In a New York Times article, Charles Isherwood apparently found Ping Chong’s “Throne of Blood” to be “as boring to look at as it is to listen to” (C3). Accoring to Charles Isherwood, the only pleasing aspect of the play were the outfits and as a result, Isherwood did not enjoy the play. However, i found the play to be quite entertaining. Ping Chong was very creative in his use of lights. For example, he used lights to create a door, and used lights to show blood scatter. I also thought the actors performed really well because i noticed that the play used recordings from the movie, but the actors were synchronized with their roles and made the recordings seem natural.
Overall, Charles Isherwood seems to be unreasonably critical of the play. The play was well performed, and a great experience. I only found the humid atmosphere in the theater to be slightly uncomfortable.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/theater/reviews/12throne.html?scp=1&sq=Charles%20Isherwood%20Throne&st=cse
Weng, I, too, thought the lighting for Throne of Blood was very inventive. I agree!