Someone's Knocking Play Analysis

On February 18, 2017, I attended a play production at the Bean Brown Theatre located at Shelton State Community College. The name of the production was The Real Queen of Hearts Ain’t Even Pretty. As a spectator of the play, with no foreknown knowledge of its content, I enjoyed the play. It had many comedic components.

This is a must watch Broadway show that makes your fine, terrible, or even boring day, an absolute blast. The Play That Goes Wrong has finally made its way to America and right at the heart of New York City near Times Square at the Lyceum Theatre. Therefore, the experience is a win-win situation for the audience. The Lyceum Theatre’s architecture is astonishing as it is filled with ornaments, I also realized the letter ‘L’ around the theater, but the most interesting fact is that it is a landmark. It has a proscenium stage while the audience is in the orchestra, balcony, or the mezzanine seats, like where I sat, and there is barely any space if you are a tall person. My seat was near the far end of mezzanine, I couldn’t see a part of the left side of the stage, so I found myself bending sideways to see what was going on, but I saw nothing. I found the side stage lights and a side balcony blocking my view and yet I had a great time.

I will be honest with you I had a lot of trouble enjoying the play, like I said the dialect gave me trouble, plus my seats were not that great. I did however like the movie quite a bit, but I realize I am a product of a different generation as well. I have been brought up around TV and movies rather than plays

To begin with, the production of this play was done very well in order to appeal to the audience’s emotions. While reading this play, or any play for that matter it is not always easy to pick up on what the characters are actually feeling. Once those

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 the

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

Overall it held my attention. The comedy injected into this play allowed for the more poignant messages to be driven home. I could relate to the respective arguments of the two men. It makes you

A play running at UCF Feb. 18 to Feb. 28 will leave the actors speechless – literally.

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

Marti Maraden directed this play and her vision is clear. It is evident she wanted this play to seem as real as possible. From having characters actually drink something when they are having tea to having the costumes be as accurate as possible. This was a true realistic play, this made it easier for me to relate to the play. Since it was first performed over 100 years ago some of the content could be seen ads out-dated. For example I am the same age as Phoebe was in the beginning of the play but I do not share the same thoughts or have the same pressures put on me regarding to marriage. However, since Ms. Maraden chose to make this play so realistic it was like looking into someone’s life and I was able to find something real about each character and something real about the

Newberry College’s theater department intends to produce one of three plays: “Trifles”, “Andre’s Mother”, or “Los Vendidos”. The department wants a play that is entertaining, but that will also give the audience the chance to challenge their thinking. Of those three plays, Newberry College’s theater department should produce “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell.

Throughout the play, I enjoyed the role of music used to set a comic atmosphere and replace the dialogs during comic scenes (e.g. when they chase each other around). I also thought that they made a good use of light to indicate the moment of the day the scene was happening or to set the atmosphere of the scene (e.g. pink colour during the romantic moments). Lastly, I liked the way the play ended. Even though it was a little messy with everyone running after each other off and on stage, and this policeman coming out of nowhere, which really surprised me; I couldn’t think of a better way to end the play.

The acting of the play was amazing it seemed liked every single person knew their lines perfectly. They wore the clothes responding to their part in the play such as the soldiers looked like soldiers and Evita looked like Evita from 70 years ago. The acting for Evita stood out more because she spoke louder and more clearly making her more noticeable making the acting better. The actors also portrayed

I saw the central idea of the play was how uncivilized we can be as humans. Two parents whose children got into a dispute met to talk and got virtually nothing accomplished. No one was empathetic with the others situation. The Novaks believed Alan and Annette’s son’s behavior was caused by their neglect and was the base of the problem. The Raleighs believed Michael and Veronica’s son was too sheltered and the altercation was not a big deal. For me there were no emotionally moving moments in the play as it was more on the side of a comedy. The way the characters dressed was a production element that reinforced the central theme. All four of the characters were dressed formally but did not act in that way for long. The

This production ticks every box; from staging to acting, the play is refined down to absolute fluidity. Immersing themselves in the roles completely, the actors in the Old Vic production embody Miller’s characters in ways unparalleled by other performances. Seeing the actors wholly capture the raw emotions of their complex characters brings the play to life, and with their efforts, the audience feels so deeply along with them.