Radio drama

dramatists recognized in Williams a poetic innovator who, refusing to be confined in what Stark Young in the New Republic called "the usual sterilities of our playwriting patterns," pushed drama into new fields, stretched the limits of the individual play and became one of the founders of the so-called "New Drama." Praising The Glass Menagerie "as a revelation of what superb theater could be," Brooks Atkinson in Broadway asserted that "Williams's remembrance of things past…

Drama: 1.Name of the Resource: Hospital Role Play The link to the resource: http://theimaginationtree.com/2013/05/hospital-role-play-ideas.html How the resource promotes inclusive practices: In order to promote children’s dramatic creative skills, the setting up of hospital is a valuable experience. Children can play different roles, for example, doctor, nurses and patients. The experience gives them the opportunity to practice the different dramatic skills of acting, conversation, role play and…

Body makeup has a considerable place within history, it can be argued that it culminated from painted faces within the Ancient Greece actors within theatrical shows to tribal communities spanning thousandsa of years. We see African Zulu tribes and New Zealand Mawi tribes today conveying the importance of body paint within rituals and cultural tradition. Therefore in ancient periods such as Rome and Greece, actors would use body painting to convey their characterisation, it is very much used how…

A definition of madness is the mental delusion or the eccentric behavior arising from it. A quote by a famous poet named Emily Dickinson says: “ Much of madness is divinest Sense- to a discerning Eye-” and I think this means that what is sometimes declared as “madness” or crazy is actually the most knowledgeable kind of sanity. In the play Death of a Salesman one of the main character’s name is Willy. Willy is the type of person who’s life is consumed with his desire for success, he craves…

public. Ideas of Ancient Greek drama was present throughout history, for example in the Byzantine Empire, satire of political ideas and figures were constantly presented (Beetz, 2). This popular interpretation of society and how it is indicated in theatrical ways, was evident by the clear similarities in the content performed in the Byzantine Empire, and Ancient Greece. The influence of Ancient Greek theater on modern performances is prevalent in the history of drama and how it is still…

experiences of people who represent a culture, custom and history that happen during a distinct moment of human’s development. To me, it’s always amazing to see how inspiring it is to capture those historical and cultural moments through theater and drama, in a way that makes meaningful impression. As an Asian students who study theater, I knowledge the importance of theater performance in introducing and integrating the unique of our culture that exists in Asian societies,…

One element that I did not like from the Hamlet performance was the time period the director had chosen to stage it in. I expected the actors to recite the Hamlet play-text in a modernized way since the time period was set in the 1950s; it only made my ability to comprehend the actor’s dialogue more complicated and confused. The second element I did not like from the Hamlet performance was the role change of Laertes from Morgan C. Hall to Rex Glover. I was really looking forward to watching a…

mostly about the author’s opinions on theatre. This book is also written about sense, expression, art, imagination and set design/stage setting in the theater. As a reader this book really helped me to create an imagination of the situations in the dramas that the author presented. It also gave me a good understanding of what a theater looks like when the setting changes. Attending in theaters is another way to feel better in a positive way. In chapter one, the author discussed how an…

written in straightforward language about contemporary issues, for example. Hey, who can resist the soap operas of daily life, all packaged up as a 500-page slice-of-life novel? Realism naturalism and romanticism Realism was the second phase of modern drama. Realism used the same subject matter as romanticism. However, the two movements differ in that realism did not attempt to romanticize its subjects lives. Realism theater sets, costumes and props, were made to mirror their real-life…

For my final project, I chose to collaborate at the J-cat Cultural Arts Theater under the supervision of Michael Andron. The play that I collaborated on was called “Shrek the musical”. My initial duty in this play was to control the character’s microphones. However, due to low tech staffing, I was offered an open position in lighting, and even though I did not get the chance to be in the booth to control the microphones, I was able to see how both sound and lighting played an important role in…