Gem Of The Ocean Analysis
The play Gem of The Ocean overall was a great production, although this paper is not suppose to be about what I liked or disliked about the play. For the simple fact that I don’t regularly go and watch plays; just going to this one made me realize how well put together plays are. From the acting, the design and the direction of the play were all amazing to me. This paper is to inform any reader that the actor selection was a great pick, the design was effective in a numerous amount of ways and the direction of the play was undoubtedly astounding. I feel the cast of the play were very effective in playing the roles given. Troy McCray, casted as Citizen Barlow really caught my attention. Although living in the era we’re in now; referring to
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I thought that I was just a regular home but come to find out it was actually suppose to symbolize a boat. I was told that on the left side of the stage or “Stage right” had railing at the top such as a boat and the blue lighting to symbolize water or the oceanic feel. Giving the set a feel of a home was created perfectly, it actually gave me the visual of being in my grandmothers’ home. I also felt that the set was boring to look at, and that the cast made the background work. It could be the possibility that I am a neophyte to going to plays, but the fact that it was set in one place bored me. The last play I’ve seen would have been something I seen early High School or the end of middle school, and what I remember is that the set would be changed occasionally. What worked for me would have to be the fact that the crew made the background work. They stretched the stage and used practically everything on the stage to show me different views of the set. Another reason I feel the background was such a bore could have been to force us (the audience) to pay attention to the cast and the plot rather the background. The bones being the most precious thing in the ocean would be a perfect form of symbolization. During that era bones were more precious and valuable to them and would symbolize the what the Gem
I thought that I was just a regular home but come to find out it was actually suppose to symbolize a boat. I was told that on the left side of the stage or “Stage right” had railing at the top such as a boat and the blue lighting to symbolize water or the oceanic feel. Giving the set a feel of a home was created perfectly, it actually gave me the visual of being in my grandmothers’ home. I also felt that the set was boring to look at, and that the cast made the background work. It could be the possibility that I am a neophyte to going to plays, but the fact that it was set in one place bored me. The last play I’ve seen would have been something I seen early High School or the end of middle school, and what I remember is that the set would be changed occasionally. What worked for me would have to be the fact that the crew made the background work. They stretched the stage and used practically everything on the stage to show me different views of the set. Another reason I feel the background was such a bore could have been to force us (the audience) to pay attention to the cast and the plot rather the background. The bones being the most precious thing in the ocean would be a perfect form of symbolization. During that era bones were more precious and valuable to them and would symbolize the what the Gem