Hi Everyone,
Supplies are due this week! Next week the following is due:
1. Critique of Lion King Jr. For more information see below!
Directions: Choose two sections of the following six. You will be writing a two long paragraphs (10 sentences minimum for each), that explains your thoughts on the show. Please take notes as you go!
- Describe and evaluate the acting in the production.
- Choose the performers you liked best–citing illustrations from the production. Note things they did well–gestures, moments, bits, etc.–and explain why you think they were good.
- How was the performer’s voice, movement, interpretation of the role?
- Separate the performer from the role. Can you dislike a character but admire the performance?
- How did the performers relate to each other? Did they listen and respond naturally, or did they look like they were “acting?”
- Describe and evaluate the directing in the production.
- Has the director helped the actors perform convincingly?
- Do the performers play together as an ensemble?
- Is it easy to see and hear what is going on?
- Are entrances and exits smooth? Scene changes?
- Is the stage space used well? Are some areas ignored?
- Does the pace and rhythm seem right? Does it drag or move swiftly?
- Describe and evaluate the set design of the production.
- Is the scenery helpful to the play? To the performers?
- Is it a hindrance? Too distracting? Too overbearing?
- Does it contribute to the mood? Is it appropriate for the style of the production?
- Is there a symbolic element in the scenery? In the shapes or colors?
- Is the design aesthetically pleasing in itself?
- Describe and analyze the lighting of the production?
- Is the lighting realistic or nonrealistic?
- Does it help create mood?
- Are all actors properly lit? Can we see their faces?
- How does the lighting use color and direction (where does it come from: below, above, behind, etc.)?
- Are light changes made slowly or quickly? Is this right for the play?
- Describe and analyze the costumes for the play.
- Are the costumes right for the play? In period and style? For the theme of the play?
- Are they right for individual characters, in personality, station in life, occupation, etc.?
- Is the design good? The colors? Why or why not?
- Are there differences between costumes for major and minor characters? Between one faction in the play and another?
- Describe and analyze the music of the play.
- How does the music impact the show?
- What songs did you like the best and why?
- Which singers were the strongest and what did they do to make you feel that way?
- How did the ensemble sound together. What were some gestures, movements that stood out to you?
5. How does the music relate and move the story for the play along?
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