that Lucy makes it out to be. When the play is at its end and you look back to the start you can clearly see changes that have occurred in Lewis’ personality over the time of him working in the theatre.
The stage set up was Unique but it complimented the play well due to the walking around and the crowd Interaction. I definitely think all the parts of the plot were essential to tell the full story. But, just like any play, there were bits and pieces that could have been left out and it Wouldn’t have changed the performance. Such as the role of the engineer who sat up top On the banister the whole play. I did not think she had a significant role.
Theater Response Paper: Actors The play that I went to see at 59E59 Theaters was called Gidion’s Knot by Johnna Adams. The play depicted a parent/teacher conference between a mother and her son’s teacher. The mother, Corryn, still wanted an explanation as to why her son, Gidion, was suspended from his fifth grade class even though he committed suicide a few days prior to the conference. Gidion’s teacher, Heather, is apprehensive about telling Corryn why Gidion was suspended without the principal and the school board attorney being present. The play was heart-wrenching yet enjoyable because of the hard work done by the actors and detailed technical aspects.
Prof Eric Parness Show Review November 26th, 2013 Becky Shaw Show Review I had very mixed reviews on the show Becky Shaw. I enjoyed the acting, the set, and the way the show was put on, but the actual plot itself confused me a little bit. I thoroughly enjoyed the set, and the way the stage was set up. The theatre felt more intimate, and I felt closer to the characters. 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.
The last performance that Steve Rowland showed us was about the story of Shakespeare’s Othello. This one was more understandable to everyone because it was written like a hip hop rap. The story was clearly conveyed through the lyrics and it was easy to comprehend. I really enjoyed this one the most because I am more into modern and mainstream music. When they showed the prisoners these three performances, they were, like me, most able to comprehend the one that was in English.
Abigail is the inciting villain of the story; the play lacked the proper 'punch' in the first half because the audience wasn't able to hate Abigail's deceit as Miller intended. Likewise, the old man playing Judge Danforth had a great persona for that character but apparently knew only a few of his lines -- the courtroom scene dragged despite evidence of good directing. Overall, the cast's Southern accents worked against their attempts at realistically portraying 1690s Salem, Massachusetts. And a few of the actors were just downright annoying. However, I was impressed overall with the directing of Smiths.
Plus, Madeline Pumariega, President Dr. Thomas Meyer, Dean of Academic Affairs; and Dr. Rosa Mayorga, Chair, Department of Arts and Philosophy of the Wolfson Campus for their continued support. To begin, I felt that the instrumentalists all performed pretty well even though it was just a rehearsal before the concert. The composers were able to play each of their individual instruments good enough that the compositions they performed were in tune and it sounded as though we were actually in the real concert that they performed later that day. “You And The Night And The Music” is a song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz debuted on November 28, 1934; “Summertime” was composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess, re-harmonized by Mike Di Liddo; “I Feel Fine” song written by John Lennon Paul McCartney