Official Blog Post # 4: Why so Wicked?

Good evening forum. I had one of the best experiences of my life on Wednesday, November 3^rd; I went with my drama class to see the play Wicked in the Cannon Theatre in Downtown Toronto. This was definitely the highlight of my week for I got to experience something completely out of the ordinary. I have never seen a live play in my life, and Wicked blew my mind.

Prior to getting into telling you about the experience itself let me give you a brief description about the play. Wicked is a prologue to the well known story “The Wizard of Oz”, Wicked is the story of two witches Glinda the Good and The Wicked Witch of the West, and how their original rivalry grows into a unbreakable bond of friendship.

When the play began I was somewhat overwhelmed by the musical experience, since majority of the play is in song it can be hard to infer the point of the scene. But I put my pickiness aside and chose to watch the play through the character’s eyes and I began to thoroughly enjoy the play. Halfway through the play I realized something about the play which made it much easier to relate to. The main character Elphaba has her world turned upside down when she finds out that her hero, her idol, The Great Wizard of Oz is truly powerless. Although the world seems no different when she finds out in her mind the entire Land of Oz is in anarchy. How is that one known and recognized for his power and wisdom is in truth just a fake.

This can be related back to when you first begin to realize that your parents who appear as the light at the end of the tunnel, those who know all and see all in truth are just human. Although the Wizard was not a positive character one of his points rendered true: The people of Oz still need to have a leader – (not the exact words). This is true because when there is someone to govern people work better, knowing that there is a greater force at work in the world. Whether you believe this force to be your parents, the government, or a god.   

This experience was truly an eye opener for me and I genuinely enjoyed watching this play. For it helped me re analyze my life from a different perspective