Music Transforms a Play About a Cockroach Into Something Beautiful by Catie Wildman

Music Transforms a Play About a Cockroach Into Something Beautiful by Catie Wildman

            The play Metamorphosis was codirected by David Faar and Gisliron Gardarsson and was located in the Paramount Theater. The music used provided a rhythm for the play, and amplified emotions portrayed by the actors. This play was about a man, Gregor, who had to support his parents and little sister that he loved dearly, until he turned into a giant cockroach. This transformation wrecked Gregor’s and his family’s lives, who he could no longer support. In the beginning of the play, right after the curtain went up, the actors entered stage and went about the daily lives of their characters. The music playing at this time had a beat that easily could be found, and this beat acted as a playground of sorts for the actors. The actors were able to synchronize their movements to the flow and beat of the music, manipulating their timing to match up with the music. This enforced the organization of the family’s life, and the flow of the music became one with the flow of the play.

            The play Metamorphosis was executed in such a way that the audience could feel the flow and tempo of the play and the emotions being portrayed.  The actors played off the music and interacted with the set in a way that intrigued the audience.  The execution of this play stood out over the plot and added an original feeling to the old tale that is Metamorphosis.