ART 108 Blog Post 7: The Circle review

 So for this blog post I'll be primarily talking about my personal experience in the play adaptation of the novel "The Circle." I essentially went through the play without the experience of the iPhone application as my phone was too old for the software, but I was able to be immersed into the play's environment nonetheless.

For me, it was quite a strange visceral experience, as I was finding myself pulling away from the environment; everything in my gut was telling me that the play's message at face value was false. I found my self instinctively not liking any of the actors, as I was confused as if the actors thought we were complete idiots by giving us their sales pitch to "join the circle." Then I able to take a step back and observe what the play really is, how it was a parody on corporate identity and how to assumes new human resources by creating a blanket false culture to lure in interest. It was at that realization that I reach my final question after figuring the play's true message: were the actors acting badly on purpose, or were they just bad actors themselves?

From at art perspective, the play's message was delivered in a great matter. To immerse the audience in such an interactive environment in such a way that their realization of the play's parody message in actual human reaction is a great process to understand the message. I myself haven't read the book, but now I am compelled to read it to understand it more. I highly recommend this play to others.