3 page paper on the play "Marys Seacole"

Production Response Writing Assignment 3 pages, double spaced, 12-point, Times Roman Font type, 1-inch margins THESE ARE THE MAIN QUESTIONS THAT WILL GUIDE YOUR CRITICAL ESSAY. The response assignment asks you to analyze in an objective manner the relative success or failure of a given production. This paper should take into account some of the important artistic and practical choices that are part of the creation of a piece of theatre, including but not limited to the production’s script, direction, design (lighting, sound, set, costume), acting, and so on depending on the type of production being critiqued. Your job is to describe the production accurately, and then (in the last paragraph) to render a value judgment of it based upon what you have seen and what you expected. You should include information about the date of the performance, the major artists involved, the producing organization, and the venue in your OPENING PARAGRAPH. If the play has been produced before, you might briefly mention some noteworthy productions. Feel free to speculate about why this play was produced. I suggest that you look at information on the production, such as the playbill, program, and/or information on the theatre’s website. For example, if you are doing it on Marys Seacole, you will visit this page: https://www.lct.org/shows/marys-seacole/ *Make sure to CITE any sources accurately. Otherwise, if you copy and paste, this is considered plagiarism. Concentrate on a few important ideas and aspects of the production and focus your attention on only what you consider the most significant parts of the production itself. You are not asked to cover every production element (i.e. performance of every actor, every costume change, every set change, every directorial decision, and so on); instead, the assignment demands that you develop a few key ideas in thoughtful detail. Choose up to THREE elements (for example: the acting; the lighting; and the sound, to focus on. Remember, too, that your essay is to be objective and critical, not impressionistic and merely opinionated (avoid “I liked this; I did not like that,” etc.). A critic is not someone who simply "criticizes," but a person who studies, analyzes, and then renders a rational judgment of what he/she has seen. Intro Paragraph MUST contain the following information: WHAT did you see? WHO were the main people involved? (playwright/composer/director) WHERE did you see it? (name of theatre, type of theatre, and type of organization/theatre company that produced it) WHEN did you see it? Thesis Statement! 2nd Paragraph MUST have plot: Briefly describe what the show was about; it’s mission and aim as a work of art. What was the plot, if any? Who were the main characters (and name actors who played them) and what, if any, were their struggles in relation to the play or the performance? If this was a play, give some background information on the author and previous productions of the play. 3 and 4th and 5th paragraphs: This is the body of the critique where you will DESCRIBE, in details, with examples from the show, specific elements of the production. You can have each paragraph focus on a different element of production: sound; set design; costume; acting; directing, etc. Conclusion: Summarize what you’ve discussed, and based on the production’s objectives and goals, decide whether the performance achieved its goals or not. Would you recommend it? (*Careful: avoid “it’s good” or “it’s bad)