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Priscilla queen of the desert is a musical about the journey of two drag queens and a transgender woman on their way to a drag performance from Downtown Australia to Alice Springs, Australia on a pink glittery bus. Throughout their journey, the three encounter many strange people, places and situations, which they handle with a comedic grace. The performance given by all the actors and actresses in Priscilla Queen of the desert were outstanding. The energy the characters had on a calm Sunday…

example of the call and response would be “poder, poder, poder de Dios” (“power, power, power of God”) as Figueroa sang (called) the first two powers the entire church would respond with power of God. The instruments that were being used for thus performance were an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar, claves, congas, drum set, cowbell, timbales, piano, and tambourine. I would say this was the longest song but the most fun and energizing. Seeing all the instruments play together was just amazing…

I. Plot Timothy Mooney’s Breakneck Hamlet takes what would be a 4-hour play and breaks it down into just about an hour long performance. The story truly begins when Prince Hamlet’s father is murdered, believed to be murdered by his own brother and Hamlet’s uncle. Hamlet’s mother than marries her now dead husbands believed murder and brother, Claudius. The rising action occurs when Hamlet passes up the opportunity to kill Claudius, as he appears to be praying and Hamlet does not want to give him…

In Compañía Sharon Fridman’s Hasta Dónde and All Ways, the pieces are based on the technique of contact improvisation, resulting in an intimate drive of human connection. The movement is carefully crafted so the dancers weave in-between and circle one another, get hoisted in the air, and crash down all in a harmonious tableau. Though the precariously teetering pairs or groups of bodies, the dancers move and balance in seemingly impossible manners allowing the audience to feel the connection…

Dramatism, a communication theory developed by Kenneth Burke and is used to analyze human interaction. A drama angle of communication equates life and interaction to a theater play or a dramatic movie. The theory strives to reason why people engage in acts and understand the motive behind the acts. Burke created the pentad to use the theory to analyze different acts in human life by applying the five elements. Pentad method is versatile because a specific act can be studied from various…

theatrical text that stretched artistic boundaries in a way to captivate audience members throughout the entire production. This production made me angry, laugh, feel disturbed, and many other emotions all under three hours. A truly incredible performance can make an audience member feel many emotions, especially emotions that they are not comfortable feeling. The main aspects of the production that drew me in and made emotions arise were in: the portrayal of Nora’s transformation, the creative…

I. Narrative Peyton and Maxey were observed during a school band trip to an indoor amusement park. As they entered the location Peyton rushed through the door letting the door close on Maxey. As he came in the door he said, "you could have held the door Peyton". Peyton looked at Maxey, and said, "oops, my bad". They stared at each other for a few seconds and then just stood and waited. As they stood and waited for their mother to pay for their entrance to the amusement park they noticed the…

first time at the Clayton Performing Arts Center, I was very impressed with the overall production of such a complex, extreme play. In detail, I plan to discuss the fantastic key components that the director included such as: the overall overview, performance, and design layout that ultimately allows individuals, like me, to get a better understanding of the play Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. In the play of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the main goal of the play was to tell the life story of…

In the article called, “Five Premises for a Culturally Sensitive Approach to Dance,” written by Deidre Sklar. She discussed about the five premises that a person should know if they wanted to understand the culture of a dance. The article could help readers analyze the movement in a piece of dance and understand how it could be related to a culture. This essay will discuss about the Native American Sun Dance using three of the premises from Deidre Sklar. Those premises are one has to look beyond…

On October 27th, 2016, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to attend a performance of ‘The Servant of Two Masters’ at Queens University. The performance was directed by Greg Wanless and performed by students of Queens University in Convocation Hall. The play takes place in Venice, Italy and follows the story of four lovers, Silvio, Clarice, Beatrice and Florindo and their two servants, Smeraldina and Truffaldino. Trufaldino, a servant seeking wealth, decides that in order to…