Macbeth: Flop Performance
Angelina Pruto
Professor Jennilyn Smith
Preforming Arts Essay
May 16, 2016
Macbeth
After hearing of the flop performance of Macbeth at the college I ventured to find another performance to critique that was of good theatrical merit. I found a performance at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company of Macbeth. It was performed on a thrust stage I got a seat on the right side middle area. I had a good view throughout and the actors seemed to understand their surroundings and their performance was accommodating to all sides of the thrust stage. As I had no prior knowledge of Macbeth or the story line going in for critique purposes I did prior research on the storyline so I could focus in on the elements of production and acting. While I’d like to note they stuck very close to the themes and dialogue as Shakespeare wrote it. Never before have I been to a performance of this at this caliber especially not in a thrust theater it was emotionally involved the scenes really jumped out and were thrusting towards us as the actors voices echoed through the theater. …show more content…
It only added to the overarching theme of this great man coming to a fall. Throughout the themes of that are shown in the set as well as the dialogue the music and sounds were very dramatic and lively. As well the logic and passion theme rears its head in the conversation between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Macbeth is the more logic filled one and Lady Macbeth is more passion filled driven and dare I say naïve she uses her feelings to guide her and she is using it in that conversation to get her husband to understand. Which personally I believe is a weak basis for an argument when you get too emotionally involved you lose your
Professor Jennilyn Smith
Preforming Arts Essay
May 16, 2016
Macbeth
After hearing of the flop performance of Macbeth at the college I ventured to find another performance to critique that was of good theatrical merit. I found a performance at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company of Macbeth. It was performed on a thrust stage I got a seat on the right side middle area. I had a good view throughout and the actors seemed to understand their surroundings and their performance was accommodating to all sides of the thrust stage. As I had no prior knowledge of Macbeth or the story line going in for critique purposes I did prior research on the storyline so I could focus in on the elements of production and acting. While I’d like to note they stuck very close to the themes and dialogue as Shakespeare wrote it. Never before have I been to a performance of this at this caliber especially not in a thrust theater it was emotionally involved the scenes really jumped out and were thrusting towards us as the actors voices echoed through the theater. …show more content…
It only added to the overarching theme of this great man coming to a fall. Throughout the themes of that are shown in the set as well as the dialogue the music and sounds were very dramatic and lively. As well the logic and passion theme rears its head in the conversation between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Macbeth is the more logic filled one and Lady Macbeth is more passion filled driven and dare I say naïve she uses her feelings to guide her and she is using it in that conversation to get her husband to understand. Which personally I believe is a weak basis for an argument when you get too emotionally involved you lose your