On golden pond
The play that I chose to critique for my out of class performance is "On GoldenPond" by Ernest Thompson. This particular version of the play was directed by MichaelOberfield. The Company that acted in this play was not specified, but the actors weremostly community veteran actors and Acting students from the local Academy of Arts.The set Design was done by Russel A. Thompson, and costume design by Jane Being that I must say that I was not to fond of this play, I will try to be as fair andjust as possible in my critique. I was first told this would be a comic drama play and soon found out that it was more of a drama, with a bit of comedy on the side. The part ofNorman, the main character, was played by Ron Bupp. Norman is an elderly old mancome to Golden Pond with his wife for the sumertime. His wife Ethyl is played by JennieHollander, and their daughter Chelsea is played by Beth Elege. The Family has come toGolden Pond during the summer for years now, but Chelsea is getting married to Bill Rayplayed by John Vessels, Jr., and won't be able to stay with them the entire time there atthe pond. The first Act starts very comical yet a little on the slow side. Norman and Ethel
Eventually, Norman and Chelsea do talk out their problems amongst themselves and come to the realization that this constant bickering is senseless. When Chelsea does finally arrive with her fiance and his son, theycommunicate well, and get along better than first thought. Norman seems to become morechildlike and forgets about his old age, and all the problems that come along with it. At this point in the play, you can notice Norman getting in touch with his childhood self. Costumes were very well thought out, except for one thing. A lot of thinking about the past goes on in this play. Along with the love of the sport, he also develops a love of Norman just as Norman learns to love Billy. Pellito, a student at Cypress Lake Center for the Arts. Norman and Bill's son,ironically named Bill, get along great and soon become fishing buddies. The direction of the playwas pretty good.
Common topics in this essay:
Jennie Hollander,
Bill Jr,
Ethel Norman,
Norman Chelsea,
Jane Bingham,
Michael Oberfield,
Golden Pond,
Oberfield Company,
Vessels Jr,
Bill Sr,
bill jr,
golden pond,
ethel norman,
jennie hollander,
played jennie hollander,
develops love,
michael oberfield,
played jennie,
norman getting,
love sport,
daughter chelsea,
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