American High School Performing Arts’s fall production of Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot featured a dramatic Christmas party in which an unrestrained murderer is in their midst. An eccentric actor and amateur detective, William Gillette, is shot and invites his friends to his mansion with a plan to catch the criminal. With small areas for improvement, AHSPA’s play is an enjoyable holiday show due to its superb acting, comedic relief, and music choices. The host of the party, William Gillette, is played by Edzel Ochoa.…
Kris West BA 226 William Bloom 01/26/2012 Current Events Presentation: Team Quest Lawsuit A current event that is of significant interest is the lawsuit between Dan Henderson and Matt Lindland over trademark rights to the famous Team Quest Fight Club. This lawsuit is an interesting battle over trademark rights, copyright infringement, and unfair competition. Who owns a name or a trade mark? Who has rights or ownership of its use?…
On November 17th, my friend and I observed a musical at Carroll University called Numbers Nerds presented by the Carroll players. The musical is about a Waukesha high school competitive math team who received second place in their state competition due to their team captain getting stage freight. However, one of their competitors cheated on a problem and the Waukesha team was able to progress to nationals in New York. Although the play consists of a lot of disagreements between the main characters, they do grow as individuals and in the end, become friends once again.…
Individual Diversity Involvement For my Individual Diversity Involvement assignment, I decided to see Arsenic and Old Lace at the Troy Civic Theater. The theater, run by the public, is a great example of a community coming together for entertainment and socialization. The performers ranged from a young age of nineteen to, what I venture to guess, around seventy-five. The show was the first play of their 50th season, and was chosen along with the other plays and musicals that will be shown during the season by a board of directors at the beginning of each season. The people involved with performances including the actors, directors, managers, and set members are not reimbursed for their time or performances.…
Journal Article Analysis: Communications 320 Summary Kramer’s 2006 study “Sharing Leadership in a Community Theater Group: Filling the Leadership Role” explores the communication methods utilized by individuals in a setting in where shared leadership would seem to be vital for group success. As background for his study, Kramer notes that throughout history, leadership studies have focused almost solely on individual leaders within groups or organizations, hardly ever exploring organizational structures in which leadership is being shared among constituents. Additionally, he points out that the few studies that do broach the topic of shared leadership, still don’t delve into the communication events behind this sharing of power.…
The College of Saint Rose is heavily dedicated to the promotion of the Arts and Drama, with an arts center and a theater, there is always a deep interaction with some form of artistic expression. The College is renowned for its top of the line music program which is what made it perfect to host a musical. On May 6th, The College of Saint Rose Drama program performed a revival of the 1970s Tony Award winning musical, Pippin, to a packed campus theater. The musical was an end of the year showcase for the drama program, highlighting the talents of some senior student who took lead roles and students from a local elementary school taking their first steps into the theater world. As the director Angela Ledtke said in her forward before the play,…
Every Spring Frontier High School puts on a Spring Musical. This year it was “All Shook Up,” a musical based off Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night,” all set to Elvis Presley songs. The cast consisted of eleven main characters and an ensemble. Everyone wanted to be apart of the show, but only twenty five students would be selected. Before Thanksgiving break, the students were given five songs they could sing for at auditions.…
The hills are alive again -- revitalized “Sound of Music” production comes to Louisville Measuring up to the exacting standards set by Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical “Sound of Music” is no small feat. After its Tony-winning introduction in 1959 followed by the 1965 movie production starring Julie Andrews, “Sound of Music” quickly grew to be one of the most widely recognized shows of all time. However, decades later, esteemed director Jack O’Brien still managed to give the production a fresh perspective on the classic plot at the show’s opening performance Tuesday night at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. Charlotte Maltby’s Maria Rainer provides a new, vivacious element to the plot.…
Scenario Role Play - Assessment 1 A parent arrives with their child who has been Absent due to illness. The parent asks you to administer the child with herbal medication. Identify what is the legal or ethical concern in the scenario?…
Pippin, known as one of the most prosperous Broadway shows of all time, has an underlying theme missed by many. On the surface, the plot follows a young actor playing the role of Pippin who ends up re-writing the narrative to fit his journey; however, the deeper meaning lies with the Leading Player. The Leading Player’s implied goal is to make sure each production of Pippin runs smoothly. She acts as a puppeteer and makes sure everything is up to her standards. When this performance starts to fall apart, she pulls the strings to keep herself in power over Pippin.…
Tickets are sold on the Pantages Theatre website and on multiple other ticketing websites, ranging from $59 to $397 depending on the seating. This show is recommended for all ages and won seven awards at the 1977 Tony awards ceremony; Best…
Chapter 4 deals a lot with role-playing and identity as a human being. Throughout the chapter, Tolle presents us with numerous examples and scenarios in how we role-play and how our identity seems to shift when we are in different locations or talking to different people. I feel that there are also several grim points that Tolle brings up in the chapter, regarding the nonexistence of a true relationship and how “falling in love” usually has nothing to do with true love but instead our ego wanting its need and desire for the other person. That concept really intrigues me, because it goes against what I have thought about falling in love. Tolle mentions that when two people commit into a relationship they tend to role-play the person that their counterpart wants them to be—resulting in a relationship that is not genuine and based on role-play.…
Role Play Reflection Before doing the video, I became somewhat anxious at the thought of being on camera; knowing that I was going to be evaluated did not help my anxiety at all. After all, I am an introvert; even at that I love listening to people talk about their life’s experiences, and love to help them resolve their issues whenever possible. This is one reason I am looking forward to learning more about the social work field. I have always been careful at how much advice I offer a person; even more so now, after this class, because I recognize that if a worker is not prepared to help in the proper way she can do more harm than good to all the parties involved in the process. I am also aware that I am a social work student, and that my…
The Lubbock Moonlight Musicals in partnership with Texas Tech’s School of Music definitely did not disappoint with their amazing performance of Phantom of the Opera. This is one of the most well know and classical musicals but doesn’t fit into any specific category. It is not exactly classic musical theatre due to the music being for classically trained singers, but it is not exactly an opera either because it has dialogue while an opera is traditionally completely sung. This makes for a difficult mixture of is not for the faint of heart and is quite the undertaking for any group of artist because it takes many incredible singers that are also talented actors. Tech’s music department did a wonderful job delivering on both of these stipulations and made The Phantom of the Opera an experience that I will not forget anytime soon.…
During my ongoing business conference to Colorado to learn about future career opportunities for my dual degrees in Communication design and Computer Science, I got to attend an orchestra concert presented by the Hapless Heroes who were conducted by Leslie Stewart. The show was musical theatre where they had a live orchestra playing in front of the stage while the actors explained the Greek tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. I attended this amazing show on the 4th of December. I love learning about Greek Mythology so I was already enthusiastic about attending this show.…