Amanda Morgan Heathers The Musical Analysis

Essay question 1: In the video interview with Director Amanda Morgan speaks keeping with the 1980s theme of the original Heathers the Musical. Amanda Morgan used the dark and light lightening, so the audience could interpret the feelings that was taking place at that time. She used the red light once Heather Chandler had passed to let you know that she is no longer a lighted character. The bright lights were used at the end the whole cast was joyful and that bright light explained their emotions. In the interview Amanda had spoken about the masks we put on we go on in public. She also talked about how we behave differently when we are with a particular friend group versus with another friend group. The mask that was also spoke about the mask we put on we put on we fall in love. …show more content…
The costume and makeup with the production made me feel that the year is 1980 with the skirts, side ponytail, the letterman jackets the jocks wore with the straight legged pants, the make up with the bold colors, blush, big hair and bright lipstick. I also like the choreography because it reminded me of a Madonna pop video, I love the dance moves that was used in each scene. The aesthetic that was shown was the way the Heathers was dress: Heather Chandler wore red because it represent of her evil is all lust for power and blood, Heather Duke wears green to represent her wickedness and jealously, and Heather McNamara wears yellow because of her innocence. The costume designer aesthetic was making a conscious choice of making the costumes match the character’s personality. Amanda liked the doll house look for the stage production. She stated that in 1980s majority of the buildings looked industrial like. I like the way that Amanda had the bed spin around that was different but kept the audience glued into the scene especially the make out scene because each spin they change various