One example of large movements by the actors is when the firemen destroy Coalhouse's car. The lights on the stage are dimmed so the audience can only see the shadows of the men and the car. These men are using baseball bats, hammers, and axes to ruin Coalhouse's prized possession. The movements they make are in slow motion and the men move their tools with large, full stokes so that the audience will feel the sadness that takes place in the scene. These large movements are in many parts of the play. This is a way for the director to make his point. By using the

shadows and the slow motion of the ac

feel the energy. I think this interpretation coincides with the production because the play is a musical tragedy and the audience is able to take part in the outlook of the characters. The acting, directing, and design all contributed to the overall performance. The emotional sadness that takes place during the play is conveyed to the audience by the actors' movements and songs. I felt very sad by the end of the play and this is why I believe that the genre of the play corresponds with its production.

The scene I feel was best directed took place in the beginning of the play. The first scene introduces all of the characters to the audience. The upper class white folks, the middle class Negroes, and the immigrants are all dancing onstage at the same time. The balance shown in this scene interests me because I think it would have been very difficult to keep the balance moving to the beat of the music. Each of the three groups stays together throughout the song. They move around each other on the stage as they sing and dance. At the start of the song, the whites are in the middle of the stage dressed up very neatly and acting very proper.

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