Royal Court Theatre

Taking a modern view on traditional values, the play Big Love by Charles L. Mee integrates various views on love and how love relates to gender roles. The University of Texas at Dallas, under the direction of Shelby-Allison Hibbs, performed Big Love for two weekends in October 2015. The story takes place in an Italian villa off the coast, where three brides have just gotten off a boat from Greece to seek refuge. The brides, fifty total, fled to avoid marrying their fifty cousins in an arranged…

ethnographic theatre with veterans of the US Armed Forces. In the aftermath of 9/11, theatre in the United States has grappled with the ongoing armed conflicts through a number of recent projects and initiatives performed throughout the country, including Basetrack Live (2014), Holding it Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project (2013), and The Telling Project (2008-present). Each of these performances has taken a different approach to performance (e.g. historical dramatization, musical theatre,…

evolved to make events important for survival more memorable and enjoyable (Homo Aestheticus Summary). Mrs. Davies ' work performing at dinner theatres is one example of how art is a form of “making things special”. “The show adds to the whole experience. You can go out to eat at a regular restaurant any day of the week, but when you eat at a dinner theatre you are making memories and creating special moments” (Davies). Just the aspect of watching a show while eating dinner makes the action of…

How many walls again? Hi, how’s it going? You’ve been reading these papers for a while I’m guessing. How have they been? Good, bad? I would guess a little of column A a little of column B. Well I hope they all go well, especially this one. Anyways, if you haven’t guessed this particular paper is about walls, a specific one though, the fourth one. Yes fourth wall breaks, it’s an interesting concept really, ignoring the format and talking directly to your audience? Well I think so at least.…

The British South Asian theatre and Indian theatre in English: Natyashastra and Theatre Production Analysis constitutes a major study of the diasporic and contemporary Indian theatre in English and investigates the Natyashastra text, a treatise on Indian performing arts, to create a model of theatre production analysis. It is also an important contribution to the Natyashastra studies in general. Examining this treatise and some recent debates in theatre studies, the proposed book argues that a…

As a musical theatre major going into my second year of college. I have only really ever been the performer in productions. I’ve never been to knowledgeable about the aspects of theatre behind the spotlight. But since pursuing theatre in higher education, I am aware of how limited I made myself in my lack of interest of anything not involving performance. Since being at Ouachita, I can say my eagerness to understand every position in theatre is constantly increasing. And not to just be apart of…

Stand-up comedy is a form of comedy that, for the most part, is conveyed by a performance entertainer talking straightforwardly to the crowd in an unconstrained way. In stand-up comedy, the feedback of the audience is immediate and essential for the comedian’s performance. The gathering expects an exceptional act and a constant flow of snickers, and the entertainer is constantly under pressure to perform. Stand-up, in the structure it is known today, is an emphatically American creation, with…

the field of performing arts in this context. The word Noh may be used alone or with gaku (fun, music) to form the word nōgaku. Noh is a classical tradition that is highly valued by many today. When used alone, Noh refers to the historical genre of theatre originated from sarugaku in the mid 14th century and continues to be performed today.[4] Noh and kyōgen "originated in the 8th century when the sangaku was transmitted from China to Japan. At the time, the term sangaku referred to various…

DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN MALE CHARECTERS IN COSI 1970‘S? In this book written in 1971 by Australian author Louis Nara. In the play I found it really interesting to how the book portrays each male and females character. I will go over each of the main character and describe their main role in the book. Lewis– 21-25 (main character) The first character who’s shown a lot throughout the book is Lewis. The book shows in the beginning of Lewis attending UNI study in wanting to finish his studies so he…

On Monday, November 13th, 2017 I attended the Steel Band concert in the Fine Arts Recital Hall directed by Dr. Scott Harris. I formally had never attended a concert of this kind. When I thought of a steel band before I would think of just tubas and trumpets, I never thought it would be a band of Caribbean type steel drums. From the very beginning I was greeted with many interesting details which presently surprised me. Overall Western Kentucky University’s Steel Band concert was a very…