By Iman Bakhit
Staff Writer
The Getty Center’s “Selected Shorts” provided timely and well-drafted performances that easily captured the attention of the audience.
The well-known “Selected Shorts” series stood up higher than its towering expectations. The notable actors and actresses, capturing stories, and an idyllic atmosphere made for a great production and a pleasurable to sit through.
During the spring the Getty Center hosts the “Selected Shorts,” which features actors from the stage, screen, and television reading classic and new short fiction. This year’s theme is April Antics: Fictions & Foolery.
The show featured actors from various well-known TV shows such as Criminal Minds, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, and others, such as Paget Brewster, Tony Hale, Justin Kirk, and Kirsten Vangsness. The show was produced and hosted by the prominent Jane Kaczmarek.
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The stage in which it was held was small and crowded but produced a cozy atmosphere due to the beige-colored walls and cushioned seats. The laid-back ambiance ensured that all attention was set at the stage and made the play more enjoyable. The normal bright white spotlight was instead replaced by a soft blue light, which was used to set the mood of most stories, as they were of the sad genre. This added more quality and expression to the narratives which together enhanced the production.
Although the set itself consisted only of a few minor objects, that was not in relation to any of the narratives, the way in which the actors had portrayed the voices in their stories did its own job in successfully picturing the scene in the minds of their audience.
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Every actor who participated in the series provided the audience with a storytelling experience due to their already profound experiences on set. They performed with satisfactory, playing their roles with great enunciation and no mistakes. Their overall storytelling was sensational and occasionally hilarious or melancholy depending on the story.
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The narratives themselves were relatable and had many variations. There were mystical, hilarious short stories as opposed to the much longer, more logical, desolate pieces. Each day consists of different stories and actors, so there is never any repetition, making “Selected Shorts” very triumphant. Therefore, every showing had its own uniqueness that made it possible for an audience member to return more than once.
The experienced actors, unique variety in sophisticated stories, and comfortable atmosphere made the Getty Center’s latest “Selected Shorts” a comical yet sincere masterpiece for all viewers.
“Selected Shorts” is playing at the Getty Center, the show was on April 1st to the 2nd and the tickets cost $20.
Getty Center Selected Shorts 2017 – The Getty Center hosted its annual Selected Shorts, from April 1st through the 2nd, with this year’s theme being: April Antics: Fictions & Foolery. Actors and actresses such as Bryan Cranston, Josh Radnor, Kristen Vangsness, Melora Hardin, and host Jane Kaczmarek, participate in storytelling short fictional tales to the audience.
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