Big Love (Play)

Big Love

The name of the play is Big Love which was written by Charles L. Mee. The play was located at the Longstreet Theater and was directed by Chris Clavelli. The play was performed in a a theater in the round type of theater. Some of the main characters are Olympia, a carefree girl who enjoys the comfort of men, Lydia, a girl torn between love and what she actually wants, and Thyona, a strong minded woman who feels that all men are corrupt and not needed.

The play used many lighting and sounding effects throughout the play. There was also parts of the show where  singing was added to add emotion and feeling to the show. Everytime something serious came up, the lights would start to to flicker creating a sort of tension among the characters and the audience. When the characters would hit the ground, drums would play adding to the impact. The lights would dim leaving the room in a dark blue atmosphere. 

Many different scenes of the play could be considered male bashing. In the beginning, the female characters described men as egotistical, arrogant, selfish, and self centered. Later on in the show however, it displayed men in a more realistic form describing them as having to portray a tough persona while actually being gentle and very caring. Many of the points that were trying to made in the play dealt with equality and realistic notions of marriage and how it is today. I could relate to many of the things that they were talking about thus making the play easier to watch. 

Overall, Big Love was a very well acted and directed play. All of the characters were believable. The lighting and audio also played a big part in the overall success of the play. I would highly recommend any who hasn't seen it to go and see it. I enjoyed the play a lot and will give it two thumbs up/