School Bag

The play"School Bag" was very entertaining and interesting. It showed what carried on before school, during break and after school when adults are not present in a child's life. School bag showed everything form fights to drugs.It showed how not because someone is silent that you can take advantage of them and they recognize the good in the persons around them that people may think is bad. Also School Bag talks about the stresses young people have to go through while trying to maintain or attain an education. It speaks about gangs and how they send people in undercover to corrupt and get young people into gangs. And it also talks about sex and the people who have it and feel that they are better than others. During the play different colour lights were used. The bright yellow light was used when normally during the play, and the blue light was to emphasize important aspects in the play when the play comes to its true unravelling. Also the play shows that you may act or look a certain way in front of people's faces and you could be hurting on the inside. Also the costumes or uniforms represented the part or role they had to play. Leslie in the play wore her uniform so it was revealing and showing her belly ring, Arlene wore her uniform asa preppy nerd would like one of those rich kids that know it all would so it fit with her character. Malik didn't wear a uniform but he wore yard clothes or clothes that you would expect a school drop out and gang member would with his raggedy pants and vest and slippers so he would best play the character just to name a few.

In the play the music used was very useful to where it was necessary. But although it had it great moments in the play, there was a section on the stage where the sound effects weren't strong as the other side other, which was the left side that was facing the audience that is where the audience had difficulty hearing.

The play overall was a success except for the minor glitches that occurred that was due to technical difficulties. It helped parents see what teens go through and what carries on at school when the adults are not present.