Musselman High School, where I myself graduated from, was hosting a play called "You Can't Take it With You." It was directed by Michael Stiles and well my younger brother Brett Miller was in it. I myself used to be in the theatre department there and it was great from a cultural aspect to see how things have changed around there since I was originally there. The play itself was rather poignant and showed great variety in the ensemble. The overall point of the play though really hit home as it showed how we all sort of come from different backgrounds and may be seen as strange by the common ideals of society but ultimately we are all great people in our own right when it comes to how we go through our daily life.
The interaction was very believable between each characters for being High School students and first years alike. Theatre and acting itself is like its own culture as it is. Being able to portray someone else and encompass their own thoughts and ideas as your own for a set amount of time is not something all people are capable of pulling off. When it comes down to the ideas and characters there is no real right way of portraying a character other than how the director shows you. When it comes to variation and small details being shifted in order to make it more relative in this day and age that is also a director's decision. All in all the director is ultimately responsible for making these decisions that will impact the show's reception. Audience is key when it comes to this sort of thing and knowing your audience is always an amazing skill to have,
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