The Drama Club

something that you don’t normally find in theater productions, although it was very amusing. Whittier College’s production of Big Love was definitely something that will be hard to forget, and it was really cool to see a sneak peak of the Whittier drama department in…

in that it stood for theatre as collective creativity in which the person temporarily functioning as playwright served as a first among equals.” (Sarlós) The Players did more than live up to this mission: they exceeded it. “Scholars of theatre and drama generally recognize the Provincetown Players as one of the most influential theatre groups in America,”(Black) Robert K. Sarlos has deemed the company “the single most fruitful American theatre prior to the Second World War: it introduced more…

TV show because it has the perfect balance of scary and drama,there are so many interesting creatures and monsters, and it takes everything you know and believe in and flips it on its head. Supernatural’s balance between scary and dramatic is amazing. The creatures…

Time has altered the way people think, behave and interact. Satire films is an effective representation of those transformations. Satire falls under the major genre category of film, comedy, a ‘professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh’.() The reason is that satire often use comedy to portray then discredit whether a person or a social idea. Parody at the same time has many similarities compared to satire that they both incorporate…

The film’s budget for special effects, costumes, sets, etc., was exceptionally greater than that of the theatrical production, so its overall aesthetic is much more polished and credible. The whole experience is immersive and the visuals impressively believable to behold. The overall effect, regardless of the magical elements, is much more realistic, and the setting looks like part of the real world, not a fictional land. Taking this into consideration, it is not surprising that the film had to…

continued to flourish and influence the Japanese culture. The idea of Zen focused on the simplicity side of things and that idea permeated through the arts such as Nō theatre. The Ashikaga shoguns were patrons of the Nō theatre. This form of theatrical drama originated in popular forms of entertainment, such as comical skits and dances directed to their gods. It is known as a traditional Japanese theatrical form and one of the oldest in the world. It was transformed into a high art…

had to perform during the afternoon and if it rained playgoers without a balcony seat would get wet unless they upgraded. Because of it spherical shape, the audience surrounded stage at all sides, which allowed spectators to be interactive with the drama. With a capacity of 3,000 people, the plays seemed affordable in Shakespeare’s time, playgoers paid a penny for an uncovered yard and two pennies for a balcony seat. In the end, undergoing a play in the Globe theater offered an experience to…

Death to a Dream Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman play conforms to Aristotle’s definition of a tragedy. Arthur Miller follows all of the key steps to a tragedy, whether it’s a misguided person set out to accomplish something, actions arousing pity, or following the timeline of a tragedy. Arthur Miller’s play follows but puts into question the American dream. Aristotle defines a tragedy as "imitation of an action that is serious, that arouse pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its…

The play Equus is a unique story, to say the least. The visual and sensory aspect of the play is very interesting because of its many layers like playing with the actors and the audience’s placement on stage, the stage itself, the lights, the sounds and the costumes. This play also has many different themes and it makes the reader and\or audience question many common beliefs and perceptions about life and people. The setting and the meaning of the production are very connected and depend on each…

relay histories. If the Guinness Book of World Records had a spot for “Oldest Report of Theatre” the Egyptians would win. There are hieroglyphic writings describing performances on the Nile river where, according to the book, ‘Minute History of the Drama’, the acting was so realistic that “actors” died in the scenes depicting battles. However, the title for 'Oldest Written Play' would be held by the Greek playwright, Aeschylus, for his play, ‘The Persians’ which the Getty museum estimates was…