Last night, I went to watch the last play of this year—“Bone Chiller!”. Yesterday was quite a busy day. I ended my tennis practice at six thirty and rushed back to dorm. To be honest, I was not willing to watch it at first. Who would like to spending Friday night on homework? I reluctantly walked toward the Black Box and approached the next tedious two hours. However, things were out of my expectation! Once I stepped into the room, I immediately felt the professional play environment and the nervous atmosphere. If you ask me which part of the play boring the most, I would definitely answer: “ The intermission!”
I arrived about five minutes before the play started. The whole room was covered by the mysterious green light, which reminded me that Ms. Guarino told me the play was about the murder. There were many details in the room. The painting that was hang on the wall was so vivd that the woman’s creepy face almost scared me. The old man who lived in the house was like a private collector of animal specimen, and there were many specimen in the living room. These little setting were not only the decorations, but also the clues that played extremely important rules in the play. As an audience, I could clearly feel how much time the whole crew had spent on this play. Besides the setting, the actors’ cloths and make up were also appropriate. It is indispensable because the outlook of a character would show one’s personality. For example, the Gypsy girl Zita Van Zok was wearing the colourful Gypsy dress and many bracelets, which shown the audiences her identity even without clarification.
Of course, there is no single play that can exist without the actors. These actors are just our friends in the school. At the beginning of the play, I was shocked because I have never seen some of them acted like that in daily life. It felt like they totally abandoned their original characteristics and suited into some new souls! Madeline Lanni was Pippi the parlormaid in the play, who was an exaggerating and active character. It has been twenty four hours since I walked out of the black box, but her dreaming still wonders in my head. Madeline was confident, extroverted on the stage. Nonetheless, she was pretty serious and careful in the Chemistry class! She used to wear her glasses and asked about every confusing question instead of screaming out loud! See, how fantastic she was! There is another actor I want to mention here—Samantha Weed. She was Addie Sheidan, the lawyer, in the play. As an actor, she successfully conveyed the audiences the feeling of a strong, smart, and dangerous woman. She kept clam and pushed her whole plan from the beginning. During the last part of the play, she was suspected by the rest of the people. I noticed that her mood changed between equanimity and panic. Samantha did not show the audience who she was; she interpreted the character in her own special way no matter she was a lawyer or the muffin.
I have watched three plays in CA by far, but they all surprised me with their amazing techniques and skills. I am grateful to all the crews for the unforgettable experiences they gave me, and maybe one day I would also join them and feel the charisma of the play!
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