usual left speechless though. I am left speechless because my momma taught me that if

you have nothing good to say then don't say anything at all. I came into this production

with an open mind to slow beginnings but by the end of the first act I had a feeling that

this entire play was going to lack dramatic intensity. The first act seemed to be nothing

more than an introduction or opening for the second act. The characters that were

introduced in the first act were interesting but never led to any real development and I had

a little laugh at the romantic interest between Donal Davoren and Minnie Powell. It was

good foreshadowing when Donal typed their two names on the piece of paper but it ended

up not leading to anything really worthwhile. The only real strong point that I found in this

play was the way it opened a window into the social fabric of the Irish Representation at

the time. The brief glimpses into the lives of the characters were one of the few things

character development of "The Shadow of a Gunman." What I mean is he wasn't very

Devoren, a poet and a supposed gunman when its to his advantage.(minnie) Your

about the sound effects, I thought that they were quite good. The Irish music was also a

Clearly other than some bombs at the end he did nothing else to resemble a gunman.

during the first act when he picked up and filled his cup, he then set it down and put on his

realistically presented of all the characters. His was a character that was set as a peddler

In conclusion it wasn't the worst thing I have ever seen and I'm glad I got see you

Michael's part was very good there was one thing that I noticed out of place. It was

allow some individual creativity in the play.

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Michael Griffiths, Irish Representation, , Shadow Gunman, Minnie Powell, Sean O'Casey, supposed gunman, Seumas Shields, characters character, poet supposed, left speechless, poet supposed gunman,
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