All the actors were standing pretty much in a straight line on the stage. As well, they did not utilize the space on the stage very well. The time period reflected the time period in other productions of the play. It was unusual that the actors asked the audience to help them solve the murder. However, other productions of the play across the country also seek the audience’s input in solving the murder of Edwin Drood. The musical, by Rupert Holmes, had a very interesting plot. In the play, the handsome Edwin Drood has fallen in love with Rosa Bud. In the beginning of the play, Edwin Drood is murdered which is to the dismay of many people. There were many suspects in the murder who include the following characters: John Jasper, Rosa Bud, Neville Landless, Princess Puffer, The Reverend Mr. Crisparkle, Bazzard, and Durdles. After intermission, in the second act of the play the actors and actresses came up and tallied votes for who killed Edwin Drood. I had voted for the Reverend Mr. Crisparkle because he believed Jasper to be the incarnation of Satan and thus killed Drood. However, the audience was not in agreement with me as the majority believed that Durdles was the killer. Durdles had believed that Drood was a ghost and thus smashed his head. When Durdles talked to the audience in efforts of pleading for his innocence, his defense was that it would be silly and foolish for him to do such a
All the actors were standing pretty much in a straight line on the stage. As well, they did not utilize the space on the stage very well. The time period reflected the time period in other productions of the play. It was unusual that the actors asked the audience to help them solve the murder. However, other productions of the play across the country also seek the audience’s input in solving the murder of Edwin Drood. The musical, by Rupert Holmes, had a very interesting plot. In the play, the handsome Edwin Drood has fallen in love with Rosa Bud. In the beginning of the play, Edwin Drood is murdered which is to the dismay of many people. There were many suspects in the murder who include the following characters: John Jasper, Rosa Bud, Neville Landless, Princess Puffer, The Reverend Mr. Crisparkle, Bazzard, and Durdles. After intermission, in the second act of the play the actors and actresses came up and tallied votes for who killed Edwin Drood. I had voted for the Reverend Mr. Crisparkle because he believed Jasper to be the incarnation of Satan and thus killed Drood. However, the audience was not in agreement with me as the majority believed that Durdles was the killer. Durdles had believed that Drood was a ghost and thus smashed his head. When Durdles talked to the audience in efforts of pleading for his innocence, his defense was that it would be silly and foolish for him to do such a