Broadway Lights Play Analysis

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Apparel exceeded my expectations. I have been to several Broadway Lights shows in Charlotte over the years, and this production is one of the better ones I’ve seen, if not the best. The stage was designed very well for the show, the story was excellently written, and the play resonated well with a contemporary audience.
My immediate response to the layout of the theater was that I didn’t like it because I am not a huge fan of theater performances in the round. While I think it is a useful medium for presenting a play, it is a harder way to way the play because audience members constantly have to have their head turned at an angle which makes for uncomfortable viewing. That being said, I thought they used the space very well in the production. …show more content…

First off, this fit the rest of the design for this performance, as everything was not very ornate. Additionally, with this genre of play, I don’t think the effects should be designed to be particularly noticeable. Since this play was set in the early 20th Century, and is fully based in reality, there wouldn’t have been much room for dramatic lighting or sound effects. If there was some supernatural element or similar, then perhaps there would be room for dramatic effects. For example, when you watch a documentary, you don’t expect CGI or stunts, but when you watch an action movie, you expect there to be explosions and car chases. This play tends to the documentary side of that analogy, and I thought the lighting and sound reflected that …show more content…

Lynn Nottage is an exceptional playwright, and fully deserves her Pulitzer (Myrick-Hodges). Intimate Apparel blew my expectations out of the water. I her command of language is remarkable without being overt or obnoxious, and her ability to draw out the emotion of each character and present it to the audience was particularly impressive to me. I also appreciated the personal connection she has to the story. She is from New York, and the story is at least loosely related to the life of her great-grandparents. Knowing this factoid made the play all the more enjoyable. I could almost imagine her researching this play, and envision her thinking about her great grandmother as she writes. Personally, this visual added to the entertainment for

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