Play Critique
Technical Theatre
Name:______________________________________________Date:____________
Name of the production:________________________________________________
Where it was produced:_________________________________________________
Date attended:________________________________________________________
(Please attach a program to this critique)
For each of the following questions please provide at least 3 specific examples from the
play to support your answers.
Set Design: Did the set design help or hinder the action of the play?
Were the actors able to use the set with ease?
Did the set provide all the necessary elements called for in the script?
If set changes were required were they easy to facilitate?
Lights: Did the lighting design add or detract from the action of the play?
Did the lighting allow the actors and action to be clearly seen?
Costumes: Did the costumes add to the overall action of the play?
Were the costumes appropriate to the time and setting of the play? (1830
France.)
Were the actors able to move with ease?
Could costume changes be facilitated with ease?
Makeup: Did the makeup help to clarify the characters in the play?
Was the makeup appropriate for the style of the production?
Was the makeup part of the whole or did it draw unnecessary attention?
Sound: Was the sound appropriate for the production?
Was the music used appropriate to the time and setting of the play?
Could the sound effects be heard?
Were the sound effects well timed?
Publicity: Were the posters/press releases appropriate to the production?
Was all of the necessary information shared with the target audience?
Do you feel that the publicity was effective? Why or why not?
Did you enjoy this production? Why or why not? From a technical theatre standpoint,
what suggestions would you make to improve the staging of this production?