“Kayak” is story that uses characters to symbolize the arrogance of people from first world countries. Like any good mother, Annie Iversion is incredibly protective of her son. Annie’s world comes crumbling down when her son, Peter Inversion, starts falling in love with Julie, a passionate environmental activist. Julie’s love for protesting and dangerous lifestyle concerns Annie as it starts changing the way she had originally planned Peter’s life. Annie is unable to understand Julie’s perspective and is worried for her son. Annie is frustrated to learn her son is planning to take biology courses because it will set him behind from graduating on time. The themes of religion, family, and climate changes are reoccurring throughout the play. …show more content…
Until the last few scenes as the great flood is happening the sky should turn dark almost black. The only sound effect needed is when the great flood happens. The sound of the rain coming down pouring and water from the lake is splashing creating waves causing the kayak to move and rock a lot. In the campus dorm scenes where Peter and Annie meet Julie should be filled with other college students. There will be people moving in, preparing for school, meeting new friends and roommates. Since Julie is very big about spreading the news of protesting events and such, I see her near the news board a lot where she can hang up flyers. The board will be outside by the entrance of the campus where all the news and updates will be posted. The tone of the play is very realistic. The actors are portraying characters that resemble the way people behave in everyday life. There are some strong languages and mild adults themes in the …show more content…
There should be a few trees in the background to tell the audience that she is inside a forest. The line of the stage should be predominately curved lines instead of sharp angular lines. Since the majority of the play is focused on Annie in the kayak. The mass in the play should be simple and made for multipurpose. There should be one high platform in the upstage to allow Julie and Peter to stand and act to represent Annie’s flashback. It is also the dock that Julie stands when she finds Annie at the end of the play. On the platform could include a few trees on wheels to show that she is alone in the forest and not near any civilization at the moment. The trees need to be removed for the scene where all the characters are inside the dorm. The composition of the play should be centered. Peter’s kayak should be placed right in the middle of the stage with Annie sitting inside of it. The texture of the play is not really necessary. Besides the kayak there is no real prop that is needed for this play. The kayak should not be brand new, there might be a few scratches on the side of the kayak and the paddles are worn
“Peter and the Starcatcher”, written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, is a prequel to the Broadway hit, “Peter and Wendy.” This comedic play reveals to the audience the origins of Peter Pan. This story tells how Peter Pan went from being an orphan in England without a name, to Peter Pan, the flying boy on the island of Never Land. The design of this allows the audience to reach their imaginative capacity while watching while highlighting and emphasizing key plot points throughout the story. The two design areas I will be describing and evaluating is the lighting and the scenic design. However, this play exemplifies all four aspects of design flawlessly; the lighting, sound, scenic and costume designs are said to be more sensible to the design than any other Broadway show. This is an extraordinary and excellent play because of the amazing design, the lighting designer and scenic designer used many ways to produce a variety of effects on the audience.
The technical aspects of the production such as scenery, properties and costumes also played a keynote in the productions success. The scenery was fabulous it truly made the play. It was very realistic and extremely vibrant. Almost the entire play was performed in one setting, except for the railcar and dance scenes. The house, the main setting, was magnificent with painstakingly placed detail in every corner. All elements in the house matched wonderfully, for example the furniture, the photos on the wall, the telephone and even the trash can. Little bits of detail were everywhere adding to the beautification of the set, for example the lace decorations on the chairs, the etched glass above the front door and even the Christmas tree.
Stage directions are used during the play to reveal even more of the personality of each of the characters. The extremely-confident personality of Nick is made clear in the first scene, when Nick, Lucy and Lewis first enter the darkened theatre, and Nick starts to toy with Lucy in the dark, pretending to be a ghost. Stage directions can also be used to reveal the feelings of characters. When Lucy and Nick leave, and Lewis is left with Roy, you can tell just by watching the way Lewis holds his body, and moves about the stage, he feels betrayed by Lucy, and by Nick.
To contrast, In the movie there way over dramatic because when they found out Helen was blind and deaf Kate let out a huge cry of grief and they were a little over dramatic when Helen finally figured out what everything was because Helen figured out what water was and what the ground was after that Annie was screaming yes. A difference between the play and the movie would be the fight with negro kids because in the play they said that helen was touching the kids mouths trying to feel what they said but when the negro boy bit Helens finger she tried the girls mouth and then she tried to cut her hair but the negro girl stopped it but then Helen jumped on the negro girl but then Kate pulled them apart but in the movie they just showed the part where Helen going through the sheets then goes to the part where Helen is wrestling the negro girl on the
As indicated by the shape in the foreground, the lines that signify the contour of the rocks and freestanding structure merge. The lines lead the eye vertically as it meets the center. When looking at the painting as a whole, the viewer can see how the artist uses straight
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.
This I thought was a very different, but clever way of expressing large scenes. Occasionally a follow spot was used to highlight some parts of the of the play for comical effect. At the beginning Richard is asked to look out the window by Annabella and when he does two actors run on stage with a lamp post and as soon as they are on the spot light is on and when they leave it's off again, they did this to give a sense of perspective from the window to the street and also to take the mick out of classic thrillers.
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 is not naturalistic and it defies any semblance of reality. We cannot believe in the characters –because they don't exist. They are simply dramatic constructs Priestley employs to manipulate the audience.All the characters are simplistically drawn caricatures with melodramatic qualities.
One of the most vital parts of putting on a play is a director who will provide an understandable, and watchable performance. This play was a much easier play to put on as it is based on a classic novel by Harper Lee. From the audiences point of view, the director clearly understood the novel. He gave a very well adapted stage version of the book, however he didn't rely on the audience having read the book, he also created a whole new story through different techniques and fresh ways of telling a story. As a person who has read the book and was a fan of it, and Harper Lee I personally thought that he did it justice and filled some large boots. The director employed very subtle and yet effective staging techniques during certain scenes that required a different atmosphere. Some examples of these techniques were during the scene between Scout and Atticus near the beginning of the play. Here the staging was very central, this provided a sense of a close relationship between the characters. Also, a small inclusion of a chair, or a light immediately makes the scene seem more like a home, and the audience immediately have a different expectation of the scene, for example if an armchair is introduced to the stage then the audience expect a scene at home, however if a desk and computer is introduced then the audience expects a scene at work or in a study and therefore the scene will have a completely different atmosphere.
The park square’s play, directed by Elena Ganneti, however had a different representation. The stage was set up where Hippolyta, Thisbe and the Philostrate were sitting in chairs that were placed directly in front of the stage and sitting by the audience to watch the play. This was done that way because it made it seem like Pyramus and Thisbe
The use of line in this piece is also very interesting. The artist employs a high horizontal line to create a plunging effect giving the piece more depth. Another use of lines in the image is to create focal points to attract the viewer. Lines are also used to separate the different sections of the painting. Overall this painting uses lines in dynamic ways that vastly enhance the viewers’ pleasure and admiration of the piece.
The setting of the play helped to develop the mood. First of all, the abundance of props brought the story to live successfully. For example, the bed and door created the forgotten, quiet feeling in the old man's room. Next, the floorboards were lifted up so it actually looked like the
In Summary, with these three examples it is shown that the play and the movie contrast quite a bit. Most of the story line and the dialogue were very similar to the original story in the movie but some things were changed, possibly to shorten the story to be able to make
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.