Saturday, May 4, 2013
The Drowsy Chaperone
This wonderful show has some very questioning choices dealing with sequence throughout the course of events through the piece. Underneath all of this sequence mess is also some underlying irony, even dramatic irony. This includes the fact that the both the gangsters and Kitty knew of the plan to stop the wedding, yet no other characters at all were aware of this. Regarding sequence, I find it important to maintain fluidity and understanding throughout a play. In the opening scene, Ms. Tottendale and Underling are discussing Mrs. Tottendale's dress. Not soon after, basically all of the guests were thrilled at this event, this wedding. This shows just how big a wedding is to these people and how much it means to everyone. Not everyone was happy though. Feldzieg mentions to Kitty how mad he is at Janet for leaving her career behind in order to have a wedding and get married. One last example of irony is the relationship that eventually grew between Ms. Tottingdale and Underling. Throughout the majority of the show, no hints or clues at all are dropped at them having something going on. I was actually somewhat shocked once I found out their actual relationship and all!
Three Viewings
I noticed quite a few themes in Three Viewings, The one that stood out to me the most was the fact that they all included going to The Green Mill. I liked how they all went to the same luncheon and had the chance, but never actually did, run into one another and realize that they have connections within and between one another. Each of the three characters, in their monolgues, were mourning their dead. I found it funny how the whole 'mourning' and 'death' thing was never the central focus or point of their monologues in general. These deaths only brought up more upcoming and rising issues in their lives, that seemed to be pre-occupying them all, and to be constantly circling their mind rather than really coming to realize that they just lost someone. I found that quite interesting.
On the Verge
I feel that language is so crucial and vital to this show. If I were to be designing this poster, the background would be very simple, almost looking like a very dry environment, sandy maybe, almost like a desert- very safari like. I would want there to be a girly safari hat, period hat of course, and I would want it to be placed in the middle of this dry background, like laying in the sand. I would find this a very interesting poster, especially if I had no idea of what the show was at all about. I would like, placed a little more discretely, an eggbeater and victorian like umbrella placed in the left and right corners of the poster. These different objects would be subtle hints as to what the show is actually about, and possibly spark some interest and curiousity of it all!
Fires in the Mirror
Even though the first few monologues in Fires in the Mirror are not directly related to the Crown Heights Riot, the audience is still given an idea as to the opponents and their culture. The audience basically gets a glimpse of both the world of the blacks and the Jews beforehand and they kind of get and idea for both sides. They can have an open mind. These monologues also remind the viewers that within both cultures are people. These monolgues show that they are all people, who share similiar characteristics, thoughts, and views, no matter how different people say they are. Al Sharpton recites a monolgue about his hair and following his monologue is one from Rivkah Siegal speaking of hair and how her wigs are so important to her. This topic of hair, in a way, connects these two very different people. It links them together. I believe that all the monologues placed in this show should remain in the show and exactly where they are. Even though some topics may cause controversy, they way and order of which they are laid out, they flow nicely and wokr together.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Detroit
Detroit, not too terribly long ago, was a thriving city in which many working people desired to live in and work. Everyone aspired to be living 'The American Dream', to have a successful job, beautiful family and home. Unfortunately, all the charm and wonderful living environment that Detroit supplies has gone way down hill. So, the play does not mention at one point at all anything regarding Detroit. I think what D'Amour is striving to get across is the fact that the American Dream is still something going on, there is no specific place or time it belongs in. It is a constant aspiration to people across the nation. Detroit is just a prime example of exactly this. There are thousands of people working hard to put food on their table for their family who could get laid off tomorrow. It is a real and current thing and this could happen to anyone, anywhere.
Buried Child
Buried Child is a very realistic play. The play centers around a pretty average family with characters that most people are familiar with or may even live with. This show has so much ambiguity tied up within it, which sets it apart from other realism-set plays we have come into contact with this semester.What really throws me off, though is the fact that you never really find out who the buried child is. The amount of ambiguity we see in this show is SO much more than what we have seen in any other realistic play thus far. The play starts off with what appears as a normal couple. As they readers keep reading and the story progresses, they can tell that there is obviously a secret hidden. Vince eventually drinks himself into an insane and drunk state, you wonder if he does this to receive credit, attention, or maybe even recognition from his family. It was also hinted at that Vince himself could possibly very well be the 'buried child', that is until Tilden walks in with this buried child in hand after digging him up.
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