Analysis Of ' I Dreamed The Last Diamond Darter '

In my opinion, the key theme of this play is tyranny. How is tyranny exerted by a small group that is able to manipulate the situation for their own ends? One clear example is how the court arrests many people on the word of the girls alone. Contrastingly, Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor are shining examples of people who insist on the truth, regardless of the

One feature of the play that really amazed me was the perfection of the acting. The actors and actresses seemed as if they actually were the characters in which they were playing. I was particularly impressed by the way that the characters seemed to actually emotionally feel and exist in their own unique roles. The

The first thing my eyes were drawn to was the show poster because of it’s scientific look. It led me to believe that the play’s focus was on science and theories. The designs used also led me to believe that you needed to know about science to watch the play and the title on the poster seemed to me like it was handwritten which made me think that this play was going to be a play that had elements of a lecture and that one of the characters would be a teacher. Going into the house and sitting down the thing that stood out to me was the set. It looked very spacy and galactic which gave me a feeling of excitement and curiosity. I believe that the set played a huge role as far

The stage performance of Chicago offered a spectacle that I expected before attending the show. I knew there was going to be scantly clad girls with dark makeup and saucy attitudes. The performers brought to life all that was raunchy in the entertainment business during the roaring twenties. The lifestyle in Chicago featured jazz, booze, sex and crime. More importantly, Chicago had beautiful, young women with the dream of having their own Vaudeville act. The two main female characters, Velma and Roxy were two such women hoping to capture the public's attention. The composition of the show is a metaphoric integration of Vaudeville type acts amongst the book scenes and diegetic musical numbers.

The scenes and props complimented the attire of the performers, blending together create a magnificent display. The scenery was realistic enough to afford the viewer an escape into depths of the show. The setting was beautiful and the structures almost lifelike, excepting the absence of a front screen door. It seems that almost all plays and television shows I have viewed neglect this detail. The stage lighting played a key role in the show by setting the mood of the performance during soulful, pensive songs. In contrast, the lighting proved to be a detriment by overbearing the performance of the artists, in that one’s attention was drawn to the glare of extreme quantities of makeup rather than the actions of the characters. This was most notable during the final portions of the production.

The movie gives a vivid description of the characters and the actors have the accents to really drive that character. When watching the movie, one may see what the clothing looked like. They can see how people used to dress and what was acceptable or commonly wore. The play gives descriptions of the characters, however people can not visually picture them.

Using certain shapes of materials and color helped the audience understand the scenery of the play, being able to understand what time period this took place. The lighting through the play was great, being able to clearly see in detail for each scene. For example, when the Stage manager introduces the people in Grover's Corner, is was clear and easy to see what type of life style they live. Grisel Torres did an excellent job with the angles, colors, and shadows throughout the play, really emphasizing the emotion and lighting for each scene. Allison Mortimer, the costume designer, did a good job figuring out what each character should wear and allowing the audience to decide which class each character fits in society. The costumes looked like they were somewhat middle class and even looked vintage at times. I wasn't sure if they were recreated or not. Changing costumes for different scenes made it easier to understand the aspect of the scene and allowing the audience to understand what will happen.

Since I have prior knowledge about this famous play, I did not have a hard time figuring out which actors played a specific character. When all the other characters came onto the stage, it was easy for someone to believe that they were the character stated in the program due to the costumes. The actors were attempting to make you believe they were the real characters, something that could have worked if the execution was better. If the actors practiced more and thoroughly knew their lines, making the character their own without losing the integrity of each character, the audience would be gripping out of their

The play had an interesting concept of combining two popular pop-culture pastimes; a post-apocalyptic future and the obsession of artifacts in an increasingly fragmented pop culture. A stumbling block about the play was that it lacked a solid plot, which traditionally, would be the backbone of the story. However, by splitting the play into three very separate parts, the message or the story board became detached and caused even more bewilderment. During its running period, it felt as if there were three separate plays built on randomness. The first scene lacked material, for the basis of it was recalling a Simpson’s episode in the midst of an apocalypse. Having told to watch the particular episode beforehand, I attempted watching it but only prevailed halfway. It was definitely a regretful decision as the humor was embedded in recalling what went on or

This was the first play or theatre performance that I have attended. I was unsure of what to expect, but I heard great things about this play. Furthermore, the first aspect of this production that caught my attention was the design of the set. The design gave the feeling of a run down urban neighborhood by making the outer parts of the stage look like an old brick building. The building looked like one you would find in a low-income area or projects. The scenery of the play set the stage for what type of production this would be. I especially liked the way they carefully chose not to place just any kind of props on the stage. The dusty

Without having to blatantly say what each character was feeling, they used costumes and colors to explain how they were feeling and how much good/bad was in them at the time. These archetypal elements are important for the viewer because it gives one an idea of what is going on and can also let one know what might happen next.

The play was well interpreted by all whom were involved. Steven Wrentmore, the Director, kept the 1920’s feel by dressing in all 1920’s costumes and everyone spoke as if they were living at

In the play Seven, the actors told the stories of their characters and opened our eyes on how much abuse all these seven women went through. One by one took turns explaining their stories, not all at once, but in a way to where they all intersect with one another in which I believe made the play even stronger. To begin with all of their stories went through every face of fear, humiliation, and torture. Yet, the women showed courage and fought back for what they believed was right. The first thing that I found very interesting was the walking around before the play even started.

All of the ladies, with Patty as an exception, were drinking their Slim-Fast shakes and discussing their diets before their boss, Susan arrived. The acting was portrayed as like I said before, casual. The spot light was on the semi circle of chairs, while the rest of the stage was dark. The only sounds were the ones the actors were making. For example, their talking, walking, sitting down, adjusting, and the click of Slim-Fast shakes opening. The set up of this scene was to just draw your attention to the BOW meeting and not to the other props that were in the dark background. With Patty as an exception, the other actors clothes, casual attitudes, and comfortable nature with each other truly showed this was a type of close-knit group, such as a cult would be. Another scene that stood out to me occurred more towards the end of the play. It was on the secretaries kill night. Right before it was Patty's turn to go claim her lumberjack jacket from Buzz, she started to have a mental breakdown which I believe was the old Patty trying to breakthrough. She started threatening the other girls and

This play deals with a lot many themes. To cite a few: Rewriting the tale of Cinderella and Sleeping beauty, Class, language and phonetics and Independence.