Anna in the Tropics

My family and I went to see Anna in the Tropics was on a Sunday matinee. We arrived about forty five minutes before the show started, and we were let into the auditorium about thirty minutes to find our seat.  The auditorium seating was set up in a semicircle, and my family and I sat in the front row of the middle section. After observing the audiences I notice that most of the patrons were over sixty five years of age. The patrons were all talking among themselves about either personal issues or medical problems. The energy was high and filled with anticipation. When the show was over most of the audiences was talking about some of the risqué scenes in the show. For example there was a scene that the lights were out, and when they came on one of the male actor had his shirt off and the female actress have her blouse unbutton and he was lying on top of her kissing her. This and some of the other sexual references made myself and others in attendance uncomfortable. I was surprised about all the sexual content in the play and did not feel it added value to the story. Most of the audiences found the show entertaining. Some of the audiences felt that the actor and actress needed to use more facial expression. The audiences that usually go to a matinee performance are the elder and family with children. Therefore the actors might have to be more reserved. For example some of the language use might need to be tone down for a matinee. You can see and feel a difference how the audiences should behavior from a movie to a play. When you are at a movie the audiences is making noise, texting, talking to each other, and walking in and out of the movie, but during the live performance you first hear the rules on how you should behavior. For example no flash cameras, no cell phones, etc. These rules make make the theatre experience more enjoyable for everyone that attends. Since this theatre was small you might have came into the theatre strangers, but after the performance you all became friends. My wife, daughter, and I talk about the play on the drive home and we all agree it was entertaining, but we did talk about the scenes that were a bit risqué. Even though my daughter is almost eighteen, my wife and I felt uncomfortable.

 This is a picture of the play where the lector who is reading the story of Anna Karenina to the wroker in the cigar factory.