To do this assignment, I managed to get ticket to the school production of the Tempest. In rettrospect, I probably shouldn’t have waited to long to do this post…Oh well. The production was good, as high school plays go. the actors knew their lines, and I only saw the slightest of hesitation. Maybe that was stage fright. But maybe just characterization. I’ve no idea, I’m no good with analysing how actors should be unless I’ve studied the script.
And about the sciprt. I can only assume that they stayed close to the story, seeing as how I’ve never read the tempest before, but it sounded Shakespearean. It has the fancy words and whatnot that characterize his writing. The lines were clear, and nothing really stood out as a detriment. Some of the actors were better than others though…oh well, such is ego.
In ways of stage, i think it was to be expected. The backdrop and props weren’t really amazing, but they were there. It didn’t have an special effects, but then again, it is only a high school production.
8.5/10
