Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 is a play written by Ray Bradury and directed by Lily Wolff. The performance took place at The Vortex theatre by the Different Stages theatre company. The play is based on the 1953 dystopian novel of the same name. Fahrenheit 451 presents a future society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The title of the play and the book is the temperature in which paper burns. The story is set in an unspecified city at an unspecified time in the future. The main protagonist of the play is Guy Montag played by Kriston Woodreaux a "fireman" employed to burn the homes of people guilty of the crime of reading books, which have been outlawed. Guy Montag burns books simply because that is what is expected
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The technical aspects of the play were in tune with the time period presented in the story. For example, the sound track that was played gave the audience a sense of the feel at the time. Furthermore, “the hound” was presented as a futuristic system that would track down people who had books and would proceed to burning them. Similarly, different scenes where actors were entering rooms as well as switching their TV’s on and off were presented with a different futuristic sound track. Therefore, by creating an atmosphere with an aural sound-scape that is both chilling and captivating Fahrenheit 451 gives audience members a better perspective of the time period and agenda …show more content…
The play emphasizes this message through Guy Montag and his quest for knowledge. When Guy Montag meets his new neighbor, a teenage girl named Clarisse (Bria Washington) her ideas and joy of living cause him to question his own life and happiness. Furthermore, when Guy Montag gets his hands on a book, from the burning down of the book-filled house of an old woman (Kathy Rose Center) he is infatuated in trying to understand what the book is on and how to understand it. Furthermore, an important scene that takes place between William Beatty (Rick Smith), Montag 's fire chief, highlights the aspect of the story where a society is not allowed to read or think. Beatty explains to him how books lost their value and where the "firemen" fit in. Over time people embraced mass media and sports. He further explains the ever faster pace of life caused books to be seriously altered to accommodate an ever shortening attention span. Minority groups began protesting what they perceived as outdated content in books. Therefore, I believe the play very clearly outlines the steps that can lead to the dumbing of society by something as horrendous as prohibiting literature. Additionally, the play made numerous references to highlight how classical literature played a large role in society in the last scene of the play. When Guy Montag flees from “the
The technical aspects of the play were in tune with the time period presented in the story. For example, the sound track that was played gave the audience a sense of the feel at the time. Furthermore, “the hound” was presented as a futuristic system that would track down people who had books and would proceed to burning them. Similarly, different scenes where actors were entering rooms as well as switching their TV’s on and off were presented with a different futuristic sound track. Therefore, by creating an atmosphere with an aural sound-scape that is both chilling and captivating Fahrenheit 451 gives audience members a better perspective of the time period and agenda …show more content…
The play emphasizes this message through Guy Montag and his quest for knowledge. When Guy Montag meets his new neighbor, a teenage girl named Clarisse (Bria Washington) her ideas and joy of living cause him to question his own life and happiness. Furthermore, when Guy Montag gets his hands on a book, from the burning down of the book-filled house of an old woman (Kathy Rose Center) he is infatuated in trying to understand what the book is on and how to understand it. Furthermore, an important scene that takes place between William Beatty (Rick Smith), Montag 's fire chief, highlights the aspect of the story where a society is not allowed to read or think. Beatty explains to him how books lost their value and where the "firemen" fit in. Over time people embraced mass media and sports. He further explains the ever faster pace of life caused books to be seriously altered to accommodate an ever shortening attention span. Minority groups began protesting what they perceived as outdated content in books. Therefore, I believe the play very clearly outlines the steps that can lead to the dumbing of society by something as horrendous as prohibiting literature. Additionally, the play made numerous references to highlight how classical literature played a large role in society in the last scene of the play. When Guy Montag flees from “the