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Written Critique 1

Written Critique 1

Q THEATRE PRODUCTION CRITIQUES GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Length: two - three pages, typed, and double spaced. No cover page is necessary. Use complete sentences and proof your paper carefully for correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. 2. Assume that the reader is not familiar with the show. 3. Review the actors, not the characters. DO SAY: Bill Smith as Hamlet was. . . DO NOT SAY: Hamlet was. . . ., unless specifically talking about how the character was used in the production. 4. Please do not use general statements like, “cool”, “interesting”, “amazing”, “I liked it”, “great job”, etc. Take a deeper look at what connected with you or helped to tell the story in an engaging way. MAIN BODY: The following outline may be followed in the review as a guideline (but do not number these; please write as a complete, formal paper). 1. A description of where and when you saw the production, the play title, and the playwright's and director's names. 2. A brief synopsis of the plot (about 5 clear sentences is usually sufficient). 3. A statement that conveys the overall impression the play made on you. 4. An evaluation of the work of all key performers. 5. A mention of any particularly outstanding other performers -- small roles, cameos, walk-ons. 6. An evaluation of ALL design/technical areas -- set, lights, costumes, props, make-up, dancing/movement & music (if any), and any other relevant areas. 7. A brief summary statement that includes your evaluation of the overall experience.

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The elevator of contemporary music theater/Lift is an important part of exploring the relationships of strangers we all come into daily contact with in the digital age. We open with an animated and bustling London-centric scene, with tube travelers looking over each other's shoulders to read the metro, eight strangers going to the elevator, and suddenly there are thousands of possibilities. The stage was quite simple, nothing really stood out, which is perfectly fine because the characters created a great environment one was drawn into. The characters were dressed like regular people one would find casually walking down the streets.