Den Of Thieves

The play, Den of Thieves, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Rodney Lloyd Scott, was performed at East Los Angeles Community College. Den of Thieves was about Maggie, one of the main characters, who was a shoplifter and wanted to change her world through the help of her sponsor, Paul. During the process of quitting her shoplifter life, Maggie and Paul were convinced by Flaco, the drug dealing-boyfriend of Maggie, to join him and his girlfriend, Boochie, to steal 750,000 dollars in drug money. The climax was when they got caught and became the prisoners in the basement of a mob boss. The boss, Little Tuna, gave them a choice of choosing one person to die and the rest of them need to give up their thumps. The purpose of this scene …show more content…
The actor established this character through the way he dressed and the style that he spoke. Mejia presented the audience a feeling of a gangster. Throughout the play, he was being the character, Sal, rather than himself. One of the skills that he had and other actors may not have was that he was able to speak and walk like a real gangster. The actor attempted to show the audience that people have to take the consequence of the bad things that they did, which for this play, Sal was killed by Big Tuna. Mejia did his part well because he achieved the purpose of his character, where he gave the audience a shocking moment. He completed his part through a gun shooting …show more content…
The play was clear and straight forward, which it started with the conflicts and problems, then it later built to the climax. The ending also provided the solution to the problems that they were facing at the beginning of the play. Den of Thieves was not only a play that brought happiness for the audience, but also taught a life lesson to the audience. As an audience, I learned that I should always try to be the best of myself, and make my decisions wisely. I believe this play worth my time and money to watch it, and I would recommend others to watch it