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seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. With no scene changes
or blackouts to break up each of the acts, it took artful skill to
engage the audience and build and maintain their interest. In
a play where the characters have no given names and are only
referred to by number, audience members were drawn to the
story through connections with personalities and traits they
would identify with.
Adding to the success of this production was a talented and
dedicated stage crew led by their chief, Krystina Alarcon.
Lighting master, Nick Graci and sound master, Kevin Culleton
designed an impressive technical show to compliment a stunning
set built by the rest of the crew. Faith Gillen led a large group of
painters in putting finishing touches on the set and putting
together beautiful advertisements which brought in large crowds
for all three performances.
The context of Twelve Angry Men shows that in a group dynamic
people will add their individual aid and play their individual part
in supporting a positive total outcome. Much like that theme
from the show, this production came together as individual parts
worked together to form a positive final out come.The cast and
crew worked hard for two months and put on three superb
performances of a theater classic. It can be daunting for students
to perform on the stage here, with such a rich theatre history at
Saint Anthony’s High School. The verdict on this show is that the
2012 fall production of Twelve Angry Men was guilty of living
up to the challenge and being an all around excellent experience.
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