So today I saw "We Will Rock You" and "Dr. Faustus" at the dominon and globe theater. These shows combined today made me realize just how much I missed performing and theater. During We Will Rock you I had chills during Somebody to Love.
But it was Dr Faust that was the perfect show. Now in theater there is never a mention of a "Perfect Show" something always can be improved. The reason I call this show the perfect show is many reasons including style of the performance, actors and the theater.
The performance had no huge sets but some very creative costumes and props to make the demons and dragons through out the show. the very beginning chorus members were used as book shelves for the various books. They also served to translate any other languages into English. This was pretty entertaining. From the start there was highly choreographer movement of chorus dressed like scholars in all black with books. The performance continued with always finding the comedy of what could be a very serious play. I laughed during the entire performance. The best is during one visit to a king by faust the king hits two tennis balls in to the audience. Well one tennis ball gets thrown back and this shocks the actors playing faust and the King who both break turn to the audience laugh and then get back to the show. Normally this would fowned upon breaking character but the whole show felt like the cast was having as much fun on stage as we were watching them. I think this is what made the show perfect I could tell the actors were having a blast with the show.
The had the live music all original works with singing incorporated into the show and all sound effects were done by the chorus characters or the band. The eerie noises and wooshing noise from the chorus were the most entertaining. Though every chorus character played a multiple of characters which was fun to see.
As far as the principle characters Mephistopheles was amazing. He was able to be this tortured former angel now stuck in hell and with Faust. At other times he was Faust best friend there to enjoy all the practical jokes but seeming to always have a tortured look about him. Also he just looked bad ass. All the costumes were traditional but they were perfect.
Faust- this actor was incredibly charming with the audience for in the globe there is a lot of audience interaction. Not only that but you almost did not feel bad for Faust anymore at the end he really did a beautiful job and portraying Faust and his foolishness.
These two kind of remind me of Spencer and I though I think I am Faust in this one. Either I left this show wanting to take another four years of school to study theater, piano and vocal performance (you can do all of that in four years yes?) but eye lids are getting heavy bus trip soon. TTYL
Saturday, August 13, 2011
This is more for me
So I am up from another full day in london been up at 6am every morning. Yesterday was a strange day. I write this post more for me so I am sorry you will have to read stream of consciousness and we all know my head is a little loopy but I thought I would share.
Yesterday we went to Westminister an Anglican Church. We went to holy communion at 8am and the lady at the door let us in we went to merely see the church for free but as we leave only a few minutes later another gentlemen at the door catches us asking if we could not find it? We reply we did not want to interrupt but he said it was no problem and that he would escort us there. So he did. We enter a small chapel on the side of west minister. There was 2 priests and 9 members of the congregation there. It was exactly how I imagine or would want a mass to be. ( I use mass lightly seeing that it is Anglican Mass which while very traditional is slightly different from catholic but the differences are very small. Thanks pop for teaching me well) But as I sat with nothing but my thoughts and the mass. I begin to feel something I have not felt in a long time. Some call it God, others a belonging, and I have no idea what to call it but I will do my best to describe it. It was a great weight I felt on me that I knew was always there but did not realize how heavy it actually was. Now I can do nothing but feel this great heaviness and the only thing I seem to want to do is return to a church kneel and sit. Sit and pray.
Weird to see myself write those words. I have not "needed" prayer or religion I became a humanist but I am not sure the human in me is ready to put all of his trust in human kind. Maybe it is due to the state of the world; riots, financial unrest, starvation in west africa. Or my own personal demons of looking in the mirror and be surprised every time and disappointed by the man in the mirror, or of a loss love, or a loss friend or losing my identity. Seeing jersey boys reminded me of how much theater in my life is a big void but not sure U of O is the theater I want to be a part of. Ideas like taking that fifth year to study Italian and become fluent or at least better than I am now and taking piano lessons again so that one day I could play and sing "Cry For Me".
I seem to be out of words. I need to get this down while it was in my head. But there may be some surprises coming soon from me. Or not who knows but if you are reading this just know I am okay. I promise. Just needed to get some unrest out and vented. Feeling better already though missing home. Yesterday I did find the perfect present. Always the best feeling.
Sincerely,
Chris
Yesterday we went to Westminister an Anglican Church. We went to holy communion at 8am and the lady at the door let us in we went to merely see the church for free but as we leave only a few minutes later another gentlemen at the door catches us asking if we could not find it? We reply we did not want to interrupt but he said it was no problem and that he would escort us there. So he did. We enter a small chapel on the side of west minister. There was 2 priests and 9 members of the congregation there. It was exactly how I imagine or would want a mass to be. ( I use mass lightly seeing that it is Anglican Mass which while very traditional is slightly different from catholic but the differences are very small. Thanks pop for teaching me well) But as I sat with nothing but my thoughts and the mass. I begin to feel something I have not felt in a long time. Some call it God, others a belonging, and I have no idea what to call it but I will do my best to describe it. It was a great weight I felt on me that I knew was always there but did not realize how heavy it actually was. Now I can do nothing but feel this great heaviness and the only thing I seem to want to do is return to a church kneel and sit. Sit and pray.
Weird to see myself write those words. I have not "needed" prayer or religion I became a humanist but I am not sure the human in me is ready to put all of his trust in human kind. Maybe it is due to the state of the world; riots, financial unrest, starvation in west africa. Or my own personal demons of looking in the mirror and be surprised every time and disappointed by the man in the mirror, or of a loss love, or a loss friend or losing my identity. Seeing jersey boys reminded me of how much theater in my life is a big void but not sure U of O is the theater I want to be a part of. Ideas like taking that fifth year to study Italian and become fluent or at least better than I am now and taking piano lessons again so that one day I could play and sing "Cry For Me".
I seem to be out of words. I need to get this down while it was in my head. But there may be some surprises coming soon from me. Or not who knows but if you are reading this just know I am okay. I promise. Just needed to get some unrest out and vented. Feeling better already though missing home. Yesterday I did find the perfect present. Always the best feeling.
Sincerely,
Chris
Sunday, August 7, 2011
In Scotland
Been a while sorry. In scotland now we went to loch ness. Now we are watching embarrassing videos of gregor and his brother singing when they were like 10 years old. It is great gregor is singing hero right now. Last night we went out to the bars in Nairn which is Gregor's home town. The town has about 7000 people and everyone knows everyone here. Which has been pretty entertaining. While at the bars we got many "OH MY GOD you are actually american?" "Oh my god". This was pretty entertaining. Also we heard a lot of stories of gregor here at home. Anyway off to london wedensday then berlin and the copenhagen. Sorry not much to report. I am home sick so missing you all.
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