Epic theatre

Staging a play: The Glass Menagerie is Matija Ferlin’s abstract dance theatre performance based on Tennessee Williams’ brilliant play The Glass Menagerie. It was first staged late last year and has since received many positive reviews. Englist’s team was very fortunate to be able to attend the show for a very affordable price and even arrange a small discussion after the play with Matija Ferlin, the director, main choreographer, and dancer, Maja Delak, a dancer, and Luka Prinčič, the coordinator…

From Athens to Broadway, the simultaneous presence of wardrobe and makeup is used to reveal each character’s narrative in the play. By concealing the body with a costume, the actor’s former identity is buried so that the character’s new essence can emerge. For this reason, costumes are the most legitimizing aspect of a play. Police uniforms, metal name tags, black suits, mullets, and graduation robes alike are just some everyday costumes worn by ordinary people to send out a message without the…

One of the highlights of this year’s drama festival is Cosi. Cosi is set in Melbourne, 1971, being first performed at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, 1992. It features numerous characters, all having unique personalities, which Lewis quickly discovers. Henry, Cherry, Julie, Doug, Zac and Ruth are all from the Psych wards and are involved in creating a so called opera. Working with these people allows Lewis to value love and become emotionally involved, discovering a new side of himself. Lewis…

My main artistic intention for this play will be to deliver Rotand’s underlying message as well as launch the audience into a whirlwind of emotion. Insecurities and lack of self-worth still exists within society today. My production of Cyrano De Bergerac will allow my audience to connect with the characters on a more deeper and more personal level. The intended audience will be for the romantics. People who still believes true love is still out there. It will also be intended for people with…

Steel Magnolias Theatre Critique Steel Magnolias is a play by Robert Harling performed at East Bank Theater on September 24, 2016 and was directed by Jared Watson. Steel Magnolias is the story about six women in northwest Louisiana that argue and gossip about things that happen in their town, but a tragic event amongst the group brings them closer than ever before. The theme of the play is friendship. Throughout the play, the women stick together and care for one another through the ups and…

Going to the movies in the 1920’s was described as a magical experience. Theaters were very nicely decorated and the offered many jobs to people. Movies brought people of all kinds together for a relaxing experience. Movie theaters became so popular that most towns in America had a theater. Movie theaters or picture palaces as people called them, were extremely elaborate. They got the nickname picture palaces because of how nicely decorated they were and the different services they…

As a person who has only attened two other plays in their life, people might call me “unqualified” to review a play; these people are wrong. My qualifications for play review come solely from an “excess” amount of musicals listened to, pirated videos, and animatics watched on youtube. Seeing Guys and Dolls live was a great experience as a whole, and I enjoyed myself throughly. Understandably there were a few things that I disagreed with, so I will nitpick and pretend that my qualifications…

College of Charleston’s production of Into the Woods by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim was a joy to watch. This play uses familiar fairy tales and strings them all together with a central storyline. Todd McNerney, the director, creates an atmosphere that brings the inner child out of adults and serves as quality entertainment for kids. This production offers great music, acting, and design; which are paired with a great script and music from Lapine and Sondheim. Even though the play had…

Society, and Panther Crew. However, as I reminisce on my short time spent at Derby High School, most of my memories involve the theatre department. In fact, I couldn’t imagine my high school experience, or my life, without the theatre community, for it has impacted my life in many ways.…

disguised era of shame and hidden from society; this is London 1665. Then suddenly the theatre announces promiscuity, power and cuckolding to give their audience a profound idea of relationships. Women were subordinated by not having the freedom and intelligence to experience what men behold. The 16th century bursts out with a lack of control, meaning religious fundamentalists had the advantage of banning theatres. Until the mighty king slammed his way to authority. This paper forwards as it's…