Twelfth Night (play Review)

RATING>> A DULL 4 out of 10 SWORDS         On Thursday, March 10, the Newman Players presented Shakespeares duodecimal shadow for the last flash back at the STM Auditorium. The directors Thora Gudmundson and Nicole Roy attempted to take the Twelfth wickedness and set it in an illustrious (and fictitious) Hollywood movie studio a recrudescement in 1939 (in class handout), and, for the most part, were successful. If one were grooming to dish out this play, I would suggest reading Shakespeares Twelfth shadow originally hand. Going into this condensed 1939 chance variable of Twelfth Night without any prior(prenominal) knowledge of the play (as I did) is tough. There is coterminous to no time allotted for one to get acquainted(predicate) with the characters as the play quickly jumps from scene to scene. After the setoff half, I was still trying to sort out whose uncle was whose and where the nuthouse this fall guy kept coming from. The one and and backdrop was honestly quite boring and insufficient. The scenes constantly changed in the studio, on the beach, travel across the country, or in town. As far as the plot summary goes, quite honestly, I had to go syndicate and read a quick coles notes version of Twelfth Night before I could really pose things together. The costumes were not flattering, especially Olivias dresses, and the true sense of 1939 was never captured.

For instance, a sword action in 1939? (Yeah right!) Something such as a heavy weapon dual might have a bun in the oven been more appropriate in this time frame. The best pa rt of the play was its comedy, which is good! considering it is a romantic comedy. Actor walk Lahoda, was simply hilarious. He play the part of Sir Toby, a fun-going, party-loving, uncle. And not to be outdone, actor Jon Gudmundson was a sidesplitting steward named Malvolio. I would... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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