Chicago
Mon, 26 Mar 2001, 09:36 pmWalter Plinge25 posts in thread
Chicago
Mon, 26 Mar 2001, 09:36 pmFirst of all I would like to congratulate Grant and Julia for getting having ambition to form their own company. Secondly I would like to offer a piece of advice. I don't consider myself to be an expert, but I have been heavily involved with non-professional theatre for the past 10 years. In my expereince being part of the creative team and performing on stage do not mix. I saw Chicago on Sunday night and I felt that the production suffered from lack of direction. It is very difficult for the director/choreographer to be objective when they are on stage themselves. I could definitely see the talent and potential of the cast, but I could not shake the feeling that something was missing.
RE: Chicago
Wed, 28 Mar 2001, 03:55 pmWalter Plinge
Good on you Emmalee for having the 'guts' to give an objective opinion.
I too saw the production on Sunday night and felt that something was missing. I assumed that the production suffered from insufficient rehersal time and hence was obviously shocked to hear that it was second run of the performance.
One of my major criticisms is that on the dancing. Being a professional dancer and choregorapher who has worked extensively with amateur groups I felt that this was a poor display. It seemed that the choreography (although some from the broadway production) was too difficult for the cast. As the dancing was a feature of the performance, I expected it to be more polished. I feel it is better to keep moves simple and effective rather than attempting moves that are clearly too difficult.
Overall, I felt that the lead actors in the production were let down by poor choreography and staging.
I can't wait to see another production as Act One Scene One is an exciting young company with huge potential that could benefit from some constructive criticism.
I too saw the production on Sunday night and felt that something was missing. I assumed that the production suffered from insufficient rehersal time and hence was obviously shocked to hear that it was second run of the performance.
One of my major criticisms is that on the dancing. Being a professional dancer and choregorapher who has worked extensively with amateur groups I felt that this was a poor display. It seemed that the choreography (although some from the broadway production) was too difficult for the cast. As the dancing was a feature of the performance, I expected it to be more polished. I feel it is better to keep moves simple and effective rather than attempting moves that are clearly too difficult.
Overall, I felt that the lead actors in the production were let down by poor choreography and staging.
I can't wait to see another production as Act One Scene One is an exciting young company with huge potential that could benefit from some constructive criticism.
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