Respond to Design Elements in Babes in Toyland

When I went to see Babes in Toyland I was expecting nice, flashy costumes that stood out and props that helped to make it seem as much like the movie as possible. after watching the performance, I feel that the costumes were beyond what I expected, they were way better. The costumes not only matched the movie well but also matched the characters personality and indeed transformed the actors into their characters which is what they are supposed to do. I could tell by the way they acted that there was something else helping them to feel their parts which would be the costumes that they wore. The props however, I thought could have been a little better. In my mind props are supposed to be accented almost just as much as the characters parts because they help us to see what is going on and the props in this play just didn't help me see that. I don't mean to be so negative, but I am just being honest in how I feel, beacuse I grew up watching Babes in Toyland the movie and feel that props are key to a good play version of this story.