The Pros And Cons Of One-American Theatre

In the everyday race of life, one can overlook and even forget the most mundane or trivial of choices. However, upon slowing down and considering the alternatives, one can rationalize and improve almost every choice to find the best path. This generalized analysis applies to even One Act plays. When choosing which genre to perform, potential casts will find it most beneficial to weigh the pros and cons of each plausible possibility. A well-educated, correct decision will stow favorable memories in the recesses of each troupe member’s memories for the coming years. The wrong choice can make for a long competitive drama season. When deciding between strict humorous, serious, melodramatic, or satirical plays, knowing which One-Act plays provide the most enjoyment to perform benefits the performing Class-D cast deciding on a play to rehearse. One must take note of the emphasis on the Class-D stipulation: other classes have an entirely different spectrum of genres and competitive extremes to consider. The knowledge I’ve ascertained in my three-and-a-half years of participating in the Osceola Public Schools drama …show more content…
Plays which do not contain light, humorous scenes usually represent this compilation. However, they can range from a sober retelling of events to the extreme, such as the Holocaust. A plague-like take on serious plays has taken root in competitive acting society. An infected play consists almost solely of an awfully long string of monologues, usually concerning a tragedy in our human history. The acting quality may reach superb, but equally important components of evaluation (acting in groups, tempo, plot, and climax) remain drastically nonexistent. One most often would expect an exacting director to accompany the serious play; what easygoing director would want to take charge of such a depressing collection of scenes each weekday after