Oklahoma Drama Analysis

The theatre production of Oklahoma! incorporated a wide variety of theatrical elements throughout the play. The theatre production did a magnificent job with the western style props and setting in the theatre space. Another key factor to point is that the play production did a fantastic job ensuring that the characters dressed in a Western style.
Whether it was the tan cowboy hats complimenting the boots with spurs or the women’s large dresses, the play represents the time period thoroughly. The vests, boots, and the bandanas around the male actors necks made the scenes that more believable. I rather enjoyed the fact that this production was in the University theatre rather than the Strother theatre. The University theatre, in my genuine opinion, contains better acoustics and seating capacity. The larger the audience, the more involved everyone seems to be in the play. The audience’s reaction seemed more uniformed and I feel the emotions more in the crowd. The large unfinished house allowed more space on stage for the actors to move about and interact. The red water pump and white picket fence helped add emphasis to the house. The miniscule details in the setting also helped provide a more accommodating Oklahoma! …show more content…
production took on the challenge of switching between dancing and the dialogue in one fluid motion splendidly. The vast majority of the play contained accentuated emotions followed and dancing. Some of the square dancing scenes seemed a bit rushed, but overall they executed in sync with each other. The constant dancing and tomfoolery allowed for comical relief and the audience to laugh. The musical not only displayed a pleasing soundtrack, it also had some hysterical moments. This includes the exaggerated fights scenes and arguments leading up to these moments in the production. This original Broadway production seemed to start out and developed relatively slow but made up for this in the comical conversations and