Play Review

This Friday I went to go see a play with my school. It was called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It had many twists that were not in the original version. With comedy elements that were sophisticated, but not over powering, just sophisticated enough that your average middle schooler could understand.
The acting. The acting was good; the cast had several good actors in it, and a few duds. Some of the lines got confused but that’s normal for a middle school play. Willie Wonka was fantastic. The character (played by Alea Bryn) was full of life, and was as crazy and neurotic, Jean Wilder was made proud. Charlie (played by James Drennen) had spunk and pazazz. He was a down to earth and confidant. Just like how I would have expected Charlie to act if he was a real person. The mother of Violet Beauregarde (played by Hannah W) was born to act with a dramatic performance all the way through to the end. She kept audiences laughing! Violet Beauregarde herself (played by Miranda) was as crazy and gum obsessed as could be. Veruca Salt (played by Anya) was great. Anya did a great job playing her, bringing out new elements in her character. Mike Teavee (playerd by Hunter Randolf) was crazy and T.V obsessed. Perfect character, he really got inside Mikes skin. Slughorn (played by Analise Erikson) was great. She really captured Slughorn perfectly. Breathing new life into Wanka’s business partner.
Singing. Not that much singing was harmed in the making of this play! However the singing that was had was excellent. The Candyman. The song, The Candyman, was given new life as it was sung in a sort of “I sing one line you sing the other.” A little off pitch but it was still good. I however was missing some of the other singers in the group. Many of them like Alea, Anya, and James, projected their voices out into the audience, but still I didn’t get the whole cast’s voice on that song. The song sung by Alea Bryn was good. The song was given a new breath as it was sung by Alea. However, to take the bitter with the sweet, Alea’s voice did crack during the middle of the song. However, I’m still very impressed at the capacity and volume of her voice its self.
Now, here’s the overall scoring:
Acting: 4/5
Singing: 3/5
Enthusiasm: 5/5
Presentation style: 3.5/5
Overall rating: 15.5/20
Comments: Bravo cast, Bravo!