theater Critiques

Theatre Festival

PRODUCTION REVIEW FORMAT

First Paragraph (A Short Paragraph):

 For A Raisin in the Sun and the LAHC Virtual play, write a short paragraph about your expectations leading up to this film. For the film adapted from a

play, please describe in a short paragraph why you made that film selection.

Second Paragraph (3-5 sentences):

 State theme and support your viewpoint with examples from the dialogue, action or scenes.

Paragraphs 3-5 (Choose at least 3 of the areas listed below that you can expand on

and use examples from the production to support your observations. YOU DO

NOT HAVE TO ANSWER ALL IN THIS SECTION)

 How was the production staged? This would include elements of: i. Blocking (movement)

ii. Setting (scenery) iii. Lighting iv. Costumes v. Props

vi. Sound and music

 Can you make any evaluation of the director’s contribution?

 Acting Area vii. Was it believable?

viii. Were the characterizations clear? ix. Who were the outstanding performers? Why? x. Was there any outstanding scene? Why?

Conclusion to Your Paper (Please answer the following 3 questions):

 Were there any weak areas of the production? Why?

 Were there any strong areas? What were they?

 Was the overall production effective? Ineffective? Why?

DO THIS IN ESSAY FORM, NOT IN OUTLINE FORM