This Saturday, I went to the Durham Performing Art Center to see my first musical, Dear Evan Hansen. The musical centers around the main character, Evan Hansen, trying to comfort a grieving family whose son committed suicide by pretending that he was best friends with him. The story focuses on topics such as depression, loneliness, suicide, anxiety and social media. The musical uses a lot of color to set moods which is amazing.
In the musical, there is a lot of blue used. It's the main color shown on the promotional poster and it is also the color of the shirt Evan wears. The color is often associated with feelings of sadness. Most of the characters in the musical experience strong feelings of sadness either from dealing with their mental problems, feelings of loneliness, or not being able to be there for your family. During the show, some of lights changed color. Mainly during the musical numbers, though. But, throughout the show the color most used was blue. The first song it was used in was Waving through a Window in which Evan expresses how he often feels invisible and ignored at school. It used in Requiem where the Murphy's are expressing their grief and sadness over their loss. It seems the blue lighting often shows the character's sadness. Other lighting colors such as white, red and pink were used but rarely. The white lighting was used in You Will Be Found when Evan's speech becomes popular and he is finally known. The white was used to represent how he is now exposed. Red lightning was shown during Sincerely Me to show that the words that they were writing were impactful. The pink lighting was seen during Only Us to show the love between Evan and Zoe. In conclusion:
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AuthorI plan on learning the skills of Digital Design and Animation this year. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Durham School of the Arts or Durham Public Schools. Archives
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