Polaroid Stories a story about a couple of homeless kids who hang out at a old abandoned peer on the outer most edge of the city. A ‘No-mans land where runaways seek camaraderie, refuge and escape’. Relationship is shown too mythic Roman gods and the comparison to there present life. How the need for survival added with there desires run there life and there decision making process. It is a sad story showing how the lack of the basic necessities (proper upbringing, love, responsibilities etc.) of life can lead people into great turmoil.
In opinion to the actual acting and presentation of the play I was highly confused with the presentation. The introduction lost its basics requirements to get the story on the way. Throughout the play I was trying to determine who was who or if the person acting is representing the same character or not. Because the same actor switched here representation of there character.
Eurydice’s message wasn’t clear. I’m still confuse
d on why she killed her x-boyfriend at the end. She lacked in her ability to demonstrate the emotions the character is suppose to be feeling.
Persephone who was the money hungry girl gave somewhat of a clear definition of what she was about. But again I didn’t feel her emotions.
As for the directing style I believe the director was trying to use a new style in which he took little parts and wanted the viewer to put the the story together. Somewhat like a pulp fiction effect. I didn’t really see any order in the events that occurred. In addition I could see some of the actors waiting for there queue. I believe that was due to the inability of the lighting to hide them.
This comes to the costumes and the presentation. Was the stage used properly to satisfy all viewers of the audience? I felt the left hand side was given much more importance. Except towards the end when the right hand side of the stage was used. The little gap in the middle of the stage seemed to act like a hindrance t
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