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College Play '09- Letters to A Student Revolutionary-Part 2
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College Play '09- Letters to A Student Revolutionary-Part 2
Moving on, another character that stood out was Yangti Walling who played the role of the boss and of Lu Yan, Karen’s husband. Thinking about her stern, piercing and even painful looks as the boss, still give me the creeps. And her role as Lu Yan was performed very well. Arpana David’s performance as Charlie, Bibi’s boyfriend (the fist one the play introduces) was remarkable. The play was a stylistic one. The stage was divided into two having the side on the extreme right as China and the other extreme as America, reserving the center space as a neutral area. The play, besides Bibi and Karen, had a very powerful chorus of 21 members. Powerful not just in volume, but in energy and even as they switched over to different roles expressing different, varied emotions. 
To able to enact such varied, extreme emotions within an hour is certainly no joke. The entire team did such a fabulous job, that they left the audience sobbing as the play ended on its tragic note (please note that men were also seen shedding a tear or two). The sets were minimal and the idea of using revolving towers was great! Keeping the sets minimal was a good idea as it really brought out the essence of the play. The few sets used were excellent and some, especially the one of Tiananmen Square looked as if it were real and the actors were standing in front of it. In order to ensure a complete performance based play, no props were used which I feel worked very well for this play. The other technical aspects of the play such as lights and sounds were good, too. Although, there were some complaints about the sound clarity and volume from those who were seated at the rear end of the auditorium. In fact, the play went on to receive excellent reviews from the audience and even other theatre professionals and theatre groups in the city. Overall, it was a great performance and like someone said, the success of the play can be owed to no one but GOD!
To able to enact such varied, extreme emotions within an hour is certainly no joke. The entire team did such a fabulous job, that they left the audience sobbing as the play ended on its tragic note (please note that men were also seen shedding a tear or two). The sets were minimal and the idea of using revolving towers was great! Keeping the sets minimal was a good idea as it really brought out the essence of the play. The few sets used were excellent and some, especially the one of Tiananmen Square looked as if it were real and the actors were standing in front of it. In order to ensure a complete performance based play, no props were used which I feel worked very well for this play. The other technical aspects of the play such as lights and sounds were good, too. Although, there were some complaints about the sound clarity and volume from those who were seated at the rear end of the auditorium. In fact, the play went on to receive excellent reviews from the audience and even other theatre professionals and theatre groups in the city. Overall, it was a great performance and like someone said, the success of the play can be owed to no one but GOD!
Oh by the way, the play was staged for three days on the 17th, 18th and 19th of September at 7:00 pm at Women's Christian College’s auditorium on campus. The play was open to public and had a mixed audience of students who may not have been inclined to theatre but certainly developed one after watching this play, theatre amateurs, theatre professionals and A theatre guru, Dr.P.Rajani who was the man behind this entire production.
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