Analysis Of Amadeus

In live production, there are many aspect that contributes to the outcome of the shows. The play Amadeus is a script written by Peter Shaffer. This story is about the history of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a musician with a god gifted talent who struggled to make a living, narrated by his rival Antonio Salieri. Salieri is a well-known court musician who became obsessed with Mozart which led to his jealousy and causes the downfall of Mozart. On the 18th of February, Seattle Public Theatre ran the live production of Amadeus directed by Shana Bestock. Bestock’s Amadeus allows the audience to closely interact with the actors due to the space of the theater. Furthermore, the actor have to perform a certain way in order to utilize all the space and …show more content…
Different method seem to be used by the actor in order to convey the character’s emotion with the audiences. Simmons playing as Antonio Salieri uses approach the role of is character depending on the give circumstance. Because in this play the character of Salieri is also the narrator, so Simmons have to constantly change his character circumstance between the flashback and the narrator. For example, Simmons is acting as the younger Salieri he uses empathy to portrays the characters feeling at the time however when he is narrating, his voice is more composed which portrays Salieri older self. Tim Gouran who play as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart uses the magical if method when Mozart receive the news of his father death. Gouran expression were full of shock and surprise then sadness. He convey these emotions by staggering around on the stage area and also drinking wine from the bottle. Although the actor’s ability to convey the character’s emotions is important, they also need to utilize most of the space in the stage area. The blocking of this production were carefully planned. All the stage area were used including the walking aisle where the audiences used to come into the house. During the opening act after the sound system dies down, the Venticelli, Lin and Ellis, entrance was through the walking aisle. Their movement was quick and sharp which capture their role as the conscious of people as if they were the wind. I think that Lin and Ellis French scenes movement is planned in a way that make the main character stand out even more. They usually entered form one side then move around the stage and then exist on the other side. However, as they move around Simmons still have the main focus except for when they speak which where they share focus with Simmons. Lin and Ellis, speak in a strong but firm manner to portray the sound of whispered and the voice of