History of theatre

Performance Analysis For Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew scene that our group had to perform, we made several key decisions in order to more accurately reflect the true personalities of our characters. These decisions affected the tone with which we spoke, the way did blocking on stage, the props in we used as well as the disguises we wore. To begin, our group decided it would be wise to go through the reading several times without acting out the scene first in order to get a feel for…

The passage “Empire of illusion” by Chris Hedges claims that the most essential skill in political theater and a consumer is artifice. In every position you have to have a responsibility that is to be honest and go by what you think but in theater they want you to artifice narratives. The personal narrative can be fake but what is the meaning or truth behind it? I think they make artifice narratives for their own benefit which may or may not bring consequences further on in the future. This can…

Accessibility in Theater Without breaking important social norms, where else can one openly watch humanity’s live unapologetic hurting, crying, screaming, laughing, and loving? Why, nowhere but the theater! For this reason, the theater is a one of the best creative destinations for entertainment. It is a safe space that allows audiences to observe what otherwise would not be possible, and this opportunity to witness carries immense potential for social change. This is why things like political…

“Ghosts” is a stage play written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The stage play was written in 1881, and first staged in 1882 in Chicago, Illinois. (Mulyani, 2014) It was starred by Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh, Freddie Jones and Natasha Richardson. Ghosts begins with a conversation between Mr. Engstrand and his daughter Regina. He tried to convince his daughter to come back home, and leave Mrs. Alving’s orphanage, which was built for Captain Alving’s, her husband, 10th…

Hamlet was so certain about his revenge that he appeared uncertain due to his desire to complete his revenge in one specific way. As I was leaving the theatre, other people seemed to really enjoy the production as a whole. Mooney’s humor and his commentary really aided in the thought of this play. They thought it was a quick, funny, easy approach to theatre and Hamlet. Which I agree with. IV. Language The language of Hamlet typically can be difficult to understand. However, Mooney performed an…

Dramatism, a communication theory developed by Kenneth Burke and is used to analyze human interaction. A drama angle of communication equates life and interaction to a theater play or a dramatic movie. The theory strives to reason why people engage in acts and understand the motive behind the acts. Burke created the pentad to use the theory to analyze different acts in human life by applying the five elements. Pentad method is versatile because a specific act can be studied from various…

Mabou Mines’ production of Dollhouse captured my attention and introduced me to a new way of thinking about creative theatre. The production showed me a portrayal of theatrical text that stretched artistic boundaries in a way to captivate audience members throughout the entire production. This production made me angry, laugh, feel disturbed, and many other emotions all under three hours. A truly incredible performance can make an audience member feel many emotions, especially emotions that they…

compare and contrast two theatre plays which are “Tooth and Nail” (1989) devised by Junction Avenue Theatre Company directed by Malcolm Purkey and “The Ugly Noo Noo” (1988) written by Andrew Buckland directed by Janet Buckland. Tooth and Nail is using Epic Theatre and the Ugly Noo Noo is using Poor Theatre respectively. Both the performances are different, however they comment on socio-political issues in South Africa. These performances are using the element of protest theatre promoting social…

“Rachel” did a fantastic job of staying into character even in the scenes that she was not on stage and in the crowd. I think the actors/actresses were well prepared by the director and think they were great individuals who allowed me to get lost in the history of Andrew…

Drama is a type of medium or style in which emotions, conflicts or contrasts of character, tragedy are depicted. A story that surrounds all these is created (written) and then enacted on the stage. A person is said to be good at acting when he or she is able to bring out or depict the same emotional level at which the author has written it. The most successful dramas have a perfect blend of all these. Shakespearian plays are famous for its tragedy. Some of his plays include Hamlet, Othello, King…