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Critique of the Dead

A Trifle Dead was written by Kurt Kleinman. The show was staged through the dates of December 4, 2003 through December 10, 2003 under the direction of Mr. James Worely. This production attempted to capture the essence of a nineteen forty’s black and white murder mystery complete with love triangles, predictable plot twists, and big-screen silent film over-acting. This production, like any good production, was defined by its acting, scene design, costuming and make-up. However, the technical aspect of this show truly captivated the audience. The attention to detail in costuming, the consistent lack of color in the set, and the super-convincing make-up took the audience to place that before could only be found in ancient films and seen on A.M.C.

The black and white make-up and costuming swept the viewers into a world set very apart from their own, even the untrained eye could appreciate the attention to detail obviously taken by these two crews. However, their meticulousness proved much too minimal. Simple mistakes, poo


The script for this show was undeniably one the funniest in its class; indeed the subtle humor soaked in every scene was uncanny. The actors seemed to have slim to no grasp of this concept. This show was written in a style rich with over-the-top acting; however, the actors did not seem comfortable enough on stage until the second act of the show to even begin to act in that style. Indeed, when the cast finally did seem to feel comfortable, they suddenly lost almost all capability to create effective emphasis. Due to this sudden loss, many great, subtle jokes were lost in the timing. There was however one moment when Julie Staffel’s character was in mid sentence when she reached over, took a glass from her alcoholic brother’s hand, and put it away without ever stopping her words. It was as if she had done it a million times before, and proved to be one of the most believable moments in the entire show. Actors had many great moments on stage, but they never seemed to do it together. There was little chemistry between actors, and when there was,

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James Worely, Julie Staffel’s, Kurt Kleinman, black white, Trifle Dead, black white movies, scene design, costuming make-up, attention detail, hair color, white movies,

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