The Forbidden Zone Play Analysis

The Forbidden Zones play was just about to open. The play was about events during the first world war. It was verbatim theatre devised by The Ohio State University Theatre Department. The show would reflect the untold stories of the war. I was not only in attendance as a patron but I also had the unique opportunity to contribute to the creation of this project. The play was performed in the Bowen Theatre. The physical layout was a thrust stage. The set was created to look like the famous trenches in France. The stage was kept bare of many set pieces accommodating a multitude of scenes to focus on the individuals and their stories. From the standpoint of movement there were many aspects of Laban movement woven into this play. From the onset of the production, it was apparent, that many of the actors took care to properly convey their stories through …show more content…
It was his professionally trained use of voice that allowed him to push through that illness and deliver a very good performance. It was crucial for him to find his breath, resonate more deeply and use plenty of air across his chords. He could relax, drop his frequency and resonate more deeply so as not to have his normally higher frequency affected by his ailing throat. Even at a lower frequency he was still able to maintain volume, clear diction and articulation without electronic amplification. The one area of voice that was disappointing was the use of dialect and accent. It was impressed upon the devisers early on during the creation of this show, that the use of such devices was distracting. It was not apparent anywhere else in the show except for the game night. In the end, the show was a success. It certainly impressed me, however bias that was. However, it also affected my son, who has recently taken an interest in the First World War. I am proud to be associated with this product and especially the people of this show. A job that was certainly well