gone with the directing.. catchy I hope

There has been quite a bit of controversy towards this play. I myself am going to stay as neutral as I can possibly be. I will make sure this post is centered around the directing and critique that rather than stray and hurt a fellow classmates feelings. I understand that actors/actresses must follow the direction that they are given. I must say that I was impressed by the performances that many of my classmates gave, I was very impressed. None of my opinions on the directing have any threat on the performances themselves. I have to be honest about the directors choice in scenary. I was not impressed with the stage set, I did not enjoy having 3 sides to look at. I felt it was distracting, and not for me. I do know though, that other people enjoy being able to see what other audience members are thinking by their expressions. The hardest part for me in completely understanding the meaning behind this play was the non-existent stage props. It is easier for myself to imagine where the scene is supposed to take place and what the characters are supposed to be protraying when they have something more than their lines to make the story come to life. One thing that really did not work for me was the blocking, I was not able to see the actors expressions on their faces at different times. I really would have enjoyed seeing Antigone's expression at times when she was not yelling at someone else. I hope my opinions are not taken out of context. I really did enjoy the protrayal that everyone gave. I know Antigone is a very intense play and kudos to everyone for their performance. I can tell that lines were rehearsed and went over and over. No one went out of character and I really believed every character.

Thank you,
Tracy:)