Hot L Baltimore Character Analysis

‘Hot l Baltimore’ is written by Langford Wilson, a three-act play about the lives of a motley group of characters whose lives are about to be altered by the upcoming destruction of a dilapidated hotel in which they reside. Forth year acting students from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) interpret this production under the direction of Robert Benedetti. The New York Times quote: “Mr Wilson is both funny and sad about today, and the combination is an unbeatable winner”. Benedetti was unsuccessful in portraying the tragicomedy; because the design concepts, set and costume, and the directorial approach failed to define a central theme, mood, tone, and visual appeal which did not counterpart the New York Time’s quote of a supposing ‘unbeatable winner’. A decision of many personalities made it difficult to develop a fondness for particular characters, however, there were standouts and inconsistent actors within the cast. April, characterized by Cynthia Howard, a sassy, confident and vulgar stand-out resident surely portrayed a lovable character. The Girl, played by …show more content…
Costume designer, Rosa Hirakata, created each costume to affect the creation and reception of the production. Hirakata was successful in enhancing few characters, however, the costume of ‘The Girl’ detracted her character as a prostitute in comparison Suzie’s prostitution attire. Suzie is wearing a tight, short, vibrant pink dress, complimented with a revealing bra and high heels. In comparison, ‘The Girl’ is wearing sport-bike pants, a white singlet and sneakers. ‘The Girl’ did not model an undesirable transient, however did convey a 90s to 2000’s young adult? This led for the audience to misinterpret the intension of the 70s historical setting. However, some fourth year acting students did thrive to their stereotypical, comedic character traits to entertain the audience with their dramatic use of text and