The Tartan Online: Senior directing major Christian Fleming brilliantly adapted Urinetown: The Musical, a Tony award-winning play by Mark Holman and Greg Kotis, in a production put on by Scotch’n’Soda Theatre over Cèilidh Weekend.The story is simple. In what seems to be a rapidly deteriorating society, a drought has been going on for decades; as a means of controlling water consumption, toilet use has been privatized. The play depicts the struggle of a segment of a small town overrun with residents who cannot afford to pay to use the amenities of the Urine Good Company.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Urinetown: Showering campus with culture
The Tartan Online: Senior directing major Christian Fleming brilliantly adapted Urinetown: The Musical, a Tony award-winning play by Mark Holman and Greg Kotis, in a production put on by Scotch’n’Soda Theatre over Cèilidh Weekend.The story is simple. In what seems to be a rapidly deteriorating society, a drought has been going on for decades; as a means of controlling water consumption, toilet use has been privatized. The play depicts the struggle of a segment of a small town overrun with residents who cannot afford to pay to use the amenities of the Urine Good Company.
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While this article is a glowingly positive review of Urinetown which isn't bad, the article lacks any critical thought. It just points out good things about the show rather than creating a discussion of why those elements were successful. The article just endlessly praises the show but with no foundation in fact or logic which is just purely opinion but I would really like to see more depth and critical analysis in these reviews. You glean very little from reading this. I want to be given something to think on or ponder.
I must agree with Jackson, this is pretty shallow. I can't tell if the intention of the article was to simply subliminally advertise scotch'n'soda or actually review the show.
Everything they said was either common sense or a blasting hyperbole:
"Every song and dance number was executed with tremendous energy that nearly propelled the audience to stand up and dance along with the cast."
Is that right? In the theatre? And did we not just have an article last week criticizing theatrical etiquette?
geez.
Yes, the review wasn't objective. There were some good thoughts put into this production, but the best thing that it had going for it was that it was fun and didn't take itself too seriously: the jokes were often cheap but played very well, and the audience felt close to the performer and very alive in that atmosphere. It took some getting used to the extreme metatheacricality of the show itself, so I don't know that further exaggerating that was the best use of time.
It's great to see so many students enjoying themselves in SnS, and it was also interesting to see how many drama folk were involved somehow
I agree, the article was less than objective. As someone who participated in the making of the show, even I wouldn't mind hearing some criticism, so that we can make a bigger and better performance every time. The meta-theatricality did take some getting used to, especially of the cast. By that I mean, as we were working on character development, there were stark contrasts between the people who very clearly knew who their character was referencing and why, and those who were left without much foundation for character choices. Nevertheless, everyone found their special character to embrace, and the show was magnificent because of it.
I'm happy to hear the production went so well! However, since this after all a school paper, I think the writer does more to emphasize the wide range of majors involved in the show as well as how impressive CMU students are to others in the community. I wish there was more critical detail regarding the production itself that's equivalent to the praise of everyone involved.
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