Curtain Theatre

are a theatre company whose performances are primarily dominated by their unusual use of physical theatre to express emotions of characters and uncover hidden meanings within the play through the use of movement. The play was performed to an audience of mostly young adults and teenagers, perhaps because it had been reconceptualised, which possibly appeals to younger generations. Before the play began, there was a very clear and deliberately created atmosphere. As soon as I entered the theatre,…

In their book “Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques”, Susan Crabtree and Peter Beudert emphasized, “Don’t draw things; draw relationships. It’s so simple: just put every brush stroke in the right place.” The quotation basically summarizes the job of a scenic designer, who is responsible for bringing the world of the production onto the stage. The scenic designer (or set designer) is expected to fulfill five basic goals in order to design an overall concept for the play.…

victim of child molestation. This November, The Great God Pan opened at Davidson College’s Barber Theatre. Directed by Dr. Sharon Green, the gingerly evocative play provided an opportunity for six Davidson students to grapple with Herzog’s mature and sensitive characters. The play opens as Jamie, a journalist living in New York City, meets an old childhood friend, Frank, for coffee. Not long after the curtain opens, Frank admits to Jamie that he is pursuing criminal charges against his own…

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.…

Lights begin to dim, and a quiet stillness of anticipation palpably subdues the audience. After darkness and silence fills that space of minute eternity, sounds in orchestra escape into wanting ears and thus a sojourning through story, in the form of theatre, begins its irrepressible rein. Regardless of technology, or venue sophistication; regardless of social status or currently perceived historical precipice; regardless of the tale itself, the unfolding of events wraps the participants in a…

different sides. There were four rows of seats in each of the three sections that audience members could sit in. I personally sat on the end in the fourth row to view this live performance. The neat aspects of this type of stage are that there is no curtain, it is on an even level with the audience, it allows actors to enter and exit from different directions through the audience, and it removes the fourth wall. It is interesting to note when the fourth wall is removed because it enhances direct…

Beyond the script the genre translated in the design elements, which included the scenic design casting and the overall performances from the actors. All of these elements together created a cohesive theatrical performance. As patrons entered the theatre, they were given the option to sit anywhere, including down on the floor on either side of the main stage. Little did the audience know those who chose to sit in either of the two rows, and even on the first row of the main sitting area, would…

It was a cold and rainy Friday night, while I was driving to the theater, I felt excited and happy because I had not seen a live theater performance in quite a while. When I arrived in the parking lot of the theater, I noticed that it was almost full. This made me believe that people were interested in watching the play even though we did not have the best weather conditions. Luckily, I was able to get front row seat tickets to see the play The Glass Menagerie performs by PCPA. When I went…

the play titled Someone’s Knocking by playwright Rich Orloff, which is an odd comedy about a married women who is afraid of “out there”. Furthermore, this performance was seen on October second at the Howard Studio Theatre in Building eleven, Room one hundred and sixty-three. The curtain time was at eight o’clock in the evening and lasted until nine-thirty with one twelve minute intermission. In addition, due to the fact that I am a Florida student, the tickets cost ten dollars instead of the…

Halton Theater on October 3rd, 8:00pm to watch this musical performance. This musical is with book by Neil Simon, Music by Marvin Hamlish, and Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. The original show was produced by Emanuel Azenberg, premiered at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December 1978. In this musical, Andy Faulkenberry, Vivian Tond, Marvin King, Daniel O’Sullivan, Hank Santos, Allison O’Connor, Sarah Rose, Courtney Schneider, and Marvin King were cast in the roles. The story…