Mariinsky Theatre

(Fiona Mountford, 2015) In Peter Pan Goes Wrong, by Mischief Theatre, the much-loved members of The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society battle against collapsing sets, flying mishaps and numerous miscues on their way to Neverland with hilarious and disastrous results, much to the dismay of any stage manager. I watched this play on the 17th of November mid-way through their second Christmas run at the Apollo Theatre, London. Here, Mischief Theatre cleverly time perfect mishaps playing on the…

Tartuffe is widely considered Moliere’s finest comedic play, written in 1664. It was considered quite scandalous at the time and King Louis XIV censured it (Scott 2000). The play was subtitled ‘The Imposter’, or sometimes ‘The Hypocrite’. So deeply woven into our intellectual culture is the play, or rather its protagonist, that in both French and English ‘Tartuffe’ has officially become a word. The definition in English is ‘a hypocritical pretender to piety’. This essay will examine Moliere’s…

Performed at the DeWitt Theatre on Hope’s campus, the play did an excellent job of encouraging the audience to think about what his or her spiritual responsibility is as a parent, spouse, or congregation member. Furthermore, I noticed that the lighting techniques, the skilled acting, and the symbolism enhanced the play’s meaning and its impact on the audience. The lighting techniques used in the play helped the audience to connect with the play. As the audience entered the theatre, the stage…

Introduction The purpose behind this presentation for theatre appreciation is to evaluate and understand each step in producing a performance. From each point-of-view, the director to the marketing and each in between, we got the see how to breakdown a production before bringing it to life. My Role By choosing to do the role of director, I wanted to get a deeper view. Since this is what I intend to do one day for a career, I felt it was my style. Now, if I had the chance to do this again, I…

Writing in Theater For people who have only been witnesses to the art of theater, many do not see all of the time and work that goes into a single production. To start, there’s the actual script writing. Then there’s getting the script published, getting a company to pay for the show, auditioning for the characters, casting the show, memorizing lines, writing blocking, writing set ideas, building the set, starting production, and so much more! So much time and effort goes into it, but it’s a…

America is an evolving place as ever but this casting against that author's intention or if you change the authors casting choice can lead to the authenticity and themes of the play to be ineffective or completely changed beyond their original intent. Some suggest a perfect way to open further roles for actors and people of color is: What I am probing is the possibility of detaching role-characteristics from actor-characteristics. I am not arguing that Juliet’s gender or age or Othello’s color,…

Acting for the Camera vs. Onstage What is the difference between acting in film and on stage? In this article we are going to consider different aspects of acting on stage and in front of the camera, which may be of value to aspiring actors. Refine the nuances It is self-evident that the two mediums are distinct and relatively autonomous and each requires a unique and nuanced skill set. For stage performances, it is gesticulation, movement and physical presence of the actor that are essential,…

The scenes from the play A Midsummer's Night Dream Performed by our senior theaters was the most hilarious set of scenes I have seen all year. In Jonell's and Al'Rasyah's half of scenes the comedy was very natural and was not over done, that is what makes a play funny, Kaitlyn whitehead had great character choices that were very funny. All of the actors had really good projection and annunciation, but Kennon's annunciation was superb. Jonelle could have used more variety in her voice, doing that…

Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night” is a very interesting story. It is about a girl who dresses like a guy, who falls inlove with a guy, who loves the girl who loves her. Act two Scene four The duke (Orsino) is telling Cesario (Viola) that he can tell hes inlove with a young woman named Olivia. Cersario is trying to change Orsinos mind about it I saw two different short clips of this video, similar in content, but almost completely different. Each video had its own techniques, and feeling. The first…

Intimate Apparel- Theatre Critique On Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., I attended a theatre performance, Intimate Apparel, by Lynn Nottage, but was directed by Melissa Maxwell. This performance took place at Texas State University in the Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre which intended to be a thrust type of stage. With the set, lighting of the play, and the thoroughly thought costumes, specific performances, and comical performance style, I would say that the Texas State Universities’…