THE SEAGULL:

June 22^nd

     Any open air experience is something to keep in your memory because that is how they used to produce a lot of plays, especially if the play makes reference or is set outside, that makes it even better. Seeing The Seagull in the Open Air Theatre was really cool. I may not have agreed with some of the artistic choices of the production itself, I still think that they used the fact of being outside well. They were able to put an actual lake in the back to swim in and make reference to, as well as use water during the rainstorm. They had walkways going in different directions as well as completely upstage which was great for some strong moments in the end with lighting and staging. Sitting in the audience can be tricky if you are hard of hearing because they do use microphones to help boost their voices but not too over the top because the point of theatre is to use your own normal voice to project, so there were moments when it was hard to hear and follow. There would be planes flying overhead that would be loud and distracting but there was nothing that the actors or producing team could do about that. However, being able to sit outside and breath in the fresh air made me feel more immersed in the garden/backyard area they were in for the first half of the show. I can tell that weather is a problem when doing outside shows because if it does rain too hard then the show would have to stop and that would be a bummer for everyone there. Luckily it didn’t rain at all while we watched the show. So overall it was a good show, some interesting choices were made as an artistic team but not all shows can be perfect and satisfy every audience member.