Darkness And Silence In Disney's The Little Mermaid
Darkness and silence hangs over the crowd, suddenly the dark heavy curtains swoosh open to show a mermaid enjoying life above the sea. At the Curtis Junior High School Theater, "The Little Mermaid" was performed on March 18th from 7:00-8:15 PM. The play is a rendition of Disney's film "The Little Mermaid", where the youngest daughter of the King of the Seas does not fit in with the rest of her species, mermaids. She goes on an adventure and manages to turn into a human with the help of her exiled evil Aunt Ursula. However, Ariel, the lonely mermaid, must receive a kiss from the human prince she had fallen in love with with-in three days or she forever lose her voice and become a lonely lost soul who works for her aunt. With many mistakes and
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Some performers who struck out and deserve commentary, are Ariquin Boome and Ethan Simental. Actions and expressions of Mr. Boome as Grimsby were absolutely marvelous. He made the audience experience what him character felt, which were usually disbelief at his master's rashness and carefree life style. His expressions and actions were his main strength because he even over straightened his back to pronounce the stuffiness of nobles in the eighteen hundreds. The jumping clicking of his heels also helped him emphasize the happy air of the marriage of Ariel and Prince Eric at the end of this comedic rendition. Ethan Simental did not disappoint either. He was so in character that his voice was unrecognizable. He danced across the stage as Chef Louis while slamming a knife onto a cart that held the "crab" who was Ariel's friend. Being in character is one thing, but his expressions and convincing actions, like Ariquin Boome, reached out to all audience members. As for the entire cast, the performers each were very different, but they were a wonderful and strong combination together. Also, the performers were a able to maintain the original air of the Disney version of this story. Their voices adapted easily from a slow ballad to a frivolous and impromptu dance. They freely expressed their emotions but they never crossed the line of being too emotion that it looked sarcastic.
Some performers who struck out and deserve commentary, are Ariquin Boome and Ethan Simental. Actions and expressions of Mr. Boome as Grimsby were absolutely marvelous. He made the audience experience what him character felt, which were usually disbelief at his master's rashness and carefree life style. His expressions and actions were his main strength because he even over straightened his back to pronounce the stuffiness of nobles in the eighteen hundreds. The jumping clicking of his heels also helped him emphasize the happy air of the marriage of Ariel and Prince Eric at the end of this comedic rendition. Ethan Simental did not disappoint either. He was so in character that his voice was unrecognizable. He danced across the stage as Chef Louis while slamming a knife onto a cart that held the "crab" who was Ariel's friend. Being in character is one thing, but his expressions and convincing actions, like Ariquin Boome, reached out to all audience members. As for the entire cast, the performers each were very different, but they were a wonderful and strong combination together. Also, the performers were a able to maintain the original air of the Disney version of this story. Their voices adapted easily from a slow ballad to a frivolous and impromptu dance. They freely expressed their emotions but they never crossed the line of being too emotion that it looked sarcastic.