Bat Boy Critique

On April 23, 2011 I attended Bat Boy at the University of Memphis written by Keythe Farley and Brian Fleming, directed by Copeland Woodruff at the Mainstage Theatre. Bat boy: The Musical is a tragicomedy about a half boy/ half-bat creature found in a cave. He lives in town where the people are not so open minded. He tries to become a part of their society and is shunned by the people of Hope Falls.

All of the actors did an amazing job! My favorite though was the actor playing bat boy. He is an amazing actor and truly played his part. If I ever see him off the set I would suspect he would be a bat. The props that were used in the play were great! they really pulled together their resources. The box and how it folded up was quite brilliant. The University of Memphis definitely puts on a great show. They never let you down.

I attempted to go to the show on friday, April 22 but obviously I did not learn from mistake. When I got there I was all excited…. they were sold out. I waited to late to get my ticket and have definitely learned my lesson to get my tickets in advance. When I went up to the ticket counter he informed me they were sold out So I was smart and went ahead and got my ticket for the nest night, Saturday. The house was managed great as usual and I felt right comfortable and at ease. I was shown exactly where my seat was so I did not have any trouble finding it.

In the performance the actors grabbed my attention. The actor playing Batboy was impeccable! He was so good at changing his acting and body language as the play progressed. As he became more civilized you could tell in every part of him. The role of Bat Boy is not an easy one but he did amazing!

The music made the show very upbeat. When I see musicals I either really like them or I really dislike them, because sometimes for me it is hard to follow musicals. This musical was a little difficult to follow but I enjoyed the music, actors, and comic reliefs so it