Vanities Play Essay

On Sunday, March 6th at 2:00 p.m. I attended the play called Vanities playwright by Jack Heifner. The scenic design of the houses, school and apartment was done by David Dwyer, and the atmospheric lighting was done by P. Gibson Ralph. Heather Leary was in charge of costume design and Paul Schreiner took care of the sound. Francis X. Kuhn, the director of Vantites, is also credited as a contributor to the sound design. The final contributor to Vanity is production stage manager was Matt Deluca. This play was held at the Tower Fine Arts Building, and starred Oliva Howard and Vanessa Delva as Kathy and Mary. Thanks to these two girls, the story of Vanities became more impactful as both women made successful career out of respective their interests.
Kuhn used Kathy and Mary as the embodiment of this aspect of vanity. Kathy wanted to make a new cheerleading routine because she didn’t like the way her friends were performing. While Kathy’s action seemed selfless, Kathy changed the routine for her own benefit which is an example of pride because it shows Kathy’s obsession with her own appearance. The actor play Kathy was also very controlling and rude when it came to her friend’s ideas and opinions. when the actor playing Joanne told Kathy and Mary that she wanted to get married in green and white Kathy judged her and said that those were ugly colors and she should use the school colors instead. As Kathy got older, she expressed the definition of vanity. After Kathy quit her job, she moved in with this man in a garden apartment and she never really did anything with her life but watch the stars and read books she didn’t read in college. she wore rich clothing such as a long sleeve blouse with nice pants and a brown necklace. She made the story more truthful and made it believable to the audience. The director succeeded in getting the plays intentions across because she expressed the emptiness, unreality, sham, folly and the need for real