The stage scenery was very plain, consisting of chairs and tables. Throughout the performance, the screen showed a relevant picture for the audience to see that was related to what was taking place at the time. This was done to give the audience a feel or idea of where things were taking place. I did not like the way it done, because it was boring to me. I like to see props so that the characters can stay engaged in what is going on.
The bar within La Boheme is easily accessible and those who work behind it are both talented and have a great attitude and passion for what they do. Those who choose to preform in Cabaret live not only are outstanding performers but give it their all when on stage, which just adds to the over all feel of the night. Cablive and La Boheme have many strengths and very few weaknesses. One factor that I did to find to be of poor quality was the readily available seating and space for people to sit. On frequent occasions, more chairs were needed to be found for people to sit down, and even then little room was available for them.
Henry IV’s throne was on a raised platform so that even when sitting the actor would still be above the other actors on stage at the time. The actor himself showed his authority by circling around the characters kneeling on the floor when he spoke to them, like a vulture would circle its prey. This gave the impression that he was in no way afraid of them and demonstrated to the audience that Henry IV knew he was in control. Jasper Britton’s posture was also one of confidence, standing straight and tall with his head held high to show this again. He walked in a sort of slow stroll across the stage, looking straight ahead.
Suggesting a fallen earth bound morality that is not elevated. This can be seen when the male carries the girl on his back across the stage. Creating a line against the wall that they often fall below, but rarely rise above. The dancers also use space in the directions that they face on the stage. They for the most part dance with their backs to the audience, as if it isn’t there.
Look a little closer and we notice that the music that it plays is from revolutionaries, reflecting V’s ideology and foreshadowing the events to come later in the plot. In his own room, V has set up what appears to us as a theatrical backstage scene that you would expect to see at a performance of a high-end production. However this is the basis of V’s way of life, it is nothing spectacular. He lives his life as one huge performance, each certain time frame becoming scenes of his whole production. His dressing table is theatrical, along the rest of his furniture that is not only there for purpose but for aesthetic reasons alike.
“The two stories lying above the rear stage in the tiring house featured open galleries similar to those in which the spectators sat” (31). Inside the Globe Theater, the wooden ceiling was called the Heavens. Above the Heavens was an enclosed area, which was known as the hut. Behind the main entrance, a curtain blocked off the changing area’s for the actors. Shakespeare and friends, “ .
When we interact , we enter a 'stage' and take on a role of an 'actor' presenting a character to an 'audience'. Similarly to theatrical performance, Goffman says there is a 'front stage' and a 'back stage' to social interactions as well. In the 'front stage' the 'actors' are 'performing' to an 'audience'. Thus, the actors on this stage portrays a positive and desired impressions of self to others. Where as in the 'back stage' the actors behave differently and get rid of the roles they play in the 'front stage' as they don't expect no members of their front stage audience to appear in the back stage.
The ligneous backdrop was both conspicuous and fundamental. It operated as a resting place, acted as the trees in the enchanted forest and performed as an unadorned background for all the transiting scenes. The tables and chairs were highly versatile and were some of the only props used in the performance. Occasionally they were arranged neatly, whilst other times, they were thrown and strewn about on the stage; providing the audience with a different sense of location whenever the scenes changed. With each fluctuating scene came varied costumes; whenever the actors sported a different outfit, it was untroublesome for the audience to distinguish the change of scene.
This is a musical where all the trials are trivial and less than life threatening, putting you in a place where you have only the most meager of worries , such as who will take you to prom, and how will you snag that handsome boy who just doesn’t seem to notice you. The musical also portrays a dream that many people have, going from a nerd that hardly anyone looks at to a total bombshell with members of the desired sex absolutely slobbering at your feet. Also, the musical is colorful with music that vibrates through your bones and absolutely insists that your body get up and dance. Grease appeals to so many people because it makes them feel as though they are a part of it, with characters, situations and dreams that near everyone can relate to. Grease is a musical set in 1959, a time when everyone seemed quite carefree.
Most theatres in Elizabethan England were designed this way with little variety. b.) Why people went to the theatre: The main reason people went to the theatre was obvious: to see plays. Entry fees were very cheap meaning everyone could go. People from all levels of society attended plays, albeit on separate levels in the theatre.