MUSIC 150 Lecture Notes - Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Proscenium
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As a music 150 student i was required to attend the performance word becomes flesh held on thursday, october tenth. Written and directed by marc bamuthi joseph, the play is a physical representation of the complex feelings and emotions felt by a young black male during the nine months of an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy. The venue was bowker auditorium, a medium sized venue with a proscenium stage that was completely filled for the show. Prior to the beginning of the show we in the crowd were instructed to cheer for the performers when they did something we liked, which set the energy level on high before the performers even made an appearance. Once the performers were on stage it was easy to see that they fed off of this energy and gave it back tenfold in their effort. As for stage design, from where i was sitting on the far right there did not appear to be any props.
