The play our class had the opportunity to go watch was Sueño, performed by the students at the Mendocino College on October 24. The play was about a kingdom whom believed profoundly that the stars held the power to predict the future, specifically the fate of the king's son, Segismundo. Astronomers believed the child was to become an awful tyrant who would ruin the kingdom, and imprisoned Seismundo, immediately after his mother died giving birth, his first believed evil act. Eventually, a woman Rosaura and a man, Clarin come upon him while running away from Poland, and Seismundo is given opportunity to prove the astrologist wrong, and prove to the kingdom the stars were not an accurate representation of who he was going to become.
During the play, there were many representations of space, the background was a picture of the galaxy, which I personally think was a good choice,considering that the protagonist of this story’s life was based upon astrology, space and horoscopes. In regards to the general setting, the stage was round and because we were in the fourth row we were able to have a good view of all the actors, while …show more content…
After the intermission, I Realized that this play was very distinct to my expectations. I found the play to be rather crude, and sometimes crude to the point where I found myself, and others uncomfortable. Aside from the vulgarities, I enjoyed the play, it was humours and the actors were very passionate and fit their characters well. Due to the very powerful actors, I found myself very intrigued, and I was not bored at any moment because the play was exhilarating during nearly every act. Thus, although the play was not as I initially thought, I found Sueno to be a plaeasing story of conquest, love and redemption and beyond the vulgarities I found myself to enjoy the play fairly
During the play, there were many representations of space, the background was a picture of the galaxy, which I personally think was a good choice,considering that the protagonist of this story’s life was based upon astrology, space and horoscopes. In regards to the general setting, the stage was round and because we were in the fourth row we were able to have a good view of all the actors, while …show more content…
After the intermission, I Realized that this play was very distinct to my expectations. I found the play to be rather crude, and sometimes crude to the point where I found myself, and others uncomfortable. Aside from the vulgarities, I enjoyed the play, it was humours and the actors were very passionate and fit their characters well. Due to the very powerful actors, I found myself very intrigued, and I was not bored at any moment because the play was exhilarating during nearly every act. Thus, although the play was not as I initially thought, I found Sueno to be a plaeasing story of conquest, love and redemption and beyond the vulgarities I found myself to enjoy the play fairly