Tyler's Costuming: A Critique

During the first half of the play, I did not really notice the lights except during the scene transitions. The main reason I did not notice them is because their job during the early parts of the play were to establish the location. We were in a standard basement that had one window above the stairs, so most of the light in the room had to be coming from an artificial source, most likely a lightbulb.

And the picture of you that was out front with all the casting actors, wow you looked gorgeous! Once again I was extremely impressed by the stage design. The back Catholic Church wall was such an amazing structure. The paint and texture that was used to build the wall, gave off the appearance of a real stone wall. The wall design was flawless, and the size and scale it in which it was done in is astounding! Ms. Livingstone office was also well placed; it kept a focus point to the center of the room. The decision to go with a see through glass desk and small offices chairs allow the stage space to seem larger and didn’t block or hide when the actors sat down or walked around the desk. The area with the steps that lead to Mother Ruth desk was also well crafted, but I felt it was not utilized enough. It was barley used and wasn’t sure if it was Mother Ruth office or apart of the church altar. The church pew was a nice addition as well. I was also really impressed with the lighting effects, especially from the church windows. I first thought the stained glassed windows were fixed lights that couldn’t be changed, but once Livingstone took center stage and began to speak the colors changed to a red color (I think). When that happened it felt like the world froze in place while she spoke, and resuming when the light turned back to a bright morning light. I also liked how the lights would change throughout the play to set a different mood. For example, when Ms. Livingstone was hypnotizing Agnes, she told Agnes to imagine herself being in water all of the sudden the room color was

The lighting changes during and between scenes were done extremely well. The shifts in colors and brightness of the lights helped set the mood without overwhelming the audience or being too direct. It became clear when Jackson was angry, sad, or happy. I did find myself picking up on a lot more negative aspects of the production than positive ones. As I said previously, the overuse of profanity distracted from the storyline of the show and led to a decreased enjoyment for me personally. It was also strange how only about

Most characters either wore a shade of blue, black, white, or gray and there were not a lot of people wearing the same color. The director’s choice with not overloading on a certain color was great. I also liked how every character had some type of accessory so that everyone’s outfits weren’t bland. The added accessories also show a little bit about the character’s personality. I believe one character wore a pair of white washed skinny jeans, some type of band t-shirt, and a plaid button up over it. Based on the character’s appearance, as well as some of the lines from the blogging scene, the audience can imply that this character likes some type of rock. That being said, if the character never mentioned anything about going to a concert and seeing her favorite band, the audience would still be able to assume that she is a rocker. In another scene with the same character and another character it is obvious that the two went on a date. There were a few minor things that were added to let the audience know that they were on a date, but those minor things can go a long way. If the scene didn’t have lines at all, the audience would know that these two characters were on a date not only because of the way the set was blocked, but because there was a little vase of flowers on the table in front of them. There wasn’t any special lighting for the play. In some scenes there would be a blackout so

It established the transition from reality to fairytale and set the mood of many of the fairytales. It supported many of the choices that were made on stage but didn't overshadow anything that was happening. The lighting design also did an excellent job of being a support to the show, not a distraction. It also helped establish transitions and mood, but did nothing to distract from the telling of the story.

Throughout the play, it was amazing how they used the lights to transition when tragic events occurred in play like a cliffhanger. In part three, when Shane confesses about the wrong deeds Kippy did, the light shines only at Darren and Kippy to make the event look serious; which made event suspenseful for the audience to capture their attention.

During first period I observed Dana Bealing’s AP Calculus class. At the beginning of class Dana handed out the materials for the day. This included a project handout, a notes worksheet for the day’s lesson, and an example worksheet. During this time Dana connected with students by asking them how they dealt with the snow. She asked the students if they had any wild blizzard stories from the weekend. Dana announced to the students that there were going to be changes to the assignments due to the snow. She also took this time to tell the students that they needed to complete the final exam revisions if they had not already done so. These papers were handed to the students as they were walking in the classroom. The next activity included a

The play was so well done, and the opening section was somewhat grand considering the fact that actors and actresses played their part and portrayed the characters in a way I could really relate to. I have always like live performances, and one thing the producer of Les Miserables introduced was the orchestra switch their voices between prerecorded and live scenes, this gave the play a sense of immediacy and power.

In addition to this the use of heavy amounts of red light and blue light was quite noticeable for the bar scene as well, especially highlighted in the dance performances. Moreover, the light was not only red and blue in color but the visual of a single red or blue light bulb was depicted several times throughout the film. With this single concentrated light source in the scene, it drew the audiences attention to specific areas in the scene and moved the eye around the set. Another lighting technique used in flash-dance during some of the scenes was top light. This technique worked really well, especially in the ballet scenes where harsh shadows from the top light accentuated the physicality and movement of the dance. Also the lighting technique of spotlight was used during the cooks comedy routine at the

The lighting of any production is the most important part in my thought. the lighting puts you in the mood that you have to be in, in order to fully understand that part of the show and to actually live it like they do. For example, when they were in the park and it was raining, they had their umbrellas, and the background effects of rain made it really seem as if it was raining in the theatre. The lighting was always focused on every part of the stage, especially on those who were the main parts in that scene.

As the play is a memory play the lighting is usually quite dim to give

While the geopolitical construct of the world around appears to be the natural order, it had in fact been a world shaped by the countless forces of ideological change. Through the struggle of the revolutionaries, their ideologies endure and impact society today. Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), a prominent character during the French Revolution created the notion of an ethnic identity during the revolution by generating the idea of a Frenchmen to further his goals through his Revolutionary Speech on the 5th February 1794. Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), the Party leader of the Chinese Communist Party advocated for a political change in his speech “Build Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” on the 30th June 1984 to allow for the improving of international relationships with its trading partners. Mikhail Gorbachev (b.1931), the head of the Soviet Union pushed for the increase economic liberation of the USSR to restore vigor into the failing Russian economy through his writing “From Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World” in 1986. These three men brought upon changes in society which has rippling effect in the world till this day. Looking at the works of the three men, they were similar in the economic factors that allowed for the ideology changes and the ultimate political aspect of the ideological changes. However, they differed in the use of force to achieve their ideological changes and the amount of political change they seek to invoke.

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.

n Dr. Amentrout’s lecture he discussed the process of scientific discovery, using the Wright Brothers and their journey to the “first flight”. Along, with the Wright Brothers, he used four other aeronautics pioneers. Dr. Amentorut described the process in five simple steps: 1. Go with your passion 2. Be willing 3. Learn what has been done before 4. Let the ideas flow 5. Don’t give up when the unexpected happens.

I do think I did a good job with the lighting in the scene where the Ghost (Rose) kills Joey’s character. It was tricky to get it just right because Rose had to find her way to the right place