West Side Story1
During my vacation in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, my two friends andI came across The Papermill Theater. An old run down mill, turned into a theater, withlots of history. We all decided to attend the play , West Side Story, hoping it would be As we entered the theater my eyes swayed from left to right taking in all thehistory of the building. I saw old ceilings and walls with different mill machines within them. I came across the old set up of the building consisting of a rundown stagewith many scene props and dusty old chairs. These chairs really stood out, they wereall differently designed and all different types. Some were folding chairs while others
As the actors toured me through the play act by act I enjoyed it more and more. The play focused around the two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks(the Puerto Ricans). These plays were "AnythingGoes", "She Loves Me", and of course "West Side Story". I praise the Mainstage Acting Company on what a terrific performance theyheld. By the end ofthe play I was so caught up in the moment that I felt the tears of sadness as I wept forthe awful death of Tony and how much sadness it brought to not only Maria, but alsothe other gangs too. They made it so real for theaudience. I give much credit to every actor forthe absolutely wonderful job they did in the play. I even felt suspense while the fights went on and the couples fell in love. Every scene change was not a done with a curtain, but rather aspotlight. As the three of us discovered our seats we noticed how popular the show reallyis, as a matter of fact all 100 seats ended up being filled. In fact both gangs felt so much sadness that they all assisted thecarrying off of Tony to his grave. At that moment I knew Tony's death resulted inpeace between both gangs. The play was a tragedy, but did have a rather positiveending in one way. As I continued to read I alsocited the pictures and the descriptions of every actor.
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