Take Me Out 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.

The play “West Side Story” presents itself as a story of two gangs who are in the midst turf fueled feud. This feud between the sharks and the jets runs deeper than turf, the feud is truly about how Americans

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.

Once seated, we saw that the stage was mainly bare with a chair on the left hand side of the stage. This suggested to the audience that the play would be non-naturalistic unlike, a west end theatre production.

In the scene where Madge Geisel abruptly stands up and behaves possessed in attempt to unmask the murderer, the stage crew shined an ominous light on Madge, darkened the rest of the stage, and played dramatic music. The use of a sudden shift in atmosphere was enthralling and it generated a sudden suspense for the identity of the murder. Creating a strong tension in the situation, the crew retained the audience’s attention and made sure they were attentive when there was an important shift in the plot. Furthermore, the lights were flashed and a shuddering scream echoed in the room during the moments Chase was stabbed. These supplementary elements heightened the horror of murder and signaled its brutality and swiftness. With such an antsy occurrence, the play was made more enticing and therefore became more enjoyable to

This gives the audience many altered ways that they, personally, can interpret the play from. Allowing for many different opinions on a single passage whether they may be relevant or not. Out of many different perspectives, Marxist, has an important part within the play, separating the ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ classes, creating a divide between the stereotype white people and the archetypal black culture. This perspective plays a vital role, beginning at the very start of the play right through till the closing stages. It sets the scene, making the divide between the two ‘different’ cultures, in which over the course of the play, slowly gets bridged with the uncovering of the forgotten stories, told by the Aboriginal Ex-servicemen. Bringing men closer together through the hard times that they had endured together. As the text starts, it begins with an easy to spot, element of Marxism, pushed by the white Vs Black component in the early stages of the book, with name calling and bullying. As the text continues, the element of Marxism is still present but less obvious, with the uncovering of lost and untold stories which bring the segregation between the two cultures of white and black, stereotype and archetype to an

The origin of this novel stems from a time with great attitude changes within the African-American way of life. Tensions between gender specifically had begun to emerge, women, who were thought of as subservient, belonging to the house as well as to their husbands. During the timeframe of this story, women had been beginning to emerge with dignity, grace, and authority. The play takes place in Pittsburgh, during the 1950’s when the gap between genders had been shrinking, as women had been introduced further into society as more than just mothers. To most, this diminishing gap, to most would be a seamless concept, however, to the characters of this play would be a deciding factor for many conflicting scenes. The main characters of this play

Take Me Out to The Ball Game is a song that elicits memories of when I was younger. My first MLB game I remember that Take Me Out to The Ball Game was playing when I walked through the hallway and saw my very first MLB game. Watching Yankee games on T.V I can hear that song playing in the background and I always think back to the day of my first MLB game or whenever I see a box of Crack Jack. Emotions such as excitement, competition, and pure happiness are the emotions that I replay through my mind whenever I hear that song. One product could be incorporate that song into baseball video games. Another would be to incorporate the words of the song onto the box of Cracker Jack, or onto other foods or drinks sold at baseball parks.

creates a play that illustrates not only the struggle of growing up in a prejudiced world but also

the play are ―rich symbol[s]‖ that convey the barriers of a ―racist society‖ (Kenny par. 18). The

As we dressed for the show, my thoughts were flooded with images and ideas. We descended the hotel stairs, hailed a taxi, and arrived at the theatre; while I remained in a pleasant daze. My first impression of the Nederlander met and exceeded all my expectations. I had envisioned an old theater, forgotten by the Broadway elite. As we walked to the door, we were able to see the wall signed by the cast and photos of the premier. The theater itself had a rundown feel to it and left you with the distinct impression that the magic was within the walls and on stage. As we entered the doors, I soaked in every thing. Our seats were located in the center, orchestra section, which gave us a perfect view of all the action.

When the Sisters were in the garden or Father Flynn was in the gym, the light was directly on them and nowhere else. This makes use focus on the characters rather than the audiences eyes roaming around the whole set. Also the statue of Mary was light up in a way it stood out. The way the light hit created the effect it is the statue of someone important and needs to be looked at. Without that statue being light up, it would not stand out and be noticed.

However, the main source of light comes from the two classrooms lights, one on both the right and left of the stage. This is interesting because I never saw a production the main light coming from actual lighting that was included in the scenery. To addition, due to the storyline, the only lighting cues were in the beginning and the end. During the scenes where the characters came in and out, there was no fading of light, since there was always an actor on stage. One issue that I would critique is to have added a spotlight or light effects during some of the actor’s emotional monologues to create an emotional effect. A part that should have had a lighting cue, was when the fifteen year old student, Tyler, confessed to Gil that his fiance, Laura had intercourse with Tyler. I believe that there should have been a dramatic lighting cue at this point because when the secret was revealed, everyone gasped. I do however find it interesting how the director did have it because, during the whole show, it was as if I were in the classroom watching the drama unfold.

The theaters had passageways on both the sides for the actors to come on and go off stage, and there was a tent behind the orchestra space where the actors would wait. The theater was made out of cement which helped the sound of the actors voice

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