Oklahoma, A Review Of

I have to say that I really enjoyed the play. The playwhere he had pornography on the walls. It kind of
"Oklahoma" was extremely entertaining for a playmade you get creeped out by Judd. Laurie on the
that had such little scenery and prop usage. Theother hand was like the definition of pure if I can so
credit could be given to the actors that did such anexaggerate. She came across as a Virgin, and she
extraordinary job, but just because not many propswas real clean, and that's rare for those times. She
were used doesn't mean the set was inadequate.had a little attitude that was probably just a defense
The props that were used were well placed andmechanism so her true feelings for Curly wouldn't be
positioned so it got its full potential out there. Peopletoo out there.
understand that plays are going to look fake becauseOne of my favorite parts about the play was the
they cannot be computer animated like movies andmusic. The vibe that you caught was perfect for a
such because it is happening right before an audience.happy western, such as this (except for a few tragic
Therefore set designers have an extremely hard jobsteps along the way). There was great thought that
trying to bring the realism out of the set.was put into the music scores so everything would
In "Oklahoma" they maximized what they had toflow as smoothly as it did. The dance numbers were
work with. Most of the play took place at Laurie'sright on cue with the music. Some of the dancing I
house. They had a nice house that was on acouldn't believe they did. Such as the time when Will
cornfield, and they also had a backhoe in the yard.(Curly's friend) did some amazing things with a lasso. I
Also the actors were always busy doing somethingnever knew that was possible with a lasso.
either with their hands like they were working, allMy favorite character was Ali Akim, he was a
while they were talking to each other. So the farmtraveling salesman that was a ladies man / con artist.
scenery was a great background for how the storyWhat really made his character was he would bellow
went.out his name to let people know he was coming, so
The helping hand on the farm was a man namedthey could go get their money.
Judd and he was in love with Laurie (Laurie was inOklahoma had every aspect covered while being
love with Curly and vice versa). That situationentertaining. I went to see it at a local college. The
between Judd, Curly and Laurie tormented Juddplay was put on by college students. It only cost a
because he was the third wheel. This torment madefew dollars to get in and it's a great place to go for a
Judd a bitter man and made him not like himself.night just to try something different. I highly
They did a good job with Judd, because his clothesrecommend it.
were grungy, his house was almost dungeon like,