English Renaissance theatre

Startcatcher. My boyfriend and I enjoyed the show from beginning to the ends. We went this past Saturday, March 26, which I had the time of my life. I have never been to a play at Trustus Theatre and I already want to go back again. The theatre was small but it was a pack night every seat was filled. The people at the theatre greeted us and were so honored to have me there. There was a wide variety of people in the audience, there were adults, older people and children. They all seem to be…

characters were portrayed with great animated acting, especially Vera showing enthusiasm in both Act I and Act II but in different ways between the two acts, and just would not have gotten the overall enthusiasm/portrayal if I did not see the play live in theatre. Production did a good job of telling the story by highlighting major plot points such as, Vera’s successes and setbacks, Gloria’s dinner…

My exposure to Shakespeare’s works has been to the extent of school mandated assigned readings, such as Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Consequently, I am not familiar with his other works. While watching As You Like It, I found myself expecting tragedy instead of humor and was pleasantly surprised when presented with the latter. My experience had been a thoroughly enjoyable one as I was able to see Shakespeare’s play as he had originally intended, a story told through acting rather than…

Due to of my participation in theater I have developed numerous life skills such as a strong sense of responsibility and leadership along with communication skills, building personal and professional relationships and a healthy sense of confidence. I have always had an aptitude for responsibility, due to being the oldest child of a large family. However, because of my heavy involvement in community theater that sense of responsibility has grown more than it would have if left alone. When…

Generational differences are consistent through Moliere's Tartuffe. Yet, the period in which this narrative occurs may not read well to a modern audience who may not be familiar with family dynamics of the time. Staging the play in modern-day Manhattan, New York, highlights the generational differences between characters in Tartuffe, allowing modern audiences to relate to the comedic themes in the play. In the opening scene, Madam Parnell's criticisms resemble criticisms of many Baby Boomers,…

has evolved over time into the present craft students are being taught on technical production courses in theatre in different locations around the world. To begin, we must investigate the term of ‘stage management’. As we look back into history, we can see that people who were what we know today as stage managers, did not have that title, however they performed a similar function in the theatre. In the 1800s we can see that stage management would have been two roles; actor-manager, someone who…

It is surprising but true that audiences or readers would have come to the play knowing the outcome of the battle yet Shakespeare tends to create dramatic suspense and tension. John Summons defines 'dramatic tension' as "how you keep an audience hooked to the story of your play. It is about creating and maintaining an audience's involvement in the 'journey of your play." The playwright achieves this by using dramatic tragedy and twists, structure of the play and the characters and their…

dress like a proper lady. They spend several months training her. Finally they are successful in their pursuit, the bet is won. However, what they didn’t foresee was what to become of her after they would have taught her the social graces of an “English lady”. During the…

1. I thought this was a good play. I liked that there was humor in the storyline. 2. The genre is a romantic comedy. 3. Exposition- The story begins in Athens and Egeus is upset with his daughter who refuses to marry Demetrius, the person he has chosen for her, because she loves Lysander. Hermia's friend Helena is in love with Demetrius, but he wants to marry Hermia The Duke, Theosus, is also preparing for his upcoming wedding to Hippolyta. Rising Action-Egeus goes to Theosus for help in…

one of my two playwrights because I believe that one of the ways to ‘save society’ is through comedy. Ibsen was born on the March 20th in Skien, Norway. He is often referred to as ‘the father’ of realism and is one of the founders of modernism in theatre. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare and A Doll’s House became…