History of theatre

On Thursday November 19th, I went to the King’s College theatre production “The Illusion” by Tony Kushner. During the week of the play, I did not know what to expect, because this was actually the first play I have ever been too before. Also, I never heard of the Illusion by Tony Kushner before, and I had absolutely no idea what the play I was about to see was actually about. When I was thinking about going to the play, I was actually very excited about seeing a live performance for the first…

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…

After attending the performance of “Margo Vail”, I did not know what to think. From previously watching “Richard III” a couple of weeks ago, I felt that I would be better at following a University’s production of a play. However, I am not really sure what was going on in this play, which does not mean I did not like it, but I was in awe/confused most of the time. The reason why this production was so different because its not one of those classics like Shakespeare’s “Richard III” where you know…

introduction to the character Sam where he is lit glowingly. The dynamic of the lighting and the music used aided to establish the eeriness capturing the attention of the audience. In addition the lack of sound created an almost ghostly effect around the theatre. Then again the absurd racism and dreadful story of abuse and terror throughout the play is at least scandalous. The continuing theme of racism and the terror that they face is something I feel that we can all learn from. The way in…

What is acting? What does it mean to be an actor? As Sanford Meisner stated, “acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” Luckily for actors, theatre is something that can be enjoyed by just about everyone, just about everywhere. According to the Occupation Outlook Handbook between 2014 and 2024 the projected percent change in employment of actors is 10%. Which is faster than the average for all other professions which sits at 7%. Numerically this means that approximately…

Romeo and Juliet: a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme. These star crossed lovers’ tragedy has become a cultural institution and spanned countless adaptations. Because of this, most audiences carry a multitude of conceptions about the play and these ideas affect their perspective of the show. This creates a problem for directors. How do you make a show that works with the audience’s ideas. The School of Dramatic Arts’ production of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare effectively…

Chinese Center. Their first production was The White Snake, presented at the Lyceum Space Theatre, and then toured across San Diego County. Then, in 1991, the company staged its first adaption based on the 16th century fantasy novel Journey to the West. The play is now called Monkey King. It is based on a monk’s diary of a seventh century journey. They soon…

On the evening of Saturday October 8th, the cast of the play Fuddy Meers took the stage and put on a unique and exquisite performance. The play took place in the Temple Theatre which I found was a highly interesting venue. There were several different elements that I found greatly intriguing during the course of the ninety minute performance, however, there were a few elements that I felt were also lacking. The first element that I believed helped to add significance to the performance was…

4.1 Intrinsic Element In understanding the play, intrinsic element is the most important aspect. It is show the reader about the basic story in a play. The elements of the Hansberry’s play include plot, characters, setting and theme. 4.1.1 Characters There are eleven characters that played in this story, such as : 1. Lena Younger (Mama) Lena is an old woman in early sixties. She is full-bodied and strong woman. She has two children ; they are Walter and Beneatha. She is mother-in-law of Ruth…

Halloween is a great opportunity to make anything believable, because the world becomes a stage, and everyone has a chance to become their favorite superhero or character. Halloween is awesome because it's a time of year when people can drop their judgmental attitudes and accept one another as they are. A case in point is a Halloween dance party just like the famous Star Wars "scene in a bar" where Chewy and Han Solo find creatures and aliens of all different species laughing and drinking and…