I was very excited about the play on Saturday, however, I had some mixed reviews about it. There were pros and cons to the play. I thought the actors were incredible and very accurate. They were true to the characters and were highly believable. I loved the characters of Walter Lee Younger and Beneatha Younger because I felt they were the strongest. Whenever they had a scene together, you really believed it and their relationship pulled you into the story. Their dialogue was very in depth and made the scene more intense and made you understand the stress that this family was going through. I also thought the set was awesome. You definitely got the feeling of a poor apartment in the 50’s and it was aesthetically pleasing.
However, there were some things I did not like about the play. The play itself is very long and there seems to be no plot twist or elevation. It just seems to be there and no movement. It’s almost if all the characters are stagnated. This has nothing to do with the actors; I just think it is the play itself. Maybe the author, Lorraine Hansberry, did this for a reason; to show the problems and obstacles that the African American race faced during the 50’s. The family longed to get ahead; however, they were stuck in their poor apartment and did not know what to do. I also thought the ending showed uncertainty, which is symbolic. You know they moved into the white neighborhood, however, you are unsure of their future. The family is optimistic, yet the audience still does not know what will happen to the family as a whole.
Overall, I think the play was a success in the sense of the actors. I, personally, do not like the play itself but I do think our acting team did a great job of portraying it.
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