Dodging Bullets
I attended the play Dodging bullets at the North Coast Rep. When my roommate and I pulled up we were expecting a huge theatre with hundreds of seats. We walked in and found ourselves surrounded by a tiny theatre with at least fifty seats. When I found my seat I started to examine the stage and the lights. The lights were plan and simple. Only one spot light in the center of the stage and a couple of purple lights pointing at the audience. When I walked in the music was very soft and soothing. The set on the stage was also very simple. There was a wooden chair, a blue curtain in the background, a wooden desk where he sat at most of the time during the play, a blue book for when he was acting like his dad, white hat which he only used when he was imitating his dad, a water bottle, and a blue glass duck to show us the weapon he used to try to attack his sister’s husband. There was one character that played all ten roles, his name was David Barker. He had a few costume changes when he would switch character but he added more props than wardrobe changes. When he was playing himself he wore a grey collared shirt with black slacks, brown shoes, and high black socks. When he was playing the roll of his mother he just put on thick and big glasses and when he would switch to acting like his dad he just put on a white fishing hat. David was a very good actor, he wasn’t confusing when he would go back and forth from one character to the next and he handled himself very well for playing all the roles. He was very loud and spoke very clearly. He was all over the stage and was very exaggerated with his body language. He made every character appear real and I could picture what he was talking about and imagined myself in his situation. Even though this play was based on a true story about his sister’s abusive husband and he still managed to make it a comedy in some parts. He was a very talented and well played actor, I enjoyed watching him and the play, I...