Autum Autumn Paramore In Dancing At Luughnasa

In Dancing at Lughnasa, an adult Michael narrates the story of one of his childhood summers, set in the house where he grew up, raised by his single mother, four aunts, a mentally sick uncle, and a father who occasionally dropped by. Although Michael, played by Wyn Moreno, is the main character, he was merely a voice on the stage. Moreno stood to the side, reciting the lines of a young Michael, whose presence was only implied by the other actors. Moreno had a very powerful voice with great projection. He did have a deep voice, but he played his part well and he was able to make it believable that he was young Michael. Kate, played by Victoria Sasso, is the eldest sister and is a strict, devout Catholic. I felt indifferent to Sasso’s acting, but I do believe in the saying that if an actor can make you hate their character, then they’re doing their job right, and from all the sisters, Kate was my least favorite one. …show more content…
Throughout the play, Paramore would recite jokes and make fun except in her monologue, where she was very serious and contemplative. I could feel the emotion in both “versions” of Maggie, making Paramore’s acting seem very genuine. Agnes, played by Tamara Veres-Vailant, is the most quiet of the sisters. I also felt indifferent to Veres-Vailant’s acting, but she did make it clear that Agnes had a little bit of a crush on Gerry, which I believe is the one of the most important parts about Veres-Vailant’s character. Rose, played by Shellie Sterling, is the sister who talked back to Kate the most. I have a younger sister, so I felt that the way Sterling talked back to Sasso was very similar to the way my sister talks back to me. In my opinion, Rose’s most important scene was when she comes back home from her date with Danny Bradley. Sterling could work on this scene a bit more because I was very confused at what emotion her character was feeling in the