Student One Acts
Monique Tara Pedro
Professor Fagan
THA M01
12/15/14
Student One Acts
I attended Moorpark College’s production of the Student One Acts on December 11,
2014. The first act that played was called “Chugger”. The first person who spoke was Zach
Kunkel who plays the character, Panda. He spoke in a very professional voice which made it feel like we were witnessing a businessman in progress. The second person to speak was Mazzeo who plays the character, Mr. S. Abernathy Peter. This character gives the vibe of someone who does nothing with their life. The last person who speaks is Marissa Nunez who plays the character, Deedee. The play overall was very mischievous and adventurous, although there is an important message that is being conveyed throughout the whole performance. It appears that people are desperate enough to do anything for millions of dollars, whether it kills them or not. A sad, but true fact of today’s society. I could not agree more to what the performance was depicting. All of the characters were key elements as to what may or may not happen if a person were to fall into the trap of what society has to offer. Although the performance had such a deep message behind it, I found that it was quite boring. The reason is because Kunkel’s character had too much energy and sass. It made the performance kind of amateur.
The second performance was called “Confessions”. The first person to speak on stage was Brian Claassen who plays the character, Augustine. In this performance, the messages about
“peer pressure” play a key role as the other characters come out. Although the message is true
when it comes to peer pressure, I found no interest towards the play. I am not putting any hard feelings at all towards the actors and actresses, but it seemed that they had too much energy to play the roles as the bullies. Ambrose, Monica, Friend, Faustus, Pear Thief Leader, and Una weren’t awful, but they could work on their sense of keeping a
Professor Fagan
THA M01
12/15/14
Student One Acts
I attended Moorpark College’s production of the Student One Acts on December 11,
2014. The first act that played was called “Chugger”. The first person who spoke was Zach
Kunkel who plays the character, Panda. He spoke in a very professional voice which made it feel like we were witnessing a businessman in progress. The second person to speak was Mazzeo who plays the character, Mr. S. Abernathy Peter. This character gives the vibe of someone who does nothing with their life. The last person who speaks is Marissa Nunez who plays the character, Deedee. The play overall was very mischievous and adventurous, although there is an important message that is being conveyed throughout the whole performance. It appears that people are desperate enough to do anything for millions of dollars, whether it kills them or not. A sad, but true fact of today’s society. I could not agree more to what the performance was depicting. All of the characters were key elements as to what may or may not happen if a person were to fall into the trap of what society has to offer. Although the performance had such a deep message behind it, I found that it was quite boring. The reason is because Kunkel’s character had too much energy and sass. It made the performance kind of amateur.
The second performance was called “Confessions”. The first person to speak on stage was Brian Claassen who plays the character, Augustine. In this performance, the messages about
“peer pressure” play a key role as the other characters come out. Although the message is true
when it comes to peer pressure, I found no interest towards the play. I am not putting any hard feelings at all towards the actors and actresses, but it seemed that they had too much energy to play the roles as the bullies. Ambrose, Monica, Friend, Faustus, Pear Thief Leader, and Una weren’t awful, but they could work on their sense of keeping a