I think that the drama musical Mamma Mia! performed by the
company was very well organized and interactive towards the audience. As for
the creativity I actually expected more going on, on the set itself props wise.
The actors were decently motivated but I wasn’t amazed by the acting because I
have seen better Broadway performances.
The memorization was perfect. If the actors did
improve, I didn’t even notice. It was overall very fluent. The characterization
was very good in donna’s part. I was not impressed with Sophie’s acting because
after watching the movie and seeing Amanda act, the ‘Broadway’ actress was not
as good and convincing. The blocking was also perfect. The stage layout was
very neat and had a lot of silhouettes that were impressive. The volume was
also perfect and clear except during the ‘wont your mother knows where you’re
at’ song, it wasn’t very clear which made it hard for me to hear the lyrics.
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Harry bright. He is struggling to find his identity and constantly wants to be the man he once was during the old days…specifically spontaneous. He does not have a lot of experience with children and so acts very awkwardly and stiff around Sophie. Again, because of this fact, he relies on his money to fix things but tries very hard to be a good father and prove to himself mostly, that he is able to be responsible for someone other than himself. He is also not the most warm person in general due to his years of being independent and without real companion…he has also grown slightly uptight and hence his need to be spontaneous once more.
My favorite character in Mamma Mia! is Donna. I empathize her
greatly due to her strength over the years of holding up Sophie on her own as
well as holding up a business. I respect independent women in general and
especially those who, above all, care for their child. Through out the whole
film her main concern was on how Sophie would take the news of having an
anonymous father, which is a natural motherly instinct. I also empathize her
because I understand that she must feel sad that the one person who has stayed
with her in her life will get married and leave her, but she still puts her
daughters happiness first.
Donnas daughter Sophie, is getting married and wants
her father to give her away but she doesn’t know who her father is. When she
finds her mothers diary she contacts three men that could possibly be her
father and invite them to her wedding…all without donna’s consent. Things
didn’t turn out the way Sophie hopes as it turns out donna does not know which
between the three men is Sophie’s father.
Yes, it definitely put every one to perspective
because we realized we needed to bring up our average and skill to put on a
great show.
The costume was very casual but it was meant to be,
so, it was fine. However like said previously I am very disappointed in the
decoration and props because it was really only 2 settings and after watching
the movie you automatically expect more to give a more interesting show( like
wicked). The sound was perfect and the lighting was just right.
Blocking, sound, intonation, and space because there
was a lot of silent acting.
Make the setting more elaborate and interesting,
make the dialogue of the show a lot longer and that would be about it. Because,
the dialogue is important to shape the story further.
I learned that if I could put enough effort and be professional to put my personal feelings aside I could give a better performance.
Yes I did for the most part but again I wished there was more dialogue to really build the feeling and purpose for all the other actions that were done in a song.
It was very good to say the least because they were interactive with the
audience at the end and the characters each had very different characteristics
and personalities that represent all kinds of people in this world, which makes
it relatable.
I have learnt from Mamma Mia! that you have to develop your
emotional control and voice/sound control to be able to make sure the audience
really ‘see’s’ you and your performance.
written by calista ashley
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