Mariinsky Theatre

As with any show or movie, the choices that directors, actors and designers make will have a direct effect on the way the audience perceives the work. Plays are no different. Blood Run was an intense and emotional journey that utilized these three elements well and furthered the meaning of the play. In terms of specific choices the Director made, one of the most interesting was has having characters walk from the crowd to behind the sink where they weren’t actually in the scene, but as a vision…

Question #1: I enjoyed learning about blocking, monologues, interior monologues and the lighting board over the course of this semester. Blocking was a concept that was introduced in grade nine drama, and I really got to expand and learn more about it in grade ten drama. I experienced how to properly stage a scene and to make it look natural. I learned the importance of the beginning staging and the ending of a scene, for example walking in at the beginning of a scene or starting on stage and…

Trivia time: Which Shakespearean play actually happened, with some artistic liberties of course? It is of course the story of Macbeth! Not all of the play actually happened, which is fairly apparent when considering the presence of witches within the play, however there actually was a king Macbeth of Scotland who killed a person named Duncan, only to be slain in battle. He lived from 1005 to 1057 and seems to be a very clear inspiration for the story of Macbeth. Yet, the story of Macbeth within…

The work of Shakespeare is something most adolescents experience throughout their high school years, as Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest writers of the English language. A viewing of the John W. H. Bassett Theatre’s production of Macbeth, directed by Charles Roy, gives an insight into one of the many styles of execution that can be done for a play. Many elements of the play were executed very well, such as set design, lighting, and sound production. However, the play falls short of…

Theatre of Cruelty was developed by Antonin Artaud to show to audiences that the theatre wasn't necessarily an escape from the world but actually realisation of their worst nightmares and deepest fears. I believe both groups did this extremely well even though one was more subtle than the other. Each group used various techniques to enhance and manipulate the atmosphere of the performance. In the first piece we watched, the audience was blindfolded and lead into a room. There use of space and…

story written by Susan Hill, adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt and directed by Robin Herford. It was performed at the Royal and Derngate Northampton theatre on the 13th of November 2014. I had read the novel before seeing the theatre production of the tale, and therefore I already knew about the story. However, I had heard that the theatre production made use of only two actors, and as there are significantly more characters in the story than just two, I was intrigued and excited to…

Throughout my life, I have never really had a strong connection with theater. I didn’t find interest into theater until this summer semester. Based on the readings I have read and also the performances I have seen this summer, there are many different types of theater. When discussing the content of the theater, I like seeing themes that explore overcoming some type of struggle or just wanting to be loved. The characters I like to see is people who actually show deep emotion in who they are…

joining a theatre crew. You spent much of your childhood attending plays while getting captivated by the fantasy being brought to life before your very eyes and now you want to become part of it. While it is true that most who are in the theatre did join for this very reason, there are some points where the similarities of watching and participating detour into major differences. I preface this with a brief glimpse into my background. First off, I was not an actor. I loved the theatre very much…

The U.S. movie-going public spends more than $10 billion annually at the box office (source). Thousands of people head to movie theaters to see the latest action blockbusters and “chick-flicks”. These people also rent and purchase our favorite films on DVD or watch them online or on smartphones, Ipads , or via other forms of technology.From the stage to the audience it may look easy to put on a show and not look nervous, but more goes into acting than the general public may realize. Actors play…

One had said one day they want to be an amazing actor one day because their major was entertainment/theatre. How I felt about this play is that it was not to my high expectation when I saw it. The actors in some scene was be fragile when they was acting. In the other scene of the play of “The Good Doctor” was great, for “The Sneezer” the actor in that play…