Textual Analysis: Narrators Gone Bad

Knowing we would only get about fifteen minutes with each set of characters kept me on the edge of my seat begging them to get their happy ending before time ran out. This unique dimension of the play was so different than anything I had ever experienced watching any other performance and the actors embraced it beautifully.

The play was very well done and was not dull even though it was catered to a large audience. The musical numbers are very entertaining, and the spectacle, both visual and emotional, is well accomplished. I would recommend this to most children and adults, due to the Christmas themes and general lightheartedness of the play.

In this rhetorical narrative I explain a time when I successfully communicated, and had a rhetorical success. My story starts off at the beginning with an exciting start to get the reader interested, and then goes into detail about one of the characters after the beginning of the story. Although the story is structured in almost chronological order it goes off on some tangents to explain the background of some characters. The story takes a deeper look into people’s reactions and the consequences associated with those reactions. As the story gets deeper and deeper it starts to get away from the action that takes place in the beginning, and starts to become more about the thoughts of the narrator as he prepares for his consequences. The story

He really made the audience believe that he was truly in love with Evalina through his expressions and the way he acted around her. I could see in the way he looked at the actress who played Evalina that he admired her and her presence. The actor who played Spunk had a very good singing voice and guitar skills. I really enjoyed watching him act as he was using his real life talents throughout the play. I did believe the characters to an extent. The dialogue was very realistic, but the way some characters delivered their lines was not adequate. On a scale of one to ten, the rating I would give the cast is an 8. The voices and overall acting was a lot better than I expected coming into the play. I cared a lot about what happened to the characters. When Spunk was fighting against Jim Bishop I did not want him to get hurt. When he came out with a wound I felt bad for him. I could also see the fear in Evalina’s eyes when she saw Spunk. The ending made me happy because I wanted Spunk and Evalina to be together and really cared for them. The choreography was blocked very well. The dances were very in sync and the positioning of the actors was successful. There was a lot of time in between scene changes and the directing did a good job of filling this time gap. When the narrator, Zora, came on stage, the actors were good at freezing in place while she spoke. I could tell that several hours and

Our Town was done very differently than the other plays I have read and I thought it was interesting. I liked that the stage manager broke the fourth wall multiple times and spoke to the audience, creating more interaction with them and keeping people entertained and drawn in. They also placed actors in the audience for a scene. I think this is a

Seeing the performance live was great. There were many different aspects that would not have been seen if the play was read. Something unique about the performance was the stage directions and Acts/scenes being set up by the characters. Also, the characters were introduced by other characters. This aspect was a great addition to the performance, the audience was introduced to what was going on rather than jumping into the performance. The Diner was spectacular and very detailed, it brought to life the set. The cast only consisted of one woman, similar to August Wilson play Fences. This is interesting because there are many different perspectives of African American men, but only one perspective of the African American woman. This can hinder

I thought the play itself was very interesting because I was pretty confused about what was going on until the end of the play. When the union worker was sent to jail and went through his monologue, everything started to click and the story started to make sense to me. Also, I really enjoyed the union worker’s speech at the end as he represented the people and how they can’t be controlled by Mr. Mister. The music was also very cool, as the piano played throughout the whole play. Furthermore, the scenes were really cool, especially at the end when the projector showed clips of union workers rebelling, further proving that the people are in control.

It was inspiring and reinforced what SAU has been teaching me throughout my program; lessons need to be engaging. I appreciated how Muir went further to explain how he makes content explicit and lessons meaningful and engaging. I love the idea of developing a story out of the lessons. As an Early Childhood educator, I think that this will be fairly simple to do and incredibly effective. As their first teachers, parents tend to read to students often or tell them stories. Why not continue that trend, but add educational aspects to encourage students to learn, even when they think they are just listening to and participating in a

It was amazing to see how all of the children came together to perform this show. They all have unique talents such as the ability to sing or play a musical instrument. When talking about one of the boys, the teacher said that if he was not autistic, just imagine the possibilities he could have. However, this boy still has so many possibilities ahead of him. Just because he is different, it does not mean that he cannot achieve greatness. One thing I learned from the children was that they really just want someone to listen to them and to be present on their level. This was shown through Neal’s comment towards his mother about wanting her to listen to him more. Just because he could not communicate, did not mean he did not have interests or preferences that he wanted her to know about. By being present with them at the level they are at, shows the children that we care about the things they care about and it is a way

Although I didn’t like the way the story was told, I loved the plot and its twists and turns it had. Without reading the back cover, you would have no idea the path that this play would take, from finding out Paul was a con man, to Ouisa never hearing from him again. I honestly expected it to be a happy ending, but it surprised me when it wasn’t. The story also interested me because all of this was based loosely on true events that were reported in New York papers in 1983. I think that its greatest weakness was its break in its message.

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

The play made me feel several emotions. For the most part, I sympathized with the majority of the characters. I especially felt an emotional attachment to Prior and Harper. Both of these characters needed to be taken care of, but they were ultimately abandoned. Harper seems confident that she will be fine on her own, but the thought of her being alone still saddens me. I was also happy to read a play that dealt with Mormonism. I grew up as a Mormon and I am interested when a piece of work addresses that particular form of Christianity. Mormonism is not addressed in theatre and entertainment very often, so I found that particular element of the play interesting.

The set design was very well portrayed. I like how they had multiple sets one where the mother (Nicky) lived, anther set was the main house where the father and step-mother live (Julia and Mark) lived and a last small set where the soul/girl would tell random stories and facts. It made it easy to tell the difference between the settings in the play. Each set had its own vibe to it. My first expectation of the set was that it was going to be very boring.

My opinion of the play is that it brought me back to my childhood memories again where I would enjoy the production but still learn a lesson from it. It was great watching each character become someone different and refined at the end of the play and watched how Inky the main character changes from being in someone's shadow to having one of your own. My recommendation to this play is that all ages who are interested in comedy and a childish yet delightful play should come and see it. The audience would get to watch everyday teenagers perform an amazing display of performing

The play was not what I expected. The characters, the plot surpassed my expectations. The play was excellent. It was really worth my money and time. I read about Rizal’s sacrifices but to actually see it with my eyes was an eye opener and truly moved my heart. Reading and seeing are actually different things. I’m not a fan of historical movies or even play but this one was actually different from any other. It is a different experience when you saw the events straight out from your history book and I was caught off guard with the experience presented to me by this play. And, when the audience left the hall, each one of them brought home different life lessons and realizations on the life of Rizal.