Last month I went to go see a play my sister’s teacher from Orca put together, only the big performance was at Rainier Beach High School. It was zombie play called Z and plot line was basically about a bunch of people getting together to form a group. They’re the only surviving people who haven’t been zombified and they’re heading to Safeco field where they’ll be supposedly safe. So it’s about their journey to getting there, some don’t make it either. This is an original play by a teacher, Dante Felder, at Orca Middle School.
I think that the storyline of the play was quite ridiculous though very much enjoyable. It definitely balanced out some humor with the seriousness of it. The set was pretty simple, yet the set pieces that were there seemed to be done very well. The makeup was done unbelievably well, actually, the fake blood was believable enough for a school play as well. The extra body parts close to the audience on the stage was a nice addition too. They had a pretty good selection of music however I didn’t like the music that played when we were getting seated, it kind of made me feel anxious and uncomfortable, but the rest of the music throughout the play and at the end was great.
Then there was the dance numbers, one in the middle and the two at the end. The one in the middle was unexpected and I was surprised how well they knew what they were doing, no one got lost and it was in perfect harmony. The ones at the end were just a lot of fun, and they really looked like they were really into it and having a blast. Something else I was surprised by was the acting. Mainly because they’re middle schoolers, and they don’t always take things seriously. But as I watching them perform, there was actually a lot of talent there, they really gave it their all and were into it, looking like they were having a lot of fun. I could definitely see them acting in the near future. I thought it actually would’ve been a lot of fun to be part of this production of an original play, and if it were still out for the public to see I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes things about zombies or would just have wanted to see something fun.
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