Performance Analysis, Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave, Theme, Tiffani Buck The professional theatre production I saw was called carried away on the crest of a wave by David Yee and Directed by Frank Miller. This play was performed at the Georgia State University Theatre and acted by "The Players" of Georgia State University. "In a series of vignettes, carried away on the crest of a wave illustrates the ripple effect of one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history and ponders what happens when the events that tie us together are the same events that tear us apart," according to Playwrights Canada.i The play shows the aftermath of a tsunami that hit across huge expansions of time and space. In fact, the title might suggest
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The language in carried away on the crest of a wave gives a human face to an almost unimaginably huge catastrophe and leaves us with a boundless sense of hope.v The dialogue in this play speaks for itself. Also, I found it very interesting that in Georgia State University's version of this play, carried away on the crest of a wave, most of the actors read from their scripts throughout the duration of the play. The language used in the play carried away on the crest of a wave is extremely essential. Since the set up of the play and the set was very minimal, the language needed to be up to par. The language kept me engaged throughout the whole play. I was interested for a majority of the play. I would enjoyed it more had the actors not read from a script. "A series of 10 brief scenes, the script is rich with poignancy, tragedy and humor, qualities that director Nina Lee Aquino's Tarragon production admirably captures," according to NOW Toronto. NOW Toronto says that Yee's clever, insightful writing hardly ever fails to draw a response, whether he's using his trademark off-center laughs or a solemn moment to make a point. Something that is specifically impressive about the script is the various styles he employs, including surrealism, noir, dark comedy and subtle
The language in carried away on the crest of a wave gives a human face to an almost unimaginably huge catastrophe and leaves us with a boundless sense of hope.v The dialogue in this play speaks for itself. Also, I found it very interesting that in Georgia State University's version of this play, carried away on the crest of a wave, most of the actors read from their scripts throughout the duration of the play. The language used in the play carried away on the crest of a wave is extremely essential. Since the set up of the play and the set was very minimal, the language needed to be up to par. The language kept me engaged throughout the whole play. I was interested for a majority of the play. I would enjoyed it more had the actors not read from a script. "A series of 10 brief scenes, the script is rich with poignancy, tragedy and humor, qualities that director Nina Lee Aquino's Tarragon production admirably captures," according to NOW Toronto. NOW Toronto says that Yee's clever, insightful writing hardly ever fails to draw a response, whether he's using his trademark off-center laughs or a solemn moment to make a point. Something that is specifically impressive about the script is the various styles he employs, including surrealism, noir, dark comedy and subtle