What Is The Theme Of The Incredible Rise Of Arturo Ui

Epic theatre is a very interesting style of theatre in which the main incentive is to provoke thought and discussion on current issues rather than to just merely entertain the audience. In the play, The Resistible Rise of Arturo by Bertolt Brecht, the overall theme of political corruption is very prominent. Not only was the story compelling, but so were the many different production aspects that came together to create the show. By combining all of the production elements together, the show was brought to another level with the lighting, sound, scenery, and costumes. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a play about the notorious Chicago gangster, Arturo Ui, and his rise to power in the grocery scene. Starting from being a lowly gangster with
I was very impressed with the entire lighting concept of the show and how lighting really can truly impact the tone or mood of a scene. I did my lab hours for lighting during the hang weekend for Arturo Ui and I did not understand how many of the lights would be used, nor did I understand how lighting could be so specific for one scene. Finally seeing the show with the lights in action put into perspective how much lighting impacts the scene; for example, the lighting for the scene sixteen, the funeral of Ignatius Dullfeet, not only provides a grim overtone, but also a somber mood with the ample amount of blue and purple gels used. This scene had a stark contrast in mood compared to many of the other scenes in the show and the lighting was the biggest reason why, displaying the importance of
The simple scenery worked for the most part in portraying the original intentions of the play, but the projections onto the screens were a bit distracting. The projections took me out of the play because of how hard they were to read, especially the projection onto the screens that were used for a background of Dogsborough’s country home. Other than the projections, the scenery was quite nice and seemed like it could be considered to be part of the original playwright’s concept and idea of epic