Word: staged
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...would the Bard, at this stage in his career - age 32 and well established by the time Edward III was published in 1596 - need to collaborate on a play? Simply because, as literature scholars have documented, the London theaters of the day were competing for audiences and had to churn out material as quickly as possible to stay ahead of one another. To do so, they often used groups of authors to write playbooks in a matter of weeks, paying each author by the scene. The theater companies would then often advertise themselves, rather than the authors, on the published...
...sets and props are impressive or revolutionary, but their symmetry, harmonious colors, and moderate lighting render them all pleasant. The shadow silhouettes on the background wall are effectively executed; the visual factors of the play remain fairly quiet as well, never detracting from the action on stage, save for one moment. In an unfortunate set decision, the barricade blocking the entrance of the cave to hell goes flying, awkwardly disrupting the rhythm of the show. But unlike the soundtrack of “The Flies,” it was a forgivable error...
...Flies” does have redeeming qualities, though. As a result of Muller’s careful direction, the Furies jump around the stage in perfect, spastic coordination; two of Aegisthus’ men blind one another in a flashlight duel resembling that of a good Rosencrantz and Guildenstern staging...
...beginning of the scene to the realization that this breakthrough was in fact only his mentally unstable ramblings. Giuliani’s performance of the caring and devoted daughter, especially during this scene, truly thrust the importance of a father-daughter relationship in this play to center stage. At the heart of “Proof “ is a story of love...
...setting was simple, consisting of an outdoor porch with two circular banisters on each side of the stage. However, these banisters seemed to hinder the performance more than they helped. Often times during a dialogue, one of the characters would lean on a banister and look at the audience as they spoke instead of at the character with whom they were talking. Often this device was distracting, and it seemed like the banister acted as a crutch for the actors to not have to look at each other at meaningful points in the dialogue, taking away from what could have...