Splendora was a wonderful show. It represented many things that have happened recently on campus. At the beginning I felt sad for what Timothy was going through but the ending made me feel happy. I also felt the power of love, and the musical showed how love can cross all the boundaries. I think the color of the set went with the overall feel of the play. The soft colors of the set and the costumes made it look sad and gloomy, just how the overall feel of the play was. But as the play progressed and things got better, the colors were not as gloomy.
The musical that happened at Randolph College showed the acceptance of same-sex couples. Recently there has been vandalism to the same-sex couples on campus and it was great to have a performance with such a theme. It showed that it is love that really matters, and not gender for people to be together. The musical happens in a town in Texas and the town’s community, represented by some people who love gossiping, can be compared to our school’s community. There is a lot of gossip going around on campus and most of them might not be true. It is important to realize such things when we are part of a community and I am glad the musical touched on it.
We could see a change and acceptance happening during the musical, and it was a good change. A.P., who is fat and is not allowed to speak by others in the beginning, finally accepts how she is and shows the world who she really is. This is something that a lot of the girls- who look at celebrities and wish to be as thin, pretty or famous like them – should learn from. They should be proud of what they are, and try to do their best, instead of trying to be like famous celebrities. Leggett also accepts Timothy even though he’s a male. Hence there is a positive change and acceptance happening in the play and it is shown by subtle change in the colors of the lights and the costumes of the characters.
The set crew was wearing a dress that looked comfortable. They did a good job moving set pieces around, some of which looked really heavy. The fact that we could see the set crew made us focus on the performance even when there was nothing happening, except changing the set. It was better than not seeing the set crew move around objects which would make us lose the focus from the play.
All in all, it was a great performance with a simple set and nothing extravagant. As an audience I was focused on the actors because there weren’t many things to distract my attention. The actors did a great job and I could feel the emotions of the characters. The set was slightly angled, different from what we usually see. Even though I helped in creating the set, the point for making the set angled was not clear to me even after I saw the musical.
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Poojan,
This is a complete and full post.
You raised many of our discussion points from class and it was clear that you were actively participating in the class work. I would have loved to have seen some more of your own observations however. I know we covered A LOT in class...but think a little further about the themes, ideas, and plot points that were presented and what it specifically did to you as an individual in terms of stimulating thoughts, response, reactions, or associations.
Very good work though. Complete and well presented.
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