New to the Media
I have never been to a live play performance before, but I have seen one on video. I loved it as though I was reading a great storybook; being able to stop at anytime and pick up where I left off, but I never thought about the relationship between the performers and the audience. Nor did I think of the impact of all of the aspects that deal with creating a play and giving a great performance. For my first live play I went to go see Polaroid Stories; a play I thought would not be so shocking to a first time audience member. I was wrong; this play almost literally looked me in the face and slapped me. The play had the look of a run down playhouse that had little funding and little direction, but I later pieced it together that they made it part of the play, and obviously you are not supposed to see those who are back stage directing.
As if I stepped out of my body for a moment and walked the streets seeing the life of these street kids. Everything became so tangible and real. I felt apart of the stage and I guess that is why I felt so close to the action of the stories, and how I got lost in them. You can hear the closeness with all the speakers you need, but you'll never get that tangible feeling as if the performers or the stage are really there. The stage was the one aspect that kept me believing. I kept having the feeling I was there, that the whole stage was really outside. For a moment I lost my self and really got into the play. The fact that the stage was right in front of me does not compare to television. I thought I could see the props and everything that was strategically placed or used, but I missed them all. I didn't think I was watching a group of people on a set acting for my entertainment, I felt I was actually watching life. This new media had an impact on me that you can not get from television. ly, I over looked the performers' costumes, the stage lighting, and set design; everything I took for granted. One of the actors I felt breeze by me, and I could smell the smoke of another actor's cigarette. This was life on life's canvas and it was totally different from watching television.
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