Theatre Three's production of Farley and Flemming's Bat Boy was centered on a realistic portrayal of the unrealistic story of a boy who must fight against many odds to become a "normal" part of society. The book, lyrics, and music for Bat Boy fully supported the realistic tone, with few exceptions, while the set design, acting, and direction also capitalize on this tone as well. The sound and lighting design, however, provided many circumstances that directly conflicted the realistic tone of this piece. .
Director Kyle McClaran's presentation of song in the May 22nd production of Bat Boy was very much based in realism, because this was a part of each character. This was not presented as a production to the audience and this was not shown as a theatrical device in order to add a certain flash to the show. The use of song was depicted as simply a part of each character. This was just something that they did. The only exception, which was never fully explained in the course of the story, was the Children, Children number. This was a dramatic break from a tone of realism throughout. This moment of the show was incredibly shocking, not only because of the simulated bestiality in front of the audience, but because there was never any justification for this song. This could be the doing of the director, or the creators of the musical, or both, but regardless this was an incredibly abrasive scene. There was an immediate jump back into realism following this song. .
One could argue that by the nature of a musical, realism is not an option, because of the simple fact that people do not randomly burst into musical choreographed numbers in reality. Bat Boy appeared to set itself up to be an exercise in realism. Penny Mauvais, the set designer, focused not on the themes of the show in some form of abstract display, but rather in creating a very realistic world that provided enough maneuverability that scenes could change, but still provide a sense of reality on stage.
Bat Boy: The Musical The play Bat Boy: The Musical is the product of an historic alliance between the Weekly World News and three authors from Los Angeles. ... The protagonist of the production is the Bat Boy. ... The music in Bat Boy was extremely entertaining. ... This production of Bat Boy was wonderful. ... Maybe he believes that we all have a Bat Boy inside of us....
Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates Clayton Bates was born in 1907, in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. As a young boy, he worked in the cotton fields and his mother was a nurse for a white family. ... Bates finally joined a traveling company called "Dashing Dinah" that toured the U.S. ... By 1936 Bates owned 13 different colored artificial legs, one to match every suit he owned. ... Bates also accomplished such tasks as setting up a black resort called the Bates Country Club, in Kerhonskon, New York because there weren't many resorts in the area that allowed blacks in. ...
Bates has had an Oedipal complex since he was a young boy, which is a factor in why he is sometimes a "Hyde". An Oedipal complex is a mental condition in which a boy has a subconscious sexual desire for his mother. ... Guilt is another reason Bates becomes "Hyde". ... The superego is the "normal" Bates. ... Likewise, Bates' "Hyde", or his "mother" half, has no regard for morals, is murderous, and fulfills Bates' repressed sexual desire through gruesome killings. ...
Thus, Hitchcock crafts Norman Bates, a young man ravaged by horrid mental complexities, and through the use of mise en scene and vivid imagery, a character emerges who has no control over his own thoughts or actions. ... As Lillian scours the Bates residence in search of Mrs. Bates, she comes across Norman's room. It is the area of a young boy, not a grown man. ... Norman Bates" mental development is severely retarded. ...
When comparing the characters of Charlotte Vale and Norman Bates the influences in their lives by their mothers has devastating effects on both characters, both suffer from a mental illness. Charlotte Vale suffers from near-crippling depression and Norman Bates from schizophrenia. ... On the other hand Norman Bates, who has been totally dominated by his mother until her death, is a person who has two personalities. ... In his subconscious mind he is still the little boy who is obedient towards his mother. ...
It also told of her untimely demise at the hands of Norman Bates, quiet and shy hotel proprietor. ... He looked like the boy next door. ... Hitchcock chose the design of the house, which stands behind the Bates Motel. ... The price of a room at the Bates Motel for the night is $7 compared to $36.50. ... Bates that Norman is impotent(Bloch 57.) ...
Blood Thirsty Bats When at a baseball game forty years ago, the crack of a baseball bat would send chills down the spectator's spines; but the crack of a wooden bat has been replaced by a metallic ping. ... A report done on an aluminum bat made by Thurston reported, "some 150 Division I coaches have team and personal contracts with various bat manufacturers. ... For example if a bat is thirty-three inches long then the weight has to be 30 ounces. ... Moreover, The Seattle Times reported a fourteen-year-old boy was hit in the temple with a ball off of a metal bat and this resulted in...
Luella Bates Washington Jones was obviously a remarkable person as she was so kind and generous to a boy who tried to rob her. ... Luella Bates Washington Jones reacts. ... Luella Bates Washington Jones are together. ... Clarence gets very upset when the little boy grabs his leg. This boy is Clarence's son. ...
