Watching Candide was a great experience for me. It was hard to grasp a lot of the details going on in the play, because it was hard to understand what the actors were saying. In the past, I have been to a number of plays that have been like candide but easier to understand. 1. My favorite aspect of the play was how well the actors performed. I thought the actors did excellent in getting the audience’s attention and keeping them engaged in the play. Although Candide was the main character of the play, Miss Cunegonde was my favorite actress because her vocals were outstanding and kept me focused. My favorite songs he sang were Life is happiness indeed and the ballad of Eldorado. 2. The second aspect I liked best was the costume design. All of the costumes were very unique and made it easy to tell what time period they are living in. As Candide moved to the different countries the costumes helped me figure out where these people were from. For example, when Candide went to a country with everyone wearing gold I could tell they were from Eldorado. 3. The third greatest aspect was the basic storyline of the play. I thought it was easy to come up with a summary of the play after watching it. Miss Cunegonde’s father prohibited Candide from seeing his daughter. Candide traveled around close to ten different places to find Miss Cunegonde and get married by a priest. Candide had to use a great deal of money he received from Eldorado in order to find Miss Cunegonde. 4. I thought Tyler Goodrich white, the conductor of the orchestra, did a fantastic job on setting the flow for the orchestra. I didn’t find a time where the orchestra messed up or were off key, and because of that the songs flowed very well and kept me engaged in the play. They all played fluently and did great for setting up the next act. 5. The fifth aspect I liked most was the lighting of the show. I thought the light operator did a fantastic job in setting the mood for the different parts of the play. For example, when Candide arrived in Eldorado they used a good combination of yellow and gold to make it seem like a rich area filled with gold. 6. One thing I didn’t find very effective about the play was the stage configuration. It related to the storyline because of the globe and how Candide is traveling around the world. But I thought for every time they moved to a different country it was hard to tell where they were at because the background didn’t show any aspects of the country. The only way I had a good idea was because of the costume design. 7. Another part I found very ineffective was the sound design. I thought they didn’t use good enough sound effects for certain parts of the show. For example, when the ship sank and everyone was falling around on stage I couldn’t really grasp at first exactly what was going on until I heard one of the actors talk about it. 8. My least favorite scenes of the play were when Candide ended up killing maximilian. I didn’t understand how he was alive at the end. It seemed that maximilian didn’t react as to what I thought he would once he saw him at the end. I thought he would come back retaliating, but instead he ended up forgiving Candide and letting him and his sister be together. 9. The second scene I felt was very ineffective and confusing was when philosopher pangloss was sentenced to death by a hanging and showed up at the end with no harm done to him. It made me feel like I didn’t understand the previous scenes. 10. I thought the least effective part of the play was the accents used by the actors. From my opinion I thought the accent of Candide was more British, when he is supposed to be German. Also, as they traveled around different parts of the world, the accents of the other actors didn’t change. For example, when they arrived in venace I didn’t hear an Italian accent nor when they arrived in south America I didn’t hear a Spanish accent.