Miss Julie Critique

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Throughout high school I had always had a fascination with live performances of any kind whether they be band performances, talent shows, karaoke nights as goofy as that sounds, and even plays. As such I thought seeing a live performance of Miss Julie at the Arkansas Tech Theatre would lighten my spirits and shine a light on some the young talent in the world that happens to live next door to myself. What was performed on that stage far passed any expectation, any standard, and definitely wiped any doubts I had. Upon first entering the theatre my mood was of course a little down because I was stuck in the mindset that I was just here because I had to for a class. It is a rough thing to be honest about but it was how I felt at first. My curiosity was peeked however when I actually entered the stage area. The first thing I noticed was the nicely dressed doorman handing out programs for the show, he offered me one and I gladly took it hoping for some background information on this play which I had never even heard about. As I walked towards the audience seating I could not help but be mesmerized by the scenery that was laid out before us. Coming from a small town with little budget to work with our sets had to always be handmade or bought cheaply, often we would …show more content…
It helped having another person there also who could explain things to me in case I happened to get lost in the story, so I would like to thank Joseph for that. If I had to rate Miss Julie based off of that one night, without a doubt it would be receiving four and a half stars from me. It was a great performance with an amazing cast and if the play is ever returned to the stage I will without a doubt make it a goal to either audition or at the least watch the play again. I was glad to have the opportunity to see this play and hope that there will in fact be a future recreation of it for the

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