Hi,
I attended my school theatre department’s production of Marie Antoinette. I need to write an essay in which you analyze one aspect of that production. In this essay, you will be relying on the performance rather than the written text as the basis for your argument and analysis. In other words, you won’t be offering an interpretation of a piece of dramatic literature, but rather you will be analyzing how a specific element of production was put to use in the production. The aspect I took note for is costuming and makeup. So you will discuss the costuming and makeup and how they were used in the production and what is there effect on the play and telling the story.
its a 3 pages minimum. please only use credible sources.
These are My notes on the production. it may help: (ignore my notes on the stage.)
– the stage is is rectangular. and the audience are surrounding the stage from the 2 long sides.
– The actors enter the stage from all sides.
– when inside a palace, there are three empty, luxurious frames on three sides of the stage.
– there are 3 chairs and side table. they change its arrangements to suite the Scene.
– the sheep was portrayed by a person wearing a white wool hoodie and black pants carrying a doll sheep. (how would this help the story telling? )
– The dresses are stylish and elegant. And the wigs are big but not as huge as other productions. the make up is heavy.
– when the king was fleeing with his family they were dressing like farmers, and Marie has no make up.
– Marie‘s cloth on the execution scene was very simple white wear.
thank you.
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