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    theater has. For centuries, both males and females have used makeup to alter their appearance or enhance their own features (Sokanu). In theater and film, makeup artists are essential to have to create special effects makeup on the actors. Makeup artists can work in different areas of their field. There are artists that work for a company, whether that is a film company or a photography company and there are artists that freelance with their own business. These two types of artists have very…

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    This showcases another opinion regarding the safety of the practise. These views are factors that I have considered whilst coming to a decision about whether The Method should continue to be taught in drama education. I have been taught it on various occasions by different teachers, and they have all had different approaches to it. They all had contrasting opinions themselves, which affected their teaching approach. This is a component I must consider – the way The Method is taught could affect…

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    you think of? Rosemary’s Baby? The Pianist? What about Woody Allen? Do you think about Annie Hall, or maybe Hannah and Her Sisters? If any of these names or movies ring any bells, it’s probably not because those actors and directors been denounced by the film industry. In fact, the film industry routinely overlooks unethical actions and illegal behavior for the purpose of economic and social success. If you haven’t seen of the movie the Pianist, you’ve probably heard of it. It made $120.1…

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    Philip J. Hickman. This play was performed by the “Actors’ Theater of Columbus” in Columbus, Ohio. Each cast members did brilliant performance by performing their role. Main cast of this play was played by James Harper – his character was ‘Peter Blood’ – his performance build on the fateful accidents of history as well as a deep wellspring of humanity. He also takes over the pirate ship by defeating pirates and becomes Captain of the…

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    However, the renowned Sanford Meisner offers, rather eloquently, a definition to which I agree with: “[acting] is living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” Through my studies I have discovered that in order to be a good actor one must read, translate and further transform the text into actions driven by emotional states of being. Acting takes patience and vulnerability, that is, to turn inward and discover and accept the truth of one’s own human experience, emotions and…

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    On October 24, 2015 I went to see the musical comedy, The Boy Friend which was directed by Susan Cato-Chapman. It was produced by the Fairmont State University Department of Theatre and Communication and Town and Gown Theatre. The musical comedy starts at Madame Dubonnet’s School for Young Ladies where the four main young girls and Polly are discussing Polly’s made-up boyfriend. The girls are excited for the upcoming Carnival Ball for which all of the girls, aside from Polly, have dates.…

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    written, it was because of the great actors and actresses who performed. Without these celebrities of their time theatre would not have been as popular as it still is. So this essay is going to inform the readers on the British performers of the eighteenth century. These actors and actresses in the late eighteenth…

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    audience was really breath taking there was around 15 -20 characters/ actors all dressed in exquisite costumes almost like 1920 fashion mixed with Halloween ghost material textiles, but remained to still be modern and fashionable. The characters had unique painted on expressions there were some recognizable faces like a mad scientist and a nerd. But there were other face paintings that were not so clear and hard to understand. The actors began to circle through the theater almost in mine like…

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    The evolution of theater through the centuries has been a gradual yet inevitable affair. It is through the constant globalization of ideas, creations, and concepts that theatre has expanded through the years; many times not losing its original essence. In this paper I will discuss the various staging conventions in different periods of theatre history, such as the conventions of the Greek, Roman, and Elizabethan eras. I will continue to discuss staging conventions by analyzing and comparing…

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    Craft of Acting and Sweet Smell of Success The ability for an actor to successfully, skillfully enrapture the audience’s attention to the scene and overall production is not simply one skill but rather various dynamics that are pieced together for the creation of his character. Similar to a handy man, an actor utilizes his or her set of tools of the craft of Acting to accomplish the ultimate goal of the character. In the Sweet Smell of Success, Tony Curtis, who portrays Sidney Falco, utilizes…

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