The Mousetrap - Act 1
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- The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie is the longest-running play in the history of modern theater, having been performed continuously in the West End of London since it's opening in 1952.
Eight people are trapped in a mansion. One of them is a killer. Will they discover the identity before it's too late?
From a live performance by the LightWorks Theater* on Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Illinois Theater Center.
*LightWorks Theater is a division of Midwest Homeschool Fine Arts, a 501 (c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization, dedicated to bringing the fine arts to home school students in the Chicagoland area.
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Friendly word of advice. Next time, position the camera on a wide shot somewhere in the centre of the auditorium, make sure it's focussed then leave it alone.
voice is very low hardly we can listen even if it is in full volume
Act 1 of The Mousetrap, which I had the honor of directing and acting in. Performed by current and former students of mine August 14 and 15. Enjoy!
August 14th and 15th I do believe... :)
It was great fun!!! :D
Yep, you are correct.
:)
Hey, thanks, Jonathan Wessel for putting on the production! You did a wonderful job! It turned out great!
+Jonathan Wessel Uh, what happened at the beginning with the playing of the 3 Blind Mice song on the piano and the police whistles?
At the beginning, Mrs. Maureen Lyon was murdered.
How exciting!!!
I’m afraid I agree with many of the negative comments in regards to the acting, but I will attempt to be constructive. I’m currently playing Paravicini in an amateur production of The Mousetrap in Australia. Amateur in that we are not paid, but nothing else about it is amateur. I do not speak for myself, as I have never acted before, but my cast mates are all first rate. I can only think working with them has lifted my own performance. I’m also 48, and while I have no acting experience, I do have life experience. When given a part it is the actor’s job to work out what makes the character “tick”. I know I have had to do this with Paravicini. Why does he say what he says? Why does he do what he does? Acting is not simply a matter of “saying your lines and not bumping into the furniture”. Not everything is revealed by the script - understanding the character is important. I decided Paravicini is mischievous - he enjoys playing with people. He is also a con artist. This is helpful if the accent isn’t perfect, as he may not be who he says he is. He is on the run from the police, and he has had a traumatic experience with his car in the snow. He is grateful to have survived and found somewhere warm and safe, where the police cannot get to him. But once he knows he’s safe, his mischievous nature takes over. Likewise with Wren. He’s ashamed of his past and he doesn’t want to face it. But he loves provoking people too. Mollie and Giles do love each other but they haven’t been married long - they are having possibly their first argument and it is very serious. It may well lead to divorce. Lines need to be delivered with light and shade. They cannot be simply one-note. And when cast in a role requiring an accent listen to as much as you can of that accent. Be adventurous - don’t be scared. After all, it isn’t you up there on stage, it is your character. The characters in The Mousetrap are larger than life, and they need to be. It is part of the play’s charm. A good director will appreciate heightened performances and will be able to pull you back if they go too far. When I say “larger than life”, do not forget to stay true to the character. There is another video on TH-cam where Paravicini is played as high-camp. An adventurous idea, but there is nothing in the script to suggest this so I consider it false. Paravicini is a womaniser who considers husbands an inconvenience. Just one of the reasons I consider the interpretation to be wrong. I hope this is helpful and wish you all the best.
First off, nice username! Neil Simon's The Odd Couple is a staple of American theater! I agree with what you have said about acting, and would say that acting is, according to the great Sanford Meisner, "Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances." So you're right, acting is more than just memorizing lines and not bumping into furniture. In point of fact, I would say that you can't truly play the part unless you can align with their point of view. I could break down the whole process of how to "discover" the character through the script, but that would make this a super long comment that most people would skip over. However, I do have to disagree with you on one point: It is in fact you, the actor up on that stage. While you are playing a character, who is having the emotional experiences? You, not the character. Who is responding to what is going on around them and being spoken to them? You, not the character. I think a huge danger in acting is the mentality that it's not you on stage, but the character; and while I understand that teaching in the sense of trying to get shy people out of their shell and be comfortable, it's not really what acting is, and that mindset sets people up for bad performances. People need to understand that when you see an actor going through some deep emotional experience on stage or screen, that actor is really experiencing that, not some character. From an acting perspective, disassociating the actor from the character in the sense of what is happening is not good in the long run as it will produce fake, unbelievable performances. Thank you for your detailed comment and I wish you the best!
The sound is very weak. It is difficult to hear the actors' lines.
I want act1 scene 2 please
Is this from london?
Voice quality was very low and otherwise it's just great 👍😁and I like Mollies act
Your Boyle was not mean at all..
+Sophie I think the portrayal of Mrs. Boyle is open to some interpretation. It's not necessarily that she's mean, but perhaps has a sour disposition. She's a magistrate, and therefore quite serious; a no-nonsense type of lady. I think portraying her as mean is cliche, and not the best choice in crafting the performance. The biggest thing is that most people who play Mrs. Boyle see her as being mean, and as a result, end up playing the attitude, rather than really understanding the character's point of view, which is a terrible mistake to make.
Jonathan Wessel Mmmm... I see what you mean. But their Boyle was quite bland. She was really monotone-- which is not good for any sort of acting. You want a dynamic character, not static.
+Sophie I wouldn't say she was monotone. Monotone would mean that every syllable she spoke was the exact same pitch, and that definitely wasn't the case. As far as dynamic verses static characters, it depends on what you mean by that. In literature, a dynamic character is one who changes in come way (such as point-of-view or an essence of character) from beginning to end, whereas a static character doesn't change in any way. I think that Mrs. Boyle is a static character in this play. In another way, dynamic could mean explosive or larger than life, while on the other hand static means dull or lifeless. I'm guessing you're using those terms in this sense. This becomes a balancing act, however, because if you play it too dynamic you often get overacting, which is something you want to avoid at all costs. On another point, the actress playing Mrs. Boyle was a replacement for the original actress, so she didn't have near as much time to work on the role.
True-- I'm not trying to insult the way she portrayed Mrs. Boyle; at first I was just confused. But realizing that the character is up for different interpretations and that she didn't have as much time to prepare for the role, I understand. It's all up to direction I guess!
+Sophie I know you're not. Theater and acting, like all art, is subjective. Some people may like a certain painting while others don't. In this case, some people may like the portrayal of the character, whereas someone else will not. You're right when you say it's all up to the direction. The director really determines the whole feel of the play, and as a result, how the characters are played, to a certain degree. We're all artists in this, and we each bring a unique viewpoint to the characters. Thanks for sharing your opinion!
I did this same play and played Metcalf, or Mr Major Meatleg, as he was nicknamed. We created a head cannon that Metcalf adopted/became a father figure for Chris. You, yourself played darling Christopher, did you not? I really enjoyed you’re acting.
Thank you so much! And that's an interesting choice to make! I'm sure it added a different layer to the production as a whole!
Great
My experience with Christie the perp or perpetrators are the least you would suspect, so i'll go out on a limb and predict - the mouse did it .
Ssshhhh! Don't give it away!!
This is fabulous but please tell me about three blind mouse tune
It is what's called a nursery rhyme, a traditional short song for children. Most of them originate from 17th to 19th century. They're often very cruel and gory and they're taught while being bounced on your mother's knee 😀So you grow up not realizing how gory the text is.....not until you're an adult. Then you pass them on to your own little ones 😂 ........
Three blind mice, three blind mice,
See how they run, see how they run,
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a thing in your life,
As three blind mice?
@@mumstheword8851 the farmers wife cut off their tails with a carving knife! delicious!
can i get act1 scene 2 explanation
In which school are you studying???
Surely this is an illegal copy. There is a worldwide embargo on filming Mousetrap
Well tell that to the loads of bootleg productions posted on TH-cam.
Was able to understand clearly
Super
no one can film THE MOUSETRAP until the original production in London closes. that's the contract. that's why there's no professional film. you get away with this because you're amateurs, but it's wrong, and any real theater person knows it.
Ernie, the contract stipulates that no film adaptation of the play can be made until the West End play has been closed for 6 months, not that a performance can't be filmed. Please don't twist the words in order to criticize this performance. Thank you.
Sorry to say that even for an amateur production, it's technically not supposed to be recorded in any way per Samuel French's Play Agreement, Sec. 5.3. Looks like you got away with it!
And look at the number of views you got, a few adverts, paid for parking, ice cream in the interval, you could be on to a nice earner there mate!
Never mind the London production which always asks the audience not to reveal who did it, just shove it up on youtube and sod everybody else.
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The play was published in a collection years ago. I assume the ending may be the same.
you're Christopher Wren, right?
That's correct.
+ Jonathan Wessel you absolutely nailed the part!
actually, I'm preparing for my exams and this seemed quite helpful
btw I'm from India
Bad acting,bad sound.and aweful accent.
That's still very generic. What was bad about the acting specifically?
The acting was 'wooden' & slightly anticipated.
Having seen the original in London ,i think this version was treated more as comedy.
You have to remember that most of the actors were students at the time and still working on technique. I was also the director and in no way treated the play as a comedy, though there are certainly comedic aspects, as every good drama/suspense play needs to have to relieve the tension. Even my characterization of Christopher Wren was not played as a comedic character. May I ask what your background is in acting?
@@JonathanWessel Don't worry it's Good
if interested then hit like
lol
Good!!!