Mar 13 2009
Coriolanus
I went to the dress rehearsal of ASP’s Coriolanus on Wednesday. It was pretty darn cool. The choreography especially. More review and more sketches below the cut.
Pros:
– Loud, dramatic, awesomely choreographed action
– Very strong characters and themes
– ASP’s usual solid acting, interesting venue, and nice touches of interpretation
Cons:
– There are some excessively talky bits in this play. Okay, we get it Will! Not ASP’s fault, but there you go.
– A certain key special effect at the end did not work for me (though it was almost awesome).
That’s all I’ve got, since I was busy drawing. Okay, more sketches! More spoilers the further you go!
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 1 – class struggles
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 2 – family life
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 3 – field of battle
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 4 – SPOILER! – boss fight
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 6 – homecoming
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 7 – you must speak to the people
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 8 – I cannot get Ben’s likeness
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 9 – I still can’t get Ben’s likeness. The people are not impressed.
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 10 – Coriolanus really, really tries to be flattering, and fails horribly
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 11 – banished
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 12 – our best general is now fighting for the enemy. Oops.
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 13 – who can convince him to spare the city?
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 14 – Coriolanus relents. Sicinius does not approve.
ASP’s Coriolanus – sketch 15 – SPOILER!! – surprise, it’s a tragedy. The End.