Othello play
The shoestrings players presented the play called Othello October 1, 2015 in the HPAC building at Usc Upstate. The director of the play was Lee Heibert he was also the fight choreographer, Barry Whitefield was the technical designer. Rich Robinson was the set/lighting designer. Stephanie Ibbotson was the sound designer, and Anthony Gregory along with Cody Kelien was the assistant lighting designer.
At the beginning of the play there is a huge dispute in the City of Venice between Othello and Brabantio regarding Desdemona who is the daughter of Brabantio. Roderigo informed Brabantio that his daughter was kidnapped and had been married off to Othello; however, Othello informs him that she was not kidnapped and he did not force a …show more content…
He was very clear on the stage. He spoke with great diction and was very easy to understand due to the complicated language of Shakespeare. His acting seemed very realistic and was very entertaining to watch.
Roderigo was played by Andrea Azumendi. I felt her character was quite confusing due to the fact that she is a woman playing a male role. It was kind of hard for me to catch on as to who she was. I think she did alright; she was standing sideways instead of facing the audience when she was having a conversation with Iago which played a role in it being kind of hard for me to understand what she was saying. Her custom selection was good for the time period and she played a good fighting scene when she and Iago got in a sword fight.
Alistair Mann played the character Iago. His role was very mischievous and led to everyone dying in the end. He really needed to slow his speech down when performing because the language is complicated and to speed through the lines makes it even harder to understand the concept of what is going on. His emotion was exceedingly good, and also played a fine fighting role with …show more content…
I could tell there was a lot of work that went into making the scene. The lighting was exceptionally pleasant it was not too bright or too dark. The costumes needed some more work. The costume selection was not thought out completely. Some characters had on actual costumes while others had on jeans. Then I did not understand the group of people that came out with short tight dresses, or the tall guy who had on a dress; I found him to be distracting.
Overall, this was not my favorite event that I have seen. This was the first play of the semester so perhaps the actors were nervous and that is why some sped through their lines. Hopefully the next plays will be done better and perhaps done by another
The shoestrings players presented the play called Othello October 1, 2015 in the HPAC building at Usc Upstate. The director of the play was Lee Heibert he was also the fight choreographer, Barry Whitefield was the technical designer. Rich Robinson was the set/lighting designer. Stephanie Ibbotson was the sound designer, and Anthony Gregory along with Cody Kelien was the assistant lighting designer.
At the beginning of the play there is a huge dispute in the City of Venice between Othello and Brabantio regarding Desdemona who is the daughter of Brabantio. Roderigo informed Brabantio that his daughter was kidnapped and had been married off to Othello; however, Othello informs him that she was not kidnapped and he did not force a …show more content…
He was very clear on the stage. He spoke with great diction and was very easy to understand due to the complicated language of Shakespeare. His acting seemed very realistic and was very entertaining to watch.
Roderigo was played by Andrea Azumendi. I felt her character was quite confusing due to the fact that she is a woman playing a male role. It was kind of hard for me to catch on as to who she was. I think she did alright; she was standing sideways instead of facing the audience when she was having a conversation with Iago which played a role in it being kind of hard for me to understand what she was saying. Her custom selection was good for the time period and she played a good fighting scene when she and Iago got in a sword fight.
Alistair Mann played the character Iago. His role was very mischievous and led to everyone dying in the end. He really needed to slow his speech down when performing because the language is complicated and to speed through the lines makes it even harder to understand the concept of what is going on. His emotion was exceedingly good, and also played a fine fighting role with …show more content…
I could tell there was a lot of work that went into making the scene. The lighting was exceptionally pleasant it was not too bright or too dark. The costumes needed some more work. The costume selection was not thought out completely. Some characters had on actual costumes while others had on jeans. Then I did not understand the group of people that came out with short tight dresses, or the tall guy who had on a dress; I found him to be distracting.
Overall, this was not my favorite event that I have seen. This was the first play of the semester so perhaps the actors were nervous and that is why some sped through their lines. Hopefully the next plays will be done better and perhaps done by another