Kodak Theatre

In the play “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” the main plot of the storyline begins when a young man named Hero falls in love with a courtesan named Philia. The only problem is Philia lives in the house of Lycus; a dealer of courtesans. Soon after Hero entrusts the slave Pseudolus to handle the manner of bringing Philia to him in exchange for Pseudolus’ freedom. This becomes problematic in the play due to the girl being promised to a general, thus unfolding countless of moments…

Titus Andronicus is full of characters that are complex and confusing. These two passages however help decipher the two ways characters present themselves: as victims who cannot make sense of their situations or characters who present themselves as victims who have made sense of their situations. This is important because it shows how the characters control the tone of the play. Titus’ speech in act three creates a gloomy, tragic tone, which is part of a tragic play’s characteristics: the hero…

3. There are many things that a movie can do that a stage performance can't. Movies contains many visual and special effects that cannot be mimicked by a stage performance because it's simply not possible to be reproduced. For example in Macbeth the ghost of Banquo that haunts Macbeth could be easily reproduced by special effects, but in a stage performance it would a lot harder to reproduce the visual of a ghost simply because it's not possible to do so. Movies also have an advantage over…

When there is drama used in a story or a play, this usually adds a suspenseful effect that takes place in this story. Usually there is a mystery and with sound effects, this gives us a visual of what happened or what is happening. In this story “The Hitchhiker” all these sounds add a different variety and meaning to it. The sound effects give us imagery of what is going on with Adam and the hitchhiker. The music gives us mystery and suspicion every time Adam sees or meets the hitchhiker on the…

I was quite confused and surprised to see the the backdrop of the stage. It was what seemed to be a large torn strip of paper. The reason why i was quite confused was due to the fact that it made me and the audience feel as if we were about to enter a gap of time. It was very fairytale like. This confirmed to the audience and me that we were going to view something very special. We are later shown the relevance of the tear in the backdrop as Albert tears a sketch out from Major Nicholl’s…

Stanislavski was worried that actors would become distracted by the audience. However he did not want them to forget about the audience entirely, because they were a vital part of the performance. On stage, it was common for actors to lose their sense of natural psycho-physical union as they can be under a lot of pressure, when performing in front of thousands of people. Therefore, I feel it could be difficult to balance the concentration on the stage with the appropriate level of awareness of…

As the actors spun the set design I became filled with anticipation for what was about to occur, but as the musical progressed my excitement toward the play dwindled. It was almost as if the initial spinning of the stage disoriented me and I was dizzy and confused for the rest of the night. Without the girls beside me explaining the play to each other during intermission I never would have known what was going on. The actors all performed wonderfully, but there were too many actors with…

Serena Slie had this amazing idea to play music through-out the scenes. This idea was great, because the music complements the mood. In theatre, music usually is used to set the mood, atmosphere, and tone. In my opinion, to have music play throughout the entire production is a stronger statement. When the actors deliver their lines, the music helps to develop their character’s emotions, characterization, and the meaning of the lines. Jatavious has great projection. He projected so well that I…

The casting of the actors for this play were well suited with the talents of each of the performers. They drew the audience into the action and provided the audience a balance of character development and comedic content. This was reinforced through the play with actors monologs directed toward the audience, revealing a characters internal conflicts. One area that was a bit of a contradiction came with the choice of using Amanda Tavarez and Belinda Boyd in the roles of Gwendolyn and Lady…

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is full of contrasting characters and subplots. One that I personally found intriguing begins in act one, scene two when the craftsmen are planning the play they will perform after the wedding. These men are certainly not professional actors, and this quickly becomes evident. As the roles are assigned, Bottom is particularly enthusiastic and confident in his abilities and volunteers himself to play nearly every role. He is told that he has to play Pyramus…