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Emma Morrison, Variety Theater Response – The Regard of Flight & Clown Bagatelles

The Regard of Flight

· The piano man who also commented throughout the play was funny as he sort of took away the illusion of the theater when he explained what was really happening behind the curtain and what was about to happen

· The actors were often dressed in formal clothing which was contrasting the pajamas the man wore in the beginning and end of the play

· There was a lot of dance segments and movement throughout the play.

· The actors used props, but the scene was for the most part pretty dark and bare

· I found it interesting to see how involved the audience were and how it affected the play. People were often laughing, clapping between scenes and the actor playing a journalist/critic in the audience added humor to that

· The actors sometimes used pantomime

· Costume changes would also take place on stage which further broke the theatrical illusion

· During the chase scene, the actors ran around the audience and involved a girl from the audience to be part in the play.

Clown Bagatelles

· The acting in this play was very exaggerated contributing to the humorous nature

· The actor would change behind a suitcase when the scene changed

· The suitcase was used for different purposes like in the waiter scene where it was being used as a table and as a changing room between the scenes

· Sound effects were being used to accompany the actions of the clown

· I found the spaghetti scene pretty funny and the waiter skit was my favorite

· I liked how all the scenarios played on different types of characters or clowns that the audience were familiar with