An Actor Prepares

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…

The only thought I have after watching this movie is about the cost of freedom. That this movie was and is a bitter, realistic reminder of the cost of freedom. Freedom is an abstract concept, it can be a thought, a feeling, or a state of being. For the republicans in this film, it’s in fact all of the above. Freedom is a thought that takes up most of their thoughts, it’s something they had, they felt, and now fight to retrieve. They think that if they can get freedom back for their people and…

When I was a young child, I always used to copy everything I saw. Every time I had watched a movie, I would act like the main character. If the main character was a superhero, then I would run around the house acting like them. Then as I got older I always I started thinking about careers for my future. First I wanted to be in the FBI, then I wanted to be an Engineer. Basically, I wanted to be everything that I could possibly be. Then I found film, in film I can create whatever I want. I get to…

Kramer vs. Kramer deserves a three star rating. The acting is one of the main reasons I give this film a three star rating. Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffmann did a great job at conveying the emotions their characters were feeling. When Meryl Streep’s character, Joanna, was putting her son, Billy, to bed, I felt as if she was the boy’s actual mother. Dustin Hoffmann also did a phenomenal job at portraying his anger all throughout the movie. At some points throughout the movie, Dustin…

idea of concentrating on something on stage, to keep the focus off the audience, is a good idea. He thought if his actors observed the object intensively enough, a desire would arise in them, to do something with it. Although, the actors lost basic faculties on stage, so much so that they had to be re-taught. I don’t think this theory is worth all the trouble it caused with the actors having to be retaught the basics it seems a bit ridiculous. I do like the circle of concentration, though. It…

is one of Batman movies that have been released. unlike the other batman movies, The Dark Knight movie has a huge impact in the American society. The movie was like the other series but Joker character at this one was special. Heath Ledger was the actor of Joker character in the movie. The character is about a criminal…