The Christmas Carol

On Friday December 4th, I went to a play at the Hale Theatre in Orem. The performance that I watched was the play called The Christmas Carol. I have heard about this play and movie from people, but I actually never had seen it before. I'm usually not big into watching plays, but I enjoyed seeing this one. It was really neat because the stage was in the middle of the floor and all the seats were surrounding it. I was in the front seats so I could actually see the actors up close and my feet were touching the stage. This play helped to bring in the Christmas spirit.

This play I feel did not have any ethos or logos but it did have a lot of pathos. Each character played a different role and with each role they played, they displayed different emotions depending on the character or each new scene. Being up close to the actors made it easier for me to see the emotions on their faces and allow myself to really understand and feel like they were speaking to me. The little boy, Tiny Tim, he was about 5 years old. It was amazing how a child so young could perform and not be shy to rememeber and act a few lines. Seeing the little boy created lots of pathos for me because I love kids and it made me think of my niece.

The costumes of the play helped explain and set the mood of the characters as well as where the setting was taken place; the time of year and place. The amount of effort put into the costumes and the details helped display which characters were the leading actors. The sounds and lights in the play helped to set the mood of each scene.

The theme I feel of the play was that it is not all about being rich and being of weath to be happy. To be happy is to truely love, care and serve others. The scrooge (the old cranky man) was all about money. He later helped Tiny Tim who was ill and saved him from dying. The scrooge had a change of heart and he became not cranky and cared for others, instead of being grumpy to all he met. In this christmas season, this play made me think about what I can do to serve others and be there for them.