Margo Fail Play Analysis

After attending the performance of “Margo Vail”, I did not know what to think. From previously watching “Richard III” a couple of weeks ago, I felt that I would be better at following a University’s production of a play. However, I am not really sure what was going on in this play, which does not mean I did not like it, but I was in awe/confused most of the time. The reason why this production was so different because its not one of those classics like Shakespeare’s “Richard III” where you know what you are getting yourself into when you are an audience member. Instead, this play had concepts of body changing and to me there was not a single main actor the entire time. By changing who the play revolved around through this body changing, the writer was able to have themes of the difficulty of finding one’s true self and the agony that comes with this journey. Examples of this theme can be seen through all of the characters since every actor had their own chance of spotlight when they had their opportunity of being Margo Vail or Arthur. Therefore, by constantly changing who was who, the play was …show more content…
Since I did not understand what was going as an audience member, I am not sure how I would possibly direct this production that makes it fluid and comprehendible for the audience. However, if I were forced to direct or paid a nice amount, then my approach would be a simple one. This approach would be to find a way to make the script comprehendible for all audience members, which hopefully would take away the idea that this is a play where people either love it or hate it. In order to this, I will try to remind people of who is who through subtle signs throughout the play, so people don’t get lost. Also, I would find away to ease the crowd into the production at the beginning rather than having all of the actors run out and attack the