She Loves Me Play Analysis

[THESIS]. Joe Masteroff was the playwright for this musical while Sheldon Harnick was the lyricist. This production of She Loves Me took place at the San Francisco Playhouse on January 10th. I was lucky enough to get a student ticket for a total of only $27.99 with Balcony seating, row L seat 5, online through the official SF Playhouse website. Although I attended the production alone I was able to bond with the people in the nearby seats on how we respected Ilona's actress. The audience in general was respective. Everyone was well dressed, cell phones shut off, and an equal amount of clapping given to everyone in the cast. Although the play was written in 1963 (Wikipedia Contributors) it fits much more into the category of realism. All the …show more content…
For instance, in “Finale” (San Francisco Playhouse) the tune of “Ice Cream” (San Francisco Playhouse), a song that Amalia sang to show her newfound love for Georg, is brought back to illustrate their confession. In addition, the tune of “Sounds While Selling” is sped up in “Twelve Days to Christmas” to show that even though the same mundane task is being done the sales associates have no choice but to rush their way through everything. Music was also used to show the contrast between the two main female characters: Amalia and Ilona. In “I Don’t Even Know His Name” Ilona’s voice, Nanci Zoppi, was much deeper in comparison to Amalia, Monique Hafen (San Francisco Playhouse). The lyrics also show interesting aspects about that characters about the characters: the entire song is based on Amalia insisting she does not care about “Dear Friend’s” appearance despite saying “I don't need to see his handsome profile / I don't need to see his manly frame” making her similar to Ilona who chooses her partners based on their appearance. This shows the the depth of characterization in that everyone is independent - their voices do not become muddled, each individual intention is