Kingdom City Play Analysis

The production of Kingdom city was a representational performance. The definition of a representational performance is a performance where the audience watches a behavior that seems to be staged, as if no audience were present. In the play Kingdom City the audience never interaction with the cast nor was the audience acknowledged by any cast members which is common in representational performances. This type of performance leads to the audience focusing on the events in the play to try and understand the underlying message being performed by the actors on stage. As the drama builds and unfolds the audience is left with the job of interpreting all the information brought to them.
Through out the play the central conflict of Kingdom City is the overpowering strong personality and perspective of the two main characters, which then leads to conflict between all the characters in the play. Luke was the town pastor and hence had very strong religious views but on the other hand Miriam was new to town and had a very city girl views. In the play Miriam was hired to be the high school acting director, and she decided that she would produce The Crucible as her first play. Miriam being not very religious …show more content…
There wasn’t one moment where I was questioning how the characters felt, I felt what they felt when they felt it, in the play. I also liked that I was able to connect with the characters easily, for instance I was raised with a religious background so I understood the difficulty it can be to stand up for what you believe in instead of what someone else wants you to believe in. Lastly I enjoyed how the play wasn’t predictable, it left me guessing about what events would follow and when I thought I knew what was able to happen I was wrong. Overall, I enjoyed the production of Kingdom City and felt that the cast did a wonderful