The Chalky White Substance Character Analysis
Bratko played Mark in The Chalky White Substance, where his performance was inadequate and lacked what the act needed. Bratko playing his character, Mark, was subpar because in the short act his voice remained very monotone and didn’t show any emotions in order to convey myself into the storyline of the play. This was inadequate because I thought the character should’ve drawn in my attention whereas I was kind of bored and uninterested by the lack emotion in his voice. The altercation scene where Mark and Luke fought wasn’t compelling. Bratko actions during that scene seemed very staged and unrealistic because Brakto didn’t seem to be acting instead he was just standing in the scene. There also was a lack of facial expression from Bratko
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The characterization that I got from Polly’s character was that she is a Southern girl with an almost annoying personality. This was played remarkably effectively by Abele because throughout the entire play she spoke with a very nasal voice as well as spoke with a country accent or said country phrases. Abele speaking with a nasal voice and portraying her character was very evident in the opening scene where she was giving an analogy speaking into a mic as the Cocaloony birds would disrupt her speech. So, Abele acting of shifting her voice to an annoying nasal one with southern phrases was extremely effective for the play and Polly’s character. I considered The Gnädiges Fräulein to be a humorous and tragic play at specific times. Therefore, a part that was very effectively played by Abele was the scene when Polly and Molly were rocking on their chairs to pleasure themselves. Acknowledging that this part in the play was supposed to be humorous, Abele actions was very acceptable because she overdramatized the scenes when she was in the rocking chair. This show exaggerated emotions and actions by Abele fit well into the play’s slapstick comedy aspect. Lastly, Abele interactions with Molly throughout the play was effective because Abele was annoying like her
The characterization that I got from Polly’s character was that she is a Southern girl with an almost annoying personality. This was played remarkably effectively by Abele because throughout the entire play she spoke with a very nasal voice as well as spoke with a country accent or said country phrases. Abele speaking with a nasal voice and portraying her character was very evident in the opening scene where she was giving an analogy speaking into a mic as the Cocaloony birds would disrupt her speech. So, Abele acting of shifting her voice to an annoying nasal one with southern phrases was extremely effective for the play and Polly’s character. I considered The Gnädiges Fräulein to be a humorous and tragic play at specific times. Therefore, a part that was very effectively played by Abele was the scene when Polly and Molly were rocking on their chairs to pleasure themselves. Acknowledging that this part in the play was supposed to be humorous, Abele actions was very acceptable because she overdramatized the scenes when she was in the rocking chair. This show exaggerated emotions and actions by Abele fit well into the play’s slapstick comedy aspect. Lastly, Abele interactions with Molly throughout the play was effective because Abele was annoying like her