Guys and Dolls Critique
Nicolas Jorge Alvarez
30 Oct, 2013
THE 2000 - Martinez-Hamilton
Guys and Dolls Critique The set design and the costumes of the Havana Broadway scenes in Act One of the Guys and Dolls production were nostalgic to me. The stories my grandmother told me about her native land of Cuba and those of my mother told me about her hometown of Brooklyn ran through my mind as the worlds they described came alive on the stage. I was enamored with the sets and costumes of these two scenes because it made me think of my family which always has a big place in my heart. Scene Eight of Act One was the Havana scene. Seeing the stage open up as a nightclub in Havana, Cuba immediately brought me back to my living room where my grandmother used to recount her youth in the country to me. She told me about the slew of Cubans singing and dancing in their guayaberas (common shirt for Cubans), drinking rum and cokes. The costumes of the actors in this scene were exactly what my grandmother had described to me. Save Sky Masterson, all the actors had on what looked to me like the guayaberas I had been told about. Comfortable shirts with slacks or khakis so as to be more comfortable when it came time to dance (which all the actors were doing the entire time). Combine the costumes with the Caribbean feel to the stage and I saw Havana in Gainesville. The stage had a couple of little tables but an enormous stage for dancing. This resembled a lot of the Latin dance clubs I have been to in Miami as well as the stories that I had been told in my youth. The lights were dimmed to create this blue color resembling the fact that it was nighttime and the club outdoors. The costumes and stage design of the Havana scene was nostalgic for me in a way because I got to remember my late grandmother and the memories I shared with her before her recent passing. I will never forget those stories just as I will never forget Guys and Dolls. Multiple scenes in Act One that dealt with Broadway made me
30 Oct, 2013
THE 2000 - Martinez-Hamilton
Guys and Dolls Critique The set design and the costumes of the Havana Broadway scenes in Act One of the Guys and Dolls production were nostalgic to me. The stories my grandmother told me about her native land of Cuba and those of my mother told me about her hometown of Brooklyn ran through my mind as the worlds they described came alive on the stage. I was enamored with the sets and costumes of these two scenes because it made me think of my family which always has a big place in my heart. Scene Eight of Act One was the Havana scene. Seeing the stage open up as a nightclub in Havana, Cuba immediately brought me back to my living room where my grandmother used to recount her youth in the country to me. She told me about the slew of Cubans singing and dancing in their guayaberas (common shirt for Cubans), drinking rum and cokes. The costumes of the actors in this scene were exactly what my grandmother had described to me. Save Sky Masterson, all the actors had on what looked to me like the guayaberas I had been told about. Comfortable shirts with slacks or khakis so as to be more comfortable when it came time to dance (which all the actors were doing the entire time). Combine the costumes with the Caribbean feel to the stage and I saw Havana in Gainesville. The stage had a couple of little tables but an enormous stage for dancing. This resembled a lot of the Latin dance clubs I have been to in Miami as well as the stories that I had been told in my youth. The lights were dimmed to create this blue color resembling the fact that it was nighttime and the club outdoors. The costumes and stage design of the Havana scene was nostalgic for me in a way because I got to remember my late grandmother and the memories I shared with her before her recent passing. I will never forget those stories just as I will never forget Guys and Dolls. Multiple scenes in Act One that dealt with Broadway made me