English Renaissance theatre

Through non-conventional theatre, in the form of immersive theatre, the performative characteristics of scenic design are scrutinized. By transcending traditional dramatic performances, yet still incorporating similar characteristics taken from conventional theatre, immersive theatre stimulates the spectator’s theatrical experience while still making it new yet familiar. It is crucial to present or evoke an action through the depiction of fictional events, or at least, through the embodiment of…

Internship Reflection From April through June of 2017, I was engaged in an internship at Greenwood Community Theatre in Greenwood, South Carolina, as they put on their production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. My role in the production included acting the play, helping the stage crew build and move sets, and producing two promotional videos for the theater. I was an actor in the ensemble, meaning I played various minor roles, including the baker, a crony, and a plate. As a stage crew member,…

Social Dramaturgical model According to the dramaturgical model, people in social sphere behave the same manner as they do in a stage, with a fixed way of behaving in the “front stage” and different in the back stage. In the front stage, which involves interaction with the physical and social surroundings, people present themselves in the manner they plan on showcasing themselves as. In the backstage people behave as they would in absence of an audience (Goffman, Erving. "The presentation of…

The film, Annie Hall was released in 1977, and directed by Woody Allen a well-known stand-up Comedian in America. One would automatically have expectations of humour and a happy ending due to the romantic comedy genre; however the film disregards a few of the genre’s conventions which results in an unhappy separation of the main two individuals Alvy Singer and Annie Hall towards the end of the film. The film, Annie Hall unfolds from Alvy’s point of view and his ultimate search for happiness in…

I first not this monologue when we were reading the play ‘Merchant of Venice’ but I only got gripped by this monologue when we watched the movie it really put the immensity of the monologue into perspective. I first noticed the actual gravity of the monologue forces you to give your full attention nothing less. I felt the actual power of the piece comes from how Shylock asks questions and then gives his answers to those questions with reasons of why he hates Antonio and what he has done to…

The Search for Meaning in Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Introduction Samuel Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot in French in 1949 and then translated it into English in 1954. Waiting for Godot is the most popular play in every corner of the world. Therefore, this play has been performed as a drama of the absurd with astonishing success in Europe, America and the rest of the world in post second world war era. Waiting for Godot delineates the events of two consecutive days in the life of…

Lessons in Love In the play everyone knows the main characters develop in many ways, one way they develop is they mature during the play. During the play both Romeo and Juliet mature, but they mature in different ways they both become more like adults and realize and conquer the tough choices they have to make. By the end of the story they are both forced to make the toughest choice of all death. Now, let’s look at how both characters mature and the exact moment when they make that…

their part. This PT has also made me realise how fun drama and theatre is. I used to believe that it was all about analysing the script, the reason why the playwright wrote it in such a way, but I realised that staging a play was so much more than this. We need lighting, sound, some actions and many other factors that are not included in the script. A lot of our play used improvisation, and taught me how personalised drama and theatre could be to different production…

14 joining the family drama chain. In 1885, he gave himself the stage name of Constantin Stanislavski. A couple of years later he married a teacher that would study hard with him about acting. In 1897 Constantin Stanislavski made a theatre called the Moscow Art Theatre a with friend of his named Vladimir Nemirovich Danchenko. “During the Moscow Art Theatre's early years, Stanislavski worked on providing a guiding structure for actors to consistently…

Two Types of Dramas A comparative analysis between two types of Dramas, comedy and Tragedy Drama is set up differently depending on the producer and the intention of the drama. However, when one is dealing with the text, it is important to consider that there a big difference between dramatic text and poetry or narrative. Accordingly, this is because among other purposes, dramas are written to be played on stage. However, it is critical to acknowledge that there are different types of dramas.…