Over the weekend my high school put on the musical Annie. I was blown away at how much effort and hard work was put into this musical. Now, my high school has never done a play or musical that even compares to Annie, so it was really fun getting to watch people that I grew up, in a musical that I was very familiar with. This musical was full of great costumes, amazing singers/actors, and real dogs! The set design I thought looked great. I always thought that all the plays and musicals put on by my high school, the set always looked great. The set for this musical was very interesting. It was an allusion, there was 4 openings almost looking like windows with stage curtains painted on them looking like they covered these windows. Then, in the middle there was a “door” with fake stairs going up towards the door. This set was something I had never seen before, so I thought it looked good. …show more content…
They probably looked like what the musical version of them looked like as well, I have just never seen it performed as a musical before. Annie of course wore a red wig which made the girl playing Annie look just like her from the movie. The clothes I thought were spot on, they were older looking outfits, nothing you would see today, but they matched the story perfectly. I thought it was cool that one of the characters was wearing the Statue of Liberty crown. I am always so impressed with high school students in plays or musicals. Especially in this musical, because I knew almost everyone in the musical that I was even more impressed with there acting and vocal abilities because for most of the people I had no idea they were so talented. The actors portrayed their lines in all sorts of ways; seriously, comically, and formally. I was impressed when one of the actors would have to yell, or be sad because I know I would have never been able to be so serious in high school let alone
My favorite accessory was the hats with the big feathers on them. I felt that it gave the audience a better feel of the time period. I also loved the tight dresses that the woman wore with the puffy bottoms. The woman also wore the big earrings, had the long tight curled hair, vibrant makeup, and elegant dresses. The men had the long curly hair and the facial hair. The men wore capes and had swords that they carried everywhere. Along with the pointy toed shoes.
I had never been to a live play before and really did know what to expect. When I read that we had to attend a play I was "like no way". Overall, I must say I enjoyed the play and actually laughed majority of the time. I think the director did a great job with organizing the realization of
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The production was zany, extravagant, and all around weird – But I loved every minute of it. If you get the opportunity to see this musical, be forewarned that you will wondering what you just saw. But you will also leave with a smile and a few laughs behind you that make the adventure
The design of the costumes and the stage was, overall, very well done. The colours of the floors, and walls, the shape of the house and the setup of all the interactions was very smooth. There was also a bit of confusion laying underneath too. The way the stairway worked was confusing, as it led to a dock, and the floor being painted with water and floating boards was also a weird nitpick, but once you saw the flow of the scenes, and what those designs meant, then everything came together neatly. The costumes tied in really well with the times. The casual wear was a lot more fancy than modern clothes, but they were still very sleek and comfortable looking. The glasses were not as thick as some modern glasses are, and the containers that hold the liquor and the other drinks look old too. The way the living room was set up also gave that 60s vibe, which is when this play took place.
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.
All together the play was performed remarkably well and I will definitely be returning to watch the Wimberley players in more plays. It might be a small little play house but they are some very fantastic actors. They excelled passes the expectation that Ken Ludwig set and definitely flew passed my expectations that I set. Since, I’m from a larger city our theatre is much larger so I was used to a large setting and being able to have more than one scenes set up on one stage but, they worked with what they had which turned out
Each element gave the stage a different feel that matched every scene , complementing each brilliantly. The only element that lacked for me was lights, although very bright ; in my opinion the reoccurring blue wasn't the best option. I feel if the lighting designer would have had more warmer colored lights against the already vibrant set pieces, it would have made the stage pop more. But one thing i did particularly fancy, were the costumes the characters wore and how they fit each character. Each character's’ costume showed the dichotomy between the personalities and tastes of each individual. For example Ilona played by Jane Krakowski was dressed in a scarlet / pinkish dress with a high slit up the left side; showing her seductive character type. Meaning when i saw Ilona on stage, I immediately knew who i was looking at . Lastly the sound effects included , like the door jingle sound or The bike bell , added to the whole idea of being inside and outside of a retail building. These effects gave the stage an outdoorsy feel , drawing you in , giving the audience illusions of really being in 1930’s
I could feel myself being happy and laughing. The time was running but I was too focused to care about it. The stage was full because it had a variety of characters. There was minimal use of props. The big circular shaped giant seemed real which was beautifully designed. The catchy thing about the show was a girl saying Chicken licken many times which was noticeable and I think it caught the audience attention. The costumes were also beautifully chosen. As I'm a girl, I liked the dresses that were used by the princess. There was also a sound of the sky falling and there was a bright lighting of the stage. The play was beautifully played. I was not distracted by the show even though it had many characters and ideas going on. The favorite casting of the play was Robert Willian as he was full of life and I could feel his love and dedication towards the show. He was funny and good at it. The play had a lot of stories going on which had suspense as well. This might have created kid hard to
Sounds like the fireworks going off in the basement helped the audience get immersed into the show. The lights were usually had the whole stage illuminated and was kind of boring, but the way that they brought the lights on when a character would flip to turn the lights would add realism to the show. Props were used throughout the show and were well placed. In fact, I saw a radio that looked exactly the one that was in the show Annie performed by the Palm Springs High School Theatre which makes sense since they both take place during the same time period. The set looked very realistic and included nothing that was created in modern times like iphones or printers. Costumes were chosen very well in my opinion with my favorites being the police ones. Also, none of the clothing looked very modern. After taking a deeper look into the things that occurred to improve the show and how the actors looked, I think that the Palm Canyon Theatre improved the show and made the audience feel more
I thought everything in this play was realistic and the actors did a good job of portraying their characters through vocal quality, movement and facial
The set was one of my favorite elements of the whole entire show! The floor was painted to look like marble and there were columns erected on a spinning platform. The director, Josie Rourke, used this set brilliantly and really gave us strong moments through the blocking in the show. The costumes and the time felt placed in a very modern time while using the original text. This was a nice contrast and even though it started off weird it ended up meshing together smoothly. I thought this show was amazing and there was not anything that stood out to me or made me dislike in anyway.
The colors used on the stage were different than what I expected. For example, the bright blues used to talk about the sea and the bright oranges and reds used to express the fire. All the different elements that were used throughout the play worked really nicely together because they were somewhat relatable in how they were presented to the audience. The play was a little hard for me to be able to relate to overall. I have been fortunate to have had to go through certain things the character of the people that knew the character in the story have had to
Although these are not the only individuals profiting off the talents of these young men. Another main group of people that benefit from the success of their athletes are the coaches of those athletes. Even though being a coach does require talent and you have to be able to pull in recruits, college coaches make or break based off if their recruits become stars. Looking back to the Manziel case, after his Heisman run, his coach Kevin Sumlin received a 1.1 million pay raise (manziel). And it’s not only Sumlin who is being awarded for their teams success, “average salaries for major college football coaches have jumped more than 70% since 2006” (manziel). This just adds to the list of people who profit off of the success of these young men, while
They seemed to have put a lot of effort in creating levels to the set. Costumes in the play although pretty did show more than I think they intended to. When dancing, dresses would come up completely and be very