Little Red Riding Hood Research Papers
Little Red Riding Hood On April 22, 2017, Clayton State University’s very own musical drama put on an outstanding performance of, Little Red Riding Hood, with a twist. Little Red Riding Hood music and text was all written by the late Seymour Barab (1921-2014). The outstanding cast, background, stage lighting, and orchestra all included Clayton State University’s students. The “Wolf” was played by Brian Adams, “Little Red Riding Hood” was played by Olivia Bradley, and the “Mother and Grandmother” was performed by Keanna Houston. Before this amazing play, Clayton State University’s Music Drama Workshop gave the audience a snippet of an upcoming play called, Two “Once Upon a Time” Stories, directed and produced by Kurt-Alexander Zeller. The text
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Once Adams began performing, his pitch was low and the tempo of the song was slow. Adams came into the crowd and as you heard the percussion, played by Bert Groover, you can tell the scene was about to get intense and the show was about to officially began. When Keanna Houston an Oliva Bradley began to perform and right away I could tell this was going to be good. Bradley’s facial expressions really fit the character and Houston’s demeaner made me believe she was an actual loving mother. Houston’s natural voice is deep, so when she began to sing in a high pitch opera style it was very surprising. Bradley’s voice was just as beautiful. I loved how during a scene the piano imitated a mockingbird and wind blowing, also, the percussion imitated a knocking at the door. The orchestra, conducted by, Clayton State University faculty’s Richard Bell, let me feel the emotions of the scenes. I can feel the happiness from the violins, the suspense from the piano, and the intense building up from the percussion. The whole orchestra was amazing and played very fluently! The lighting was also a key factor in this play. The red lighting was used during serious scenes, whilst green and yellow during happy scenes, doing this accompanying the orchestra helped set the …show more content…
I loved how they used all of Spivey Hall’s stage and rows of the audience. For an example, when the huntsman, played by Keddrick Clark, chased the wolf, the actors ran from door to door and the audience just followed them, it was great! The ending song was beautifully sung; Houston and Bradley singing soprano and Clark singing tenor. All voices combined created a beautiful harmony, and combined the piano, violin, and viola the melody flowed gracefully. The play was obviously for younger audience but I say this because in between scenes there were subliminal messages left. I caught the message of not talking to strangers, opening the door for strangers, eating good food, and most importantly mother knows
Once Adams began performing, his pitch was low and the tempo of the song was slow. Adams came into the crowd and as you heard the percussion, played by Bert Groover, you can tell the scene was about to get intense and the show was about to officially began. When Keanna Houston an Oliva Bradley began to perform and right away I could tell this was going to be good. Bradley’s facial expressions really fit the character and Houston’s demeaner made me believe she was an actual loving mother. Houston’s natural voice is deep, so when she began to sing in a high pitch opera style it was very surprising. Bradley’s voice was just as beautiful. I loved how during a scene the piano imitated a mockingbird and wind blowing, also, the percussion imitated a knocking at the door. The orchestra, conducted by, Clayton State University faculty’s Richard Bell, let me feel the emotions of the scenes. I can feel the happiness from the violins, the suspense from the piano, and the intense building up from the percussion. The whole orchestra was amazing and played very fluently! The lighting was also a key factor in this play. The red lighting was used during serious scenes, whilst green and yellow during happy scenes, doing this accompanying the orchestra helped set the …show more content…
I loved how they used all of Spivey Hall’s stage and rows of the audience. For an example, when the huntsman, played by Keddrick Clark, chased the wolf, the actors ran from door to door and the audience just followed them, it was great! The ending song was beautifully sung; Houston and Bradley singing soprano and Clark singing tenor. All voices combined created a beautiful harmony, and combined the piano, violin, and viola the melody flowed gracefully. The play was obviously for younger audience but I say this because in between scenes there were subliminal messages left. I caught the message of not talking to strangers, opening the door for strangers, eating good food, and most importantly mother knows