Centaur Theatre /50th Season
CHOIR BOY
Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by Mike Payette
Musical Director & Arranger Floydd Ricketts
October 9 - 28, 2018
The play is about the Drew
Prep School
The actors singing performances are quite impressive as they vocally harmonize several well known and more lesser known songs. Their acting skills are also noteworthy, though it might appear that some over-acting was intentionally used to portray the main character Pharus. He was born to sing and wants nothing less than to be a leader of his school’s legendary choir, while the school faces the challenge to accept him as a gay choirmaster. Choir Boy is a portrayal of young Black men who aspire to fulfil their dreams, and who are finding their way to adulthood.
The actors singing performances are quite impressive as they vocally harmonize several well known and more lesser known songs. Their acting skills are also noteworthy, though it might appear that some over-acting was intentionally used to portray the main character Pharus. He was born to sing and wants nothing less than to be a leader of his school’s legendary choir, while the school faces the challenge to accept him as a gay choirmaster. Choir Boy is a portrayal of young Black men who aspire to fulfil their dreams, and who are finding their way to adulthood.
A bit of a weak aspect of the play is the actors' clarity of diction especially since they are portraying a southern US accent. For those who are not native English speakers, it might be difficult to understand some dialogue or monologue passages.
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1 comment:
Actually the play doesn't specify where the schools nor the characters come from. This is suppose to be a fictional school with African-american kids from all over the states. The differences in the accents puts emphasis in the different upbringings. That's why Tarell had intented to do.
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