What is the name of the play/musical and where was it performed?
What do you notice? Discuss specific actor’s performances, costumes, make-up, props, sound effects, and lighting elements. Some guiding questions:
Acting: To what degree did you believe that the actor was the character? What did the actor do to make his/her role believable?
Scene Design: Did the scenic design help to set the mood and generally enhance the production? How?
Costume Design: Did the costume design help to define each character or enhance your experience of the play? How? Were the costumes appropriate to the time and place of the play?
Directing: Describe and evaluate the directing in the production. 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? Do the pace and rhythm seem right?
What elements of the production did you enjoy, and why?
What elements of the production didn’t you enjoy, and why?
What does it remind you of? What memory, experience, story, music, other work does this trigger?
What emotions do you feel as you respond to this work?
What questions does it raise for you? “I wonder…”
What meaning or understanding is intended or conveyed in this work? With this, share what you think was the play’s theme.
What are some of the conventions that appear in this play?
Think about the qualities of a good play as we understand them in our class. What qualities did this play possess? What qualities didn’t it possess?
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