The Crucible

The Crucible was performed by third year WAAPA students. It is set in 1692 in Massachusetts.

The Crucible is about girls who go to the forest and make different spells. Then the next day one of the girls doesn't wake up. Because of this the town people immediately think it is witchery. 

Because the girls do not want be blamed they told the town people and the girls father that it was the girl from Barbosa (the only black girl). 

The play carries on with the council in the town trying to kill off any of the girls who are supposedly "witches".

WAAPA did this performance really well. It was 2 hours long however it really covered the main points of the play. 

The set was a good size with trees on the whole time and different props coming in and out to show the change of scene and setting. 

The characters were very good. They all put on an english accent which to me did not make a lot of sense because it is from America. However majority of the performers kept it the whole time. However some lost it throughout the performance.

The play was easy to follow and the lighting and sound was used well however was very simple. 

The costumes used really articulated the time period and represented different classes from that time well.

This was a very well performed play. I believe it really showed the main points of the play. 

Mary Poppins

Throughout the production of Mary Poppins, there was a magical feel to it. The transitions between each scene as very smooth and the sets where amazing and very detailed. The lighting they used articulated the different scenes and moods, this made it more effective for the audience.

 The costumes were colourful when needed and realistic when they had to be, this showed the difference between the magical space and the everyday life. The haze machine and smoke machine was used well.

 The characters were very believable. The formations and dancing in this production was amazing, they were all so in synch. There were some scenes from the movie i would of like to of seen that weren't in there but that is okay. The music was good and it helped create the mood, the props were effective and the use of shadow helped to create the right effect.

The spotlight was used effectively and the lights set the mood. Watching it again, many moral messages came through. It was very good and i really enjoyed it.