Trelawny of the Wells Summary and Analyzation essays

Trelawny of the Wells Summary and Analyzation essays Arthur Wing Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells was one that I personally was open-minded to when required to see the production at the Ruth Halls Theatre. Because theatre and art interest me, I expected the production of Trelawny to be quite well. When I came to the Wednesday production, I wanted to examine the design qualities and aspects of the play. In a previous theatre class, I tried to examine the acting quality and styles of the production, but failed to recall as much as I would have liked for the response paper. Although the plot of Trelawny of the Wells was disappointing and bland, the costume, sound, scene, and lighting design helped enhance the performance of the actors and suspense of the audience. The beginning of the first act of Trelawny was confusing. There was not a clear connection to what the characters names were and it was difficult to understand what Mr. Albett was saying. I found myself fiddling through the program trying to figure out whom he was speaking to. I do understand that actor playing Mr. Albett had to use slang type of English, but it was frustrating trying to figure out what was being said. The costume design of this scene had me very interested because the social class of the characters could be determined by their clothing. I first questioned Tom Wrench's costume because I seen a few tears on his shoulder and knee and thought it was the fault of the costume designer, but throughout the production I realized that he was a gypsy and could not afford the lavish The color contrast used for the costume design in the first act was very apparent and positive. Rose Trelawny was introduced in the first act in a white dress that was of higher class than Mr. Wrench's clothing even though they were both employed by the Wells theatre. One could recognize that Rose must have been looked high upon because of white gown, which represented pureness in ...