Review of Little Women Kent State University’s production of the Broadway musical, Little Women, revealed the importance of family and the necessary bond of sisters. The story is a coming of age tale that followed Jo March and her desire to become a famous writer. The audience went along with Jo as she grows up with her three other sisters, Meg and Beth and Amy, becomes best friends with Laurie Lawrence, and tries to act ladylike so she can travel to Europe with her Aunt March. Jo ends up losing the trip to Europe to her sister Amy, but travels to New York to start her writing career and meets Professor Bhaer. Jo returns home when her sister Beth contracts scarlet fever and passes away. At home, Jo’s sister Meg is married and pregnant …show more content…
Whenever a character would make a choice, they reflected on how it would affect the family. This was shown through Marmee’s decision to see her husband and leave her daughters at home. She didn’t want to leave, but she knew that the sisters would care for each other and her duty was to her husband. Jennifer Hemphill, the actress who played Marmee, did a fantastic job during this scene and protrayed Marmee’s pain toward leaving town in a very realistic, motherly manner. Another presentation of family love was shown through Jo’s song “The Fire Within Me.” Jo, played by Rebecca Rand, expressed her hurt after losing Beth and she didn’t think she could move on. Jo realized that she could continue writing because her sisters love was the fire within her, and their love gave her the strength to pursue her passion. Band portrayed Jo’s hurt in a great manner, by showing anger, pain, and hope, but not overdramatizing the …show more content…
I personally enjoyed the costumes in the show, designed by Brittney Harrell. Harrell did a wonderful job with matching each costume to the characters’ personalities. Meg was always wearing pastel colors, which showed her calm and beautiful persona. Well Amy was always dressed in bright colors to portray her exuberant lifestyle. Aunt March’s outfits were always high class and the audience could the difference between her outfits and that of her nieces. Aunt March’s clothes were made of higher quality fabric and were more royal colors, such as purples and blues, which showed her higher quality of living. Harrell showed personality through the clothes of every
Of course Dolly, who had a few costume changes, looked stunning in everything she wore. My one small critique was with her last outfit that she wore during the finale. The jewels on the red dress were awkwardly placed; it was almost like a diamond belt but, it fell on her in the wrong area making it not as flattering to her body as it could have been. However, her feather headset and the glistening diamond reflections in the spotlight made up for it. Also Claire Dicorte, an ensemble member, had a perfectly fitting outfit that fit her in all the right places; she looked like an everyday woman at that time.
Clothing that is worn by the actors during the play can be a reflection of the characters personalities. Nick, Lucy, Lewis and Julie all seem to be in normal clothing, reflecting the fact they are relatively normal, and don’t show signs of extreme ‘Madness.’ Ruth wears simple, old, and neat clothes that reflect her OCD, and the colours and patterns that Roy wears reflect his crazy and upbeat personality. Meanwhile, Henry wears business-like outfits that you would expect to see a lawyer wear. This helps to inf...
He said the worst thing they [costume designer] can wear are interesting clothes. “Nothing destroys confidence like cleverly inventive clothes worn by your costume or wardrobe person because it means you are spending time thinking about yourself. You need to save all of your energy and design essence for the work.” -Long, William. Interview.
The actors struggled with playing adjacent to actors in animal costumes. The head of the animal costumes was placed on top of the actor’s head, seemingly connected to a bike helmet. Thus, the actor’s faces were showing, distracting the actors playing adjacent to them who would make direct eye contact with the actor instead of the costume’s eyes. Though a small detail, this somewhat took away from the scenes. A costume that really stuck out as aiding in the development of the world was the witch’s costume when she regains her beauty. Her dress was an emerald green with black lace covering most of it. The green resembled the brightened mood in the ending of the first act while the black overlay of lace eluded to the dark future that was coming in the second
Another character I have chosen to discuss is Gwendolen. I would want Gwendolen to be the complete opposite to Cecily and so I would dress her in bold colours.
The costumes in Shrek The Musical were the cherry on top of an already well produced play. Shrek and Fiona looked like actual ogres and looked very realistic with the green face and body paint. From head to toe, Shrek looked like a real life ogre. His clothing topped of him ogre like look and made him look very far from human. Similarly, when Fiona turned into an ogre she envisioned an ogre from head to toe. Donkey’s costume was also very realistic. He looked very similar to Donkey in the movie and his ears brought the whole costume to life. Lord Farquaad’s costume was the most interesting in my personal opinion. His costume was made very creatively to make him look oddly short. He was left walking on his knees throughout the show and there was a black piece of fabric with short legs on the front to hide his actual legs. His makeup, especially his eyebrows made him look more sassy which fit his character very well. The flashy gems and fabric of his costume made him look like royalty which was very well fitting since he is a king in the play. Another costume that stood out to me was Pinnochio’s. His nose that lengthened when he lied was very creatively made and also very realistic. The body paint on his face and arms made him look like a real life doll and his shoes were a good touch in my opinion to the costume.
The costumes, who were designed by Emilio Sosa, were relative to the time period the play was set in, (1938-1983). They started out very simple and I did notice the outfits starting to evolve as the years went on to more sparkly and extravagant looks. The men’s costumes were warm, earthy colors with the exception of a few red, gold, and blue suits while the women’s costumes were colder and brightly colored in shades of pink, gold, and red. I remember one specific costume that the Supremes wore early in the musical. They were knee length, body hugging, and solid gold dresses. They really shined in the lights, making them memorable. To me, these dresses signified the Supremes evolving in their fame. The sound, designed by Peter Hylenski, was really impressive. The music was played by a live orchestra. They played loud enough so that even people in the back, like me, could hear them clearly. The actors’ vocals were live as well and was amplified with small lapel microphones. The sound was well designed and constantly thriving. There never once were any awkward moments during the musical because the sound kept it all
When a pair of jeans manages to work on four diffirent best friends and make each look uniquely special, that's when you know you're in possession of a truly remarkable article of clothing. The pants of, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares, is what makes the book complete. Even though this novel is a "girly" book; that's what makes the characters more relatable, the plot interesting in almost gossipy way, and the theme, which is the importance of friendship.
In Little Women, each character learns the value of happiness and achieves this by showing contentment with themself when realizing that their dreams and ambitions can change. They are shown that their future is uncertain, and that they will never know what circumstances can happen that can affect it. Without the love of their family, the March girls would not be so close or be able to get through this transition to adulthood. Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy are characters of great change and show growth in their independence and their love from the time of being teenagers until they are reaching adulthood and starting a new life.
Many times people are asked to think about what is important to them. A person may say their home, car, children, material items and some may even say family. In the book Little Women (1868-1869) written by Louisa May Alcott illustrates several family values. The story of the March family starts out during the civil war in New England. The family is left to survive on their own because their father went to protect his country. During the years of life the March children, Margaret (Meg), Josephine (Jo), Beth and Amy, had to face the fact that they were very poor, and couldn't have everything that they fancied. As the family stayed home and awaited the return of their father they received "fatherly" support from an old neighbor Mr. Laurence. Mr. Laurence was a wealth man, who came across as cranky, only to be latter found out to be a loving caring man with a large heart. As the March family continues through the hard times of life they continue strong because they are blessed with family. The theme of Little Women is that family is a very important part of a person's life, anything is possible with support from the family.
Due to her rough childhood, Jane's passion is uncontrollable. Rather than being passionate about love, she is passionate about justice. While at Lowood, she eventually learned the meaning of forgiveness and strength. Her good friend, Helen Burns, teaches her to accept others opinions of her, to be humble and recognize one's own faults. Helen counsels Jane, saying "Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs" (58).
The nineteenth and twentieth centuries were a time of great technological advances. An example of this was in the 1830’s when the first “reaping machine” was created. This was followed in the 1850’s by the first oil well, this was then used in the United States. The Wright Brothers were not far behind, they made the first ever gas powered and manned airplane to fly by the early 1900’s. One of the less well known achievements was in the 1920’s when the first ever 3D movie was made. The conclusion of all this is from the mid to late nineteenth century there was a mass of technological advances being made. The historical, political, and social events of the decade impacted technology during the 1930s.
The story Little Women takes place at a time when women were taking on uncustomary roles like physical laborer, family protector and provider, and military volunteer while their husbands served during the Civil War. Keeping within the boundaries of the time, Louisa May Alcott uses herself and her own three sisters to create this classical novel from personal experiences. Each sister is different. They each set goals and dreams for their selves whether it goes along with their contemporary society or not. With the assistance of their mother, friends and experiences, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy struggle between their personal expectations and society’s expectations as they plan for their future and choose their destinies.
Laver, James. Costume and Fashion: A Concise History. New York, NY: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1985. Print
Historically, multiple styles of dressing have been created during the last several decades, which played an important role in modern fashion in the UK. Everyone has a different and unique dressing style in their general life. Some styles are influenced in vintage styles which is attributing to the deep effects of old vogue, and another group of dressing styles are inclined into the fresh element. According to those different styles some of them are even evolved in the milestones in fashion history.