When going to see Dead Man's Cell Phone, I thought it made it a unique experience due to the fact that we were so close sitting on the stage that the actors were acting on. As we sat so close to the actors I found a connection with them that I would not normally feel with actors in a movie on screen. I think that another thing that makes a live play different than a screened movie is the actors and actresses can mess up on their words. On Saturday night, in the airport the actress messed up her words, and when an actress messed up during a taping of a movie the director would just cut it out of the movie and they could retape it. I really enjoyed this play, it was funny and connected with the whole audience as I can see how cell phones and technology run everyone's lives in today's society. Last class we talked about how the actors and actresses were outside in the hall right after the play, and how there was no way that there would be actors from a screen movie outside the theatre after watching the movie. Although there was a lot of special effects in this play, such as lighting, sound, the set, and background, there would be more set in a screen movie that was taped. A lot more money and time goes into planning a movie that is planning on hitting the theater. As the lights dimmed between each act, you could see the people changing the set up for the scenes. This would not be shown in a movie. Also, which I had no experienced before in a play, I felt the cast members were talking to the audience. The audience members often answered to the actors, as they would raise their hand or shake their head and I have never seen a movie when the actor or actress would stop and talk to the audience, and the audience members answer. I feel this adds to the connection that develops between the audience and the cast members. Also, most of the time the director is present during the play. During screened movies the director is not present and is probably far away.
I really liked this play, and felt that it was hilarious and easy to connect to. It made me think about how much a cell phone really plays apart in my life and how it controls a lot of people in today's world. This year it was new to me to go see live plays, because before this I only had seen one live play. I really enjoy going to see plays because I like the connection that you feel with the cast members and the story lines they portray to the audience members. It is a very unique experience and sets apart from going to see a movie in the theater. This proves to show that it is not always about the exaggerated set, or the effects that on screen movies brings, but the connection that the audience feels towards the play or movie.
