Non-state actor

The Sparrow On Friday, November 18, 2016, my wife and I saw the 7:30 showing of The Sparrow, a play written by Chris Matthews, Jake Minton, and Nathan Allen. The play is about a high school girl (Emily) returning to her former school after a tragic accident in the second grade, in which she was the only survivor, forced her to move and attend a different school. Eventually it is revealed that Emily has super powers when she saves the popular cheerleader (Jenny) from falling from the school’s…

On December 7th, at 7:30pm, I attended It’s A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play. Illinois State University’s adaptation of this classic film took place in the Center for the Performing Arts. The actors took the stage as members of a 1940s radio show, playing a multitude of characters depicted in the original film. Although vastly different from the cinema version, this adaptation was very successful due to the congruous 1940s costumes, the use of varied voices to portray numerous characters, and…

Sources say that women were not allowed to act in theatre productions because they were uneducated compared to men. Playwrights, audiences, and mostly everyone, feared that due to this education gap, women wouldn’t know what to do when they got on stage, which could potentially ruin the entire production. This made women feel significantly less intelligent, and even worthless. Men, especially the wealthy, for lacking basic knowledge and education, often taunted women. Despite the fact that…

who try to seek him. In Shakespeare Philosophy by McGinn, his thesis states, “I suggest that this comparison between himself and an actor provides the key to the play and to Hamlet’s elusive character. Hamlet is facing the problem of the nothingness of the self, and his way out of this nothingness is through an essentially theatrical construction of a self” (pg. 45). I agree with McGinn thesis that “between himself and an actor…

This play is not only a drama, but a mystery too. The play is meaningful to the audience in a social manner. It gives an idea of the nature of revenge resulted from injustice and shows a real picture of the society. The main theme in this play is illusion versus reality. Illusion shows the wrong guesses of murderer and fake and hidden personalities, while reality reveals the truth and the secrets of the play. I have watched this show at Long Beach Play House and also on you tube several times…

Allyson Emma Kochanek—Artistic Statement Application: Desiring an MFA in Design at the University of North Carolina School of the arts. I believe art is about regeneration. It is about taking something blank, limp, and lifeless and giving it breath. We were created to create. Through our creativity we can instill new ideas, images, and dreams. Art does not simply play on the surface of society but seeps into the dirty crevices commenting on politics, depravity, and religion. I believe the…

plan I was given the challenge of finding a way to help the actors remember the order of the play and their entrance and exits. I wanted to push the actors to use the space and not have to use language to communicate. The challenge here was to create a plan that would be sustaining and challenging but not restricting to the Deaf actors by taking their language away from them. The intention of the workshop was to slowly over stimulate the actors so that they would start to multitask. By doing…

failure to enforce cast integration for films that portray or represent African Americans is a limitation set for actors and actresses in the industry. There are several well-known actresses that could have been casted for the part, for instance Viola Davis. At some level it’s not the responsibility of the production company rather the industry workers and those who support them (actors, actresses and moviegoers). “Accountability to the community take precedence over training for an industry…

suggests, the skin of their teeth. However, this is not all the show has to offer. Alongside the main plot another small story arises. The audience follows not only the characters but the actors as well. On occasion, the maid of the family, Sabina, breaks character to become her own self as an actress and a few other actors follow her lead but rarely as often as she does. The show creates a unique experience for the…

adding a paint stroke to the overall creation. Camera crews constantly adjust to capture the perfect angle in which the viewer will perceive. Make up artists, costume designers, and extras help create the atmosphere in which the story will be set. Actors and actresses showcase their talent and perform scenes with passion. Directors oversee all actions like a true artist and helps guide his paintbrush of workers. Slowly but surely, these parts meld together to create an overall masterpiece that…