Theatre

Theater, also spelled theatre, is a live performance before an audience, including every form of entertainment from circus to plays. The word theater comes from a Greek word meaning “a place for seeing”, basically referring to the space where performers perform. In modern day, that space is staged in a theater building called an auditorium. Theater was started in the Athens, approximately 2,500 years ago (The Ancient Greek Page). Theatre enhances the society by providing entertainment, of course…

Since theatre first became popular in the times of the Greek, the use of sound to enhance theatrical experience has been prominent. However, many leaps have been made since then to improve a sound designer’s abilities to create different and intricate sounds in their design processes. The evolution of sound playback systems is a key element in the development of sound design in theatre. Through exploration of the history of sound playback, the current available playback systems on the market and…

“Introduction to Theatre,” one of the best class in CU Boulder. The class basically teaches every basic elements of the theatre, which are, theatre element structure, the origin of theatre, the kinds of stages, and etc. I have profoundly learned so much materials for the great professor (Rebecca), TA (Jash), and also my fellows. I would say theatre class could change my new perspective looking to theatre in general. Throughout this paper, I would personally tell about the theatre class and how…

last month, there are several differences between the two, yet I would consider both to be quality community theatres worth attending…

participate in the global theatre community. As a stage manager, my role was integral in my theatre department at The Prout School in Wakefield, Rhode Island. I decided, at the age of sixteen, that this was what I was to do as a career for my adult life. I did all the right things in my initial college process, which led me to attending Emerson College, located in the heart of Boston. It was at the tail end of my winter break that I realized that maybe my passion for theatre had diminished, and…

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…

purpose of our presentation was to highlight and become familiar with all the creative and technical elements that contribute to a successful theatre production. As a constantly evolving art, our group got to create and develop the innovative creative process for portraying the story to the audience. While all of us had minimal to no experience with working in theatre, we each got a taste of what the different jobs are like working in this business. Although we each had an individual job, it…

Youth Theatre is defined by the National Association Youth Drama 2014 as ‘a safe place that supports young people by using group or ensemble drama approaches. Contributing to the artistic, personal and social development of young people through their commitment and voluntary participation ‘. Therefore Youth theatre groups promote different approaches, which have equivalent focuses such as the development of theatre skills or personal development in order to provide beneficial educational values.…

with W.E.B. Dubois who stated that theatre should have the goal of social change and that it is a place for social protest. First, I would like to define the words social change and why they are important to us. Social change is notable adjustment over time. For example, presenting a certain story about a specific thing aloud to an audience could have an influence on their views. These stories have the ability to encourage the ones sitting in the audience. Theatre has the ability to provide us…

of the play. Arguably one of the most obvious subversions of the expected moral order is that the noblewoman Olivia has fallen in love with another female character—arguably unknowingly—which would be a strange concept from within the Renaissance theatre. It is worth mentioning as well that Twelfth Night subverts a Shakespearean trope as the main characters of his comedies (examples of comedies featuring lesser nobles) are not usually elite nobility. In comparison to this norm, the characters…