The moment in the play "To Kill a Mocking bird" that really caught my attention was the court scene. I have seen this play twice, and have read the book twice, and This scene is still my favorite. The SJSU production did this scene justice. The way Mayella Ewell acted was very well done. Although she only had one big scene, she did it very well. In the moments that she was not speaking, she still acted the part. She hunched over in her chair, and slightly leaned away from her father, Bob Ewell. She made me notice that she was uncomfortable with her father. Obviously he is the one that attacked her. The court scene was also my favorite because the stage looked very dark and cryptic. The stage was lit with bronze lighting, making the stage look as if it was happening back in time. watching it, I could tell that the Tech really thought about the lighting, making it look like they were in the depression. When thinking about the
depression, it makes me think of dirt, ratty clothes, and depressing colors. The stage was lit perfectly, and really made me feel the character's pain and agony. The costume design of Bob and Mayella also was impressive. Although Bob Ewell's Makeup may have been over-done, it still got the point across that he is a poor drunk. Mayella's torn up dress and greasy, stringy hair really made it apparent that she was not taken care of.
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| Mayella and Bob Ewell- court scene |
The factor that was not very pleasing to me was Gem. I felt like he was too old for the part. I understand that he is supposed to be an older brother to scout, but in the book he is described as being a couple years older than Scout. Gem's accent was also all over the place. He sometimes appeared to have a slight Brittish accent. I know that he was not really southern, but he could have improved his accent and acting a little bit more. He was too old to be a slightly older mentor to scout and Dill. Otherwise, I have no other complaints about the production.
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| Scout, Gem, and Dill |
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