Fall Play Review

I saw the fall play on Thursday night which was opening night. I thought that all of the actors were cast in good roles and they all did a good job portraying their character with the correct age and personality. John Jaing's lead role I thought was a perfect fit for him. He portrayed the character very well and was great at giving little hints to the audience as to how he felt about his family and other characters in the play. His role as the father/husband seemed like a complex one in a way. I think that he did a very good job of showing the audience how he felt without overdoing it or forcing emotions into the words. Sam Weed also did a very good job showing her concern for her husband and her sadness during her song and after her and John Jaing fought. I think that John Jaing could have slowed down a bit while he was doing his monologues. I think that they were great and he showed some great emotions, it was just hard to tell when they started and ended sometimes. I think that Magie's role was a little hard to understand. I was confused as to whether she was supposed to be really young, like a teenager or younger or if she was supposed to be in her twenties. I thought she was supposed to be about thirteen or so, but then someone told me that she was supposed to be in her early twenties. I think that I was confused because she was so loud when she spoke and her tone sounded like that of a child being sassy. I definitely think that she should have toned her voice down by either lowering her voice or lowering the tone of her voice and not letting it get so high pitched. She could have easily have given off an older persona by slowing the speed of her dialogue and lowering her voice to make it sound more like teasing instead of starting an argument. Overall the play was really good, there were just a few minor adjustments I would make. I also think that the blocking was great and the set was perfect. The one thing I didn't like was the way the seating was set up; it was hard for me to see some peoples' expressions sometimes and that was a little frustrating. Other than that the play was very well organized and had a clear plot and meaning.