The Water Carriers Play Analysis

“The Water Carriers” by Michael William, directed by Tom Marion was a theatrical production in York College, their opening performance was on March 24, 2017. The play starts out with about eight characters on stage , all of these characters paid to get transported to a different country . All these people have a history behind them that's caused them to leave their homes . During this long journey they face many issues like having no water and even thinking that no one was going to get them . To overcome these thoughts they start to tell stories that teaches them life lesson and causes to to open up to each other . Many are trying to escape their past. One young man kills his neighbor and since then his neighbor soul has been haunted him ever since . The character senses this and he flees from his home village trying to escape his past he starts to lie about his identity. Most people on the boat have someone that died whether it would be their wife , sister , neighbor, mom and son these people follow them in spirits. The role of these souls was to “speak” to their children, their parents, friends and family and help them stay on the right path and to help them not lose hope and not give up on themselves, their identities and origin. The spirits fade away once they get to the new land , which in my opinion was good because it showed that the characters accepted what they had to say . This new land now represented a new life for them and for many a new identity .

This play
the spotlights really followed the actors and the light faded every time it was new day or scene .The second was that it was apparent that they didn't have sufficient time to study their lines due to the look of uncertainty that crossed their faces every time they said their lines . The lighting of the play was absolutely wonderful and it helped me know when another scene was setting so that they didn't all come into