How To Critique Animal Crackers
"Animal Crackers" Critique
Animal Crackers is a musical that stars "Groucho", as explorer Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, attending a party in his honor at the estate of society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse. While he is there, a valuable painting is stolen and he ends up investigating the theft of this painting during the party. The bulk of the play, however, consists of improvisation, one liner jokes and word play, and constant demolition of the fourth wall. The production succeeds in combining improvisational comedy with a storyline through use of sets, acting, and connection with the audience. In Animal Crackers, the actors constantly engaged the audience into the musical by repeatedly breaking the fourth wall; so much so that you might
Animal Crackers is a musical that stars "Groucho", as explorer Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, attending a party in his honor at the estate of society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse. While he is there, a valuable painting is stolen and he ends up investigating the theft of this painting during the party. The bulk of the play, however, consists of improvisation, one liner jokes and word play, and constant demolition of the fourth wall. The production succeeds in combining improvisational comedy with a storyline through use of sets, acting, and connection with the audience. In Animal Crackers, the actors constantly engaged the audience into the musical by repeatedly breaking the fourth wall; so much so that you might