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critique of Biloxi Blues

            Biloxi Blues was seen at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. The theatre was a small off-broadway theatre with orchestra and mezzanine seating. It was an old theatre but up kept fairly well. The theatre didn't really add or subtract anything from the performance, but the scenery design made it hard for people seating on extreme house left and right to see. The experience wasn't heightened at all to make it feel like more than just an everyday experience. You knew you were seeing a play. As for the play itself, Biloxi Blues is a very interactive play to begin with. The main character, Eugene is narrating the story so he talks to the audience throughout the play.
             Biloxi Blues, written by Neil Simon, was written because of the experience the show deals with. Blues deals with the lives of an army regiment while they go through boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1943. Many questions about mankind and the struggle to survive arise. The characters of Blues are constantly faced with trying to understand different aspects of army life and struggle to survive on their own level. The mood of the play however, is upbeat and funny even thought there are serious parts to the story line. Simon choose humor to tackle these serious issues because it he wants to show people how life isn't always as bad as it seems. Simon tries to lighten a difficult topic. .
             The choice of style the director took positively reflected the playwright's intent. All lines were very upbeat and cheerful. Even serious moments had their "sparkle". Movements were staged in accordance with what was happening or being said. Everything seemed to flow smoothly. Based on these movements, concepts were clear and never overpowered and help the audience's interest continuously. Most of the .
             movements and staging kept us wanting more of a particular character or of a situation. Its as if the audience was being teased; it kept them always wanting more.


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