ArtsExpose #3
A Christmas Carol
December 5th at 8:00 pm
Eva Saint Marie Theatre in University Hall
Please choose the type of event from below and include in your blog post
1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.
The event I attended was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It was modified by someone at the university and it was about 1 hour and 45 minutes. It depicted the life of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas present, past, and future, and also how Scrooge transforms himself through the night.
2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
How I interpreted the play is how many other people did also. I laughed and felt a sense of remorse at the right times for Scrooge. When my mom, sister, and I left the play, we talked about our favorite parts and our not so favorite parts.
3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
The images that most impressed me were the special effects that they were able to pull off. They had smoke machines and what looked like a trap door so the ghosts and other people were able do come out of the fireplace. This impressed me because I didn’t expect much of a play that didn’t involve that many people. The aura it put off reminded me somewhat of a high school play. What else impressed me was how well the actors did the English accents. I actually believed that some of them were British after watching the play for about half an hour. I also thought the actors were incredible because of the way they portrayed the characters and their clothing and everything else.
4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?
(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )
I would rate this event a 10.
5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
I gave this event a 10 because there wasn’t anything that I didn’t like about the play. It was well written, performed, and the effects were great. I really enjoyed seeing A Christmas Carol portrayed in a different way than just watching movies when they can do the inevitable. The only thing that would make me not like my experience was that the seats were a little too snug, but that has nothing to do with the play.