Venetian Twins Play Analysis

Venetian Twins is an excellent play. Each character has his and her own character development throughout the story. The transition between each scene is smoothly captivating with the light effect and stage advancement. Unlike the friendly atmosphere of the previous La Bete, Venetian Twins creates the glamorous and intense aura all through. Since the play is placed on a bigger stage, actors have to portray more signified movements in order to allure the audience’s attention for each scene.
The first actor that impresses me the most is Macgregor Arney. He portrays two characters in the play, Florindo and Arlechino, amazingly. His humorous scenes contribute to the overall success of the play. He portrays several different body shapes during

his scenes. As Florindo, his objective is to marry Beatrice. He surpasses his two main obstacles, which is Beatrice is his Tonino’s fiancée and Beatric’s negligence to him. To overcome his obstacles, Florindo deceives Tonio and tries to seduce Beatrice. However, opposite with the charisma Tonino, Florindo is a wimp. Arney has portray Florindo’s characteristics perfectly. For example, he acts hesitant and trembles his legs during a fight. He also changes his spatial relationship constantly. He attempts to get closer in order to charm Beatrice after deceiving her that Tonino has abandoned her. Furthermore, he also uses the architecture on the stage when he climbs into the gigantic chest with Beatrice. Arney is able to clearly expresses his character’s subtext as a devious character, opposite to the way the character expresses himself as a hero and a good friend. Nonetheless, when Arney plays as Arlechino, his objective at first was to marry the maid, Columbina after Zanetto gets married to the mistress, Rosaura. When he sees the Columbina, they perform a passionate dance together. This is when he changes his tempo throughout the scene. His body movements also change rapidly according to his tempo. As the result, Arney has perfectly portrays two different characters, which both have the role to create comic relief throughout the play.
The second actress that has captured my attention right at the beginning of the play is Mary Glen Fredrick.

She plays Columbina, the maid for Rosaura. Her objective is to get married after her mistress. Right from the beginning of the play, when she stands along with the cast’s shadow, her perfect body shape has made her stand out to me as the audience. She stands with her back straight up, tilts her head while showing her long leg. From her posture, I can already imagine her as a sassy, bold and confident character. She is good at kinesthetic response. For example, when she is sweeping the props out of the way for the next scene. She still stays in her character, acts sassily and interacts with the audiences. Interestingly, she uses her repetition to increase her tempo in the first scene of the play. When the Professor avoid her when she mentions about marriage, she threatens to reveal the truth of his daughter’s identity by continuously muttering. Even though she does not have much scenes in the play, she has perfectly embodied her character throughout. She grasps the audience’s attention whenever she goes out on the stage, even as the minor role of the scene.
Overall, the actors and the director have accomplished a splendid performance. Everything from the stage effects and lightning have been able to emphasize the plot of the play along with the actor’s acting potential. I am grateful toward the whole production team to bring a well-done performance. The success of the play

shows the amazing result achieved through teamwork. Not only have I learned many new knowledge while taking Introduction to Theatre course, I am glad I also have the opportunity to enjoy these performances.