I didn’t have a problem with going to see the musical “Kiss Me Kate” on Saturday because, all I do is eat and sleep on Saturdays. I was excited to see the musical because I enjoy the art form of acting and singing. I have been to a live theater performance before, but it was the first live musical I seen. The only other live theater performance I’ve ever seen was Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. I saw the play my senior year of high school in the school auditorium. It was mandatory for all the seniors to watch and I would recommend it to anyone who likes falling to sleep during a play. The reason my attention wasn’t captured was because of the confusing dialogue. I think that “Kiss Me Kate” was a better play because I understood what was going on in the play for the most part. I enjoyed “Kiss Me Kate” also because these actors have formal training compared to the students at my high school.
The musical theater genre as an art form is very inspiring and thrilling. I think that it incorporates many art forms in one. For instance, the design of props, paintings, and actors/singers are all examples of art. The musical theater genre is something I never gave to much thought about in relation to an education. After watching the play I have so much more respect for actors. For me at least, it was east see that these students, who performed this musical, put immense time and effort in rehearsal. When I looked in the eyes of some of these actors I could see and feel that they were passionate about what they do. I was so inspired by the performance, that I started thinking about majoring in theater. Then I read the biographies of all the actors and saw that they had years of acting and singing experience under their “belts,” so I’m still sticking with biology. My favorite musicals would have to be “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (film), and The Wiz (film)”.I have watched these musicals thousands of times since I was a kid. “Kiss Me Kate” was a great musical, but it could never measure up to “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (film), and The Wiz (film)”. Both of these musicals have been influential to Americans for many decades.
I have never seen on read Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”. With that said, I do think that the show did enough to integrate it seamlessly. That is because I understood the basis of what happens in the actual play. There is a man with two daughters, one who looks forward to marriage while the other doesn’t. The father has to make a deal with a man to marry the daughter who feels that marriage isn’t for here, while the other daughter has three guys fighting for her hand in marriage. Eventually the daughter who doesn’t want to be married comes around and falls in love with her husband.
My favorite part of this experience was seeing the audience connect with what was going on in the musical. The musical had several plays inside a play and one was that of the time period of the 1940s era. The audience was mainly elderly and looked as if they lived during World War II. There were certain instances when something was said in the musical that people from that time era would know. Another favorite experience I had was watching the “gangsters” of the musical join the play and have a great time being part of it. It was a contradiction because society views gangsters as extremely masculine and serious. These gangsters were very friendly and fun seeking young men. I would recommend this musical to all of my friends, family, and people who enjoy exciting musicals. I would like to see this musical again and I’m open-minded about learning about other upcoming plays at Penn State.
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