Most people do not enjoy talking about sensitive topics because they feel uncomfortable, so it is amazing how someone would write a play discussing one of the most sensitive topics, which is racism. I would think, many people would stay away from watching a play that could cause them to feel awkward. However, I was surprised to find out that this play is very popular, and this play was even created into a movie. My favorite scene of Spinning Into Butter was ending because the characters were openly honest, and the only way to end racism is to talk about the issue. Furthermore, this play is relevant in everyone's life, so it easily makes a connection with the audience.
It was incredible. The main theme of this play is the realization a character goes through when she is on her deathbed. It communicates about death, personality of a person and relationships with other people, and the thought process of being in a job. I especially liked how they portrayed Vivian, the main character of the play.
This shows that people need to do the right thing no matter how hard it is so that events in real life do not get out of hand like they did in the play and like they did in the real Salem Witch
I was shocked at the end of act one, when I found out about the death of their son. The musical takes until close to the end for everything to truly make sense, but it was directed more to adults then teenagers. Fortunately, the things in the musical were relatable for teenagers such as having annoying parents or having relationship issues. This was a heart wrenching musical as well, for I cried multiple times.
In the film, Our Family Wedding (Rick Famuwiya, 2010), which first public appearance in cinemas in 2010, focus in an interracial couple formed by Marcus an African American man and Lucia a Mexican American woman and the obstacles that come from being in an interracial relationship. In today’s society it is more common to see interracial couples than in the past but it does not mean families are okay with it. One can think the stereotypes and discrimination faced by interracial couples are a thing of the past. But the film shows it is not true even in this time interracial couples experienced discrimination, obstacles, and a hard time of acceptance especially from their families. Rick Famuwiya’s Our Family Weeding (2010) uses different scenes through the movie focusing on the variety of issues face interracial couples.
Love. Catastrophe. Death. In this play, two teenagers fall in love in the matter of hours. Their love is forbidden because of a rancor between their families.
Play Review #1 - Play in Los Angeles Area Saturday night, around 8:30pm on March 11, the play i decided to attend for review, was none other than a production of Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group titled “Artificial Flowers”; located down Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood, California. Produced by Zombie Joe himself, in collaboration with playwright & director Emily Charouhas, alongside co-director and technical general manager, Brandon Slezak. Additionally, honorable mentions go to the special production’s advisor Denise Devin, as well as “The Players” of the show, Jason Britt as Phelix, and Emily Charouhas again, as Maeve. Artificial Flowers to my discretion, symbolizes the theme of Self Love. To clarify, the characters in the play clearly display interest within each other, yet fail to establish anything concrete, as to how would they grow together as a couple, in spite of differences regarding their past.
Their role-play would end with Solange killing the mistress, however they never had enough time to finish their role-play as their Mistress would be returning home. They plotted to destroy the mistress so that they would be free from the hierarchy system but it did not go according to their role-play. Interpretation of the play
First and foremost, I believe The African Company Presents Richard III , A Play By Carlyle Brown, Directed by Vernice Miller was worth seeing. Seen on April 8th at The Gerald W. Lynch Theater Although I was a little confused in the beginning as the play continued, I was able to make better sense of what was going on. I believe this play was worth seeing, because it sheds light on the issues that were faced during the time the play was written. The play Richard III was about a time in New York where whites in power tried to take down the African Company by not allowing them to perform plays anymore. What started off as a warning to stop theater production ended up in the arrest of any of the actors in the African Company.
At the end of the Broadway adoption of Driving Miss Daisy I had felt it did a lackluster job of developing the characters compared to its film counterpart. The two head roles of Miss Daisy (Angela Lanbury) and Hoke Coleburn (James Earl Jones) did phenomenal work in developing the emotional relationship between the two and setting up the race relations in the United States at the time the play takes place, but compared to the film the individual development was not as matured. Most anyone who has ever heard the story of Driving Miss Daisy, has heard it from it’s now dated 1989 movie starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. The story begins with Miss Daisy clashing with her son on whether she needs a chauffeur after her miraculous car crash.
It was a terrible decision due to the fact that later on lovers are separated and are miserable without each other. To save their marriage, they try to fool their families, but the plan fails and both of the characters end up killing themselves. While their deaths might have been an effect of their parents’ feud, this story would not be successful due to other complications in their relationships. This Shakespeare’s play has influenced many writers and professors to write their own opinion on the possibility of love at first
The couple are inseparable and end up killing themselves because they can’t bare to be seperated. Throughout the play, they keep each other safe and out of trouble from their parents. And lastly, the couple experienced love at first sight with each other and bonded as if they had already known each other for years. As Simon Van Booy says, it “only takes a few seconds and can last a whole life.” Even though their love is fresh, it is
The action of the play is tied to what has happened in the past, like Larry 's death and Joe 's crime. We see how the actions of the past are affecting the characters through mothers’ dialogue in Act one: “Mother: No more roses. It 's so funny... everything decides to happen at the same time.
The play The Call was an intriguing play that involved several societal issues that we face in the real world today concerning family/friendship issues, race, and the LGBTQ aspects that we could possibly experience in our day to day lives. To describe briefly, the play was about an engaged Caucasian American couple that wished to adopt a child from Africa but faced different contrasting factors that emerged that made them doubt/question the decision of whether they should adopt this baby or not. One of those conflicting factors was race, which is an important theme present throughout the play. This is one important theme in the play because race was a component that was used throughout the play in an international context showing us how race can be a contrasting feature in our daily lives, portrayed through the play by cross-cultural/racial adoption. Through this approach, one of the
The theme of sex plays a big role in the play since sex in this play was associated with a plethora of things including corruption and death. The numerous scandals that occurred in Vienna raise multiple questions such as should the government interfere with sexual activity and show the social issues that plagued Vienna. Mortality also plays a big role in this play because it affects the character in a unique way. Mortality in this play occurs in many forms including spiritually and physical mortality. For some people in this play it is simply the fear of death, while for people like Isabella virginity trumps mortality.
