American actors

balcony, where I watched the play. They also had “old-timey” foods available for purchase. The Shakespearean Tavern, with the props and actors’ expressive tone, and also the wardrobe choices worn, helped the play stay true-to-its-time, as well as do an excellent job of staying true to the original story. In the play, it was apparent of the themes the actors were trying to portray by their expressive tone and the props they used. I thought that the play was easy to follow, and the use of…

Watched a wonderful film, again, while I ate an early lunch. The Shootist is one of those films you probably either love or hate. To me, it is a perfect story. An old man, dying of cancer, has lived on the edge of civilization by his skill with a gun. Now he travels to civilization to see a doctor and realizes he faces a long, difficult death. The stars are all awesome, of course the Duke, but Jimmy Stewart, Lauren Bacall, and Ron Howard were great. Thought it one of Harry Morgan's best roles,…

This Just in! Breaking the Fourth Wall Have you ever watched a television show and had the character look at you and say something directly to you? Or read a book and had the narrator say something directed at you? Well that my friend is breaking the fourth wall. The fourth wall is the wall that separates us the audience from the story happening in the book, movie, television show and on stage production. Some popular productions that break the fourth wall are Doctor Who, Saturday Night Live,…

“Demolition”, a stilted comedy drama written by Bryan Sipe, was conceived by an extraordinary director and showcased a no less extraordinary cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper. Despite these observations, it’s not an extraordinary movie, showing several problems that turn it into an unfortunate stumble in the filmography of the Quebecois Jean-Marc Valleé. The latter, who deserves all my respect for accomplished works such as “C.R.A.Z.Y”, “Café de Fleur”, “Dallas…

Big time hollywood actors and actress, Grammy-winning musicians or artists are all household names. Celebrities are consistently praised for their talents, but a lot of them are drug users, alcoholics or criminals. Fame has a way of covering crime and helping people to look past a man’s flaws and see them for their talents. The only art form that this is not the case is in sports, in sports, a man can be one of the best baseball players of all time, play for 24 seasons, collect over 4,000 hits…

want to put on a good performance and watch our peers perform well. If I feel uncomfortable or feel that I look weird, I understand that my classmates won’t judge me. I also don’t judge them. Everyone is unique and we are all growing to become better actors. We support others on their journey since we are on the same one. The theater is a place of trust and teamwork, not…

Celebrities are just ordinary people everyone knows about. Sometimes they seem more extravagant, high up on their pedestals, but in reality they are human beings. Ty Burr explores the changing face of the celebrity in the excerpt, “The Faces in the Mirror.” In particular, he delves into the modern case of the digital celebrity, with screens everywhere making a new starlet every day. According to Burr, we lose ourselves in the “roiling sea of infotainment” (32). Burr notes that the relationship…

If ever there was film that epitomized rising talent’s ability to vastly improve mediocre material it’s this one. Emily Blunt is quickly becoming one of my favorite actresses working today, she magnificently embodies everything I believe a great actress should. Her comfort zone regarding roles in virtually non-existent, she’s willing to commit whole-heartedly to every role she gets, and her versatility and range allows both of the previous assets to work as remarkably well as they do. ‘Edge of…

One of my favorite branches of theatre is comedic improvisation. Comedic improvisation, or improv, is where performers create everything (plot, characters, etc.) on the spot. If you've seen shows like "Whose Line is it Anyway," then you probably have an idea of how improv work. I love performing improv because it helped me be more outgoing, requires a lot of creative thinking, ends up being fun, and it's challenging. Improv helped me break out of my shell. I also perform in musicals and straight…

In 2016, Russell T. Davies took on the challenge of adapting one of Shakespeare's most famous comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream. As with any staging or production of Shakespeare's work, the director will make changes to meld the play into their particular vision. Davies is no different as he offers several key changes within his adaption. Most notable of these changes are the portrayal of Theseus as malevolent dictator with Hippolyta as his forced, victim bride, and the alterations to the…