Drama

The Macbeth Acting Extravaganza taught me how to manage group work better, made me analyze Macbeth in a different way, and gave me a greater appreciation of theater. I was very happy with the group I was put in, and we worked well with each other. Initially, we wanted to do the scene about Macduff’s family. We decided to go with the banquet scene because we had the perfect amount of people. The Sunday after we were assigned this project, the group got together to work on our scripts. One of the…

Behind the Curtain Throughout the play Death of a Salesman, Linda was always passive because she was ignorant to everything that led to the death of her husband. Throughout the play, written by Arthur Miller, Linda ignores the warning signs that would have prevented the death of Willy Loman. The play, Death of a Salesman, takes place in the late 1940s, in New York City. Most people were financially sound, but the Loman family was not. This added stress to the already crumpling relationship…

The Death of a Salesman is a play by Arthur Miller following the life of a man named Willy, who is seemingly living the American dream. Later in the play it is revealed that he is only moderately successful with his wife, and that he is having an affair. Willy also has many struggles with his children. At the end of the play, Willy kills himself due to his failures in life. This ending marks the play as a tragedy, despite the fact that the main character was not successful or well liked. The…

Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar Life is full of decisions and choices that are difficult to make. Tragic heroes are people that makes decisions that cost them everything and lead to their own turmoil. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare characters are forced to make decisions that can be life or death. Some characters choose wrong and some don’t get the chance to make a decision. The character of Marcus Brutus, a well respected senator and a patriot of Rome, loses everything he…

“You can't eat an orange and throw the peel away.-a man is not a piece of fruit” This quote stated by Willy Loman basically means that a person cannot be used up and then thrown away. He says this to Howard out of frustration because he desperately needs a job that does not require to travel, but rather, an office like job that pays. In this quote, the orange represents a young and healthy man that is efficient, and can work properly. Willy portrays that back in the days where he was a middle…

The Spring One Act Play Festival is one of the most memorable event in Bard Queens. Students, both from Scene Study class and others, did not only have the opportunity to enjoy their evening but also deepens their knowledge on theater and acting. While the plot and character development remain important for maintaining the audiences’ interests, the study of posture/gesture, staging/movement, objective/tactics, and emotional/sensorial truths are, as well, significant. In this paper, I chose to…

Commedia Dell'Arte, also known as comedy of artists is an Italian theatrical form that flourished throughout Europe from the 16th through the 18th century (Katritzky). Each commedia dell’arte company had a stock of scenarios and soliloquies, witty exchanges such as their lazzi, and about a dozen actors. The impact of the use of improvisation by travelling troupes inspired the tremendous use of grotesque poses and physicality. The use or lack of masks was very important on stock characters such…

Throughout the entire course, I learned many different abilities that I never had before. Drama allowed me to break out of the shell that I once was in. This course guided me in ways, such as it boosting my confidence as an actress and as a person. Drama class was a very enjoyable and educational process that I will always hold onto. Reflecting back upon the unit, we learned different aspects of acting. This includes a monologue, theatre history, a production unit and a vocal masque.…

According to Ngugi, “literature is a reflection on the aesthetic and imaginative planes, of a community’s wrestling with its total environment to produce the basic means of life… and in the process creating and re-creating itself in history.” This is also the basic premise of the play which sensitively registers the account of the Mau Mau, which had effectively sublimated in the documented history of the Jomo Kenyatta regime. It is noteworthy that the play opens with a song by a crowd of…

Throughout my life, I have never really had a strong connection with theater. I didn’t find interest into theater until this summer semester. Based on the readings I have read and also the performances I have seen this summer, there are many different types of theater. When discussing the content of the theater, I like seeing themes that explore overcoming some type of struggle or just wanting to be loved. The characters I like to see is people who actually show deep emotion in who they are…