The choice that Yorkey made to have Gabe a live person through out was a interesting. Gabe's status changes when the fact that Gabe is dead comes to light. At the beginning Gabe seems like he part of the family. But after when Gabe is revealed to be dead the idea that the family is miserable because of Gabe, and because Diana can see Gabe while Natalie and Dan cannot. The connection of why Diana is the way she is becomes apparent.
The music before this realization Kitt gives a feeling of something is off. There is not sense of a ending in songs 2-6. The songs in the middle has a has more of the steady beat. Which the steadiness can go along with the fact that all the characters are trying to find something normal to handle the complication with Diana. It starts this steadiness after the big reveal about Gabe. The songs towards the end have a more of a resolution to the complicated problem they have faced.
Your analysis of the music being complicated and off in the beginning was a good catch. The end of the play did have more of a whole resolution feeling to the songs. I also touched on the subject of why Gabe was on a figment of Diane's imagination.
ReplyDeleteI liked that fact that the songs became so much a part of the production. Like you said, the song's steadiness helped to bring a resolution to the situations.
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