We Won T Pay Play Analysis

For my second response, I attended USF’s College of Arts production of They Don’t Pay?, We Won’t Pay! on April 9th, 2017. The story is by Dario Fo and directed by Dan Granke. This production was conducted through dialogue, staging and sound to fulfill the event of The Recession. The characters contributed to the period due to their rioting because of the increase in grocery prices. I used my senses and my own analysis to contribute to the purpose of the play. Throughout the production, I noticed visual observations that emphasized the production. Margherita refused to pay for her groceries because of the increase in prices. Thus, she pretended to be pregnant through hiding food under her clothes. I saw some olives and juice fall onto the floor from her body. This shows the realistic aspect of how the character hides the food. The characters also had to hide the groceries underneath their bed so that the police couldn’t find them. I noticed that the staging was conducted through the police officer facing the audience while the characters were lifting the bed. Thus, the police didn’t see the food. The police can then still investigate other homes for stolen groceries and control the riots. As a result, because of my visual observations, the production centered around the boycotting
In the production, a whistle was being overheard within the setting. The police officers utilized their whistles to show their own authority. This is important because the police needed to investigate the crime scene of the characters stealing groceries. Also, while the character Margherita was pretending to be pregnant, the ambulance noise was used. This noise contributed to the realistic aspect of the personal wanting to help her into the ambulance. Whenever a conversation of her fake pregnancy was occurring, the sound of a baby cry was used. This contributed to the humor of the story and easing the tensions of the “baby