Theatrical professions

The Importance of Costume in the Elizabethan Theatre As the Elizabethan theatre progressed through the sixteenth century with increasingly popular demand, costuming promoted the overall understanding of a play. The theatre grew so fast, in fact, that one out of every five citizens would attend the theatre with a population of about 160,000 people in the city of London (Brown 32). With this amount of people, the theatre contained an audience of natural critics, eager to voice their opinions of…

Every comment, touch, exchange of endearments, whisper or wink caused Duke's anticipation to grow ever more intense. Whilst the teasing and banter was enjoyable, and added to his appreciation of the woman, it also increased his desire to do something about it, and prove himself to be a man of his word, and to discover if Karmen was a woman of hers. Not that there was much doubt in his mind she would be. Apart from the few hours he'd slept, there wasn't more than five minutes had passed that his…

In “All About Eve” Margo ultimately triumphs over Eve. To what extent do you agree? Joseph Mankiewicz’s melodrama “All about eve”, in the context of the 1950’s provides the audience with an insight into the pretentious and ruthless world of the theatre. Margo Channing and her newly appointed “junior” competitor Eve are viewed as too ambitious by the 1950’s audience, who encouraged women to be stereotypical wives rather than independent career women. Both actresses attempt to find happiness and…

Poets, writers, and artists have suffered with the monsters of mental illness for decades; however, the theory that there may be a correlation between creativity and mental illness goes all the way back to Aristotle’s time. Although there have been many different surveys conducted over time testing the connection between mental illness and creativity, it is still unclear if there is a distinct connection between the two. Many believe that mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder and…

Animals kept in captivity has been a heated controversy throughout the decades. Whether wild animals should be kept in captivity to be able to protect them from various hazards, while others argue they are inhumane space limiting the freedom the animals deserve. For example SeaWorld Orlando released a film exposing the reality behind the scenes at SeaWorld, from the animal's living conditions to the animal's trainers. This brought attention to the public in 2010 and the subsequent release of the…

In an attempt to define Auteurism, critics have introduced various interpretations of authorship making it a highly polemical matter. Ever since the French journal Cahiers du Cinéma’s first publication in April 1951, la politique des auteurs has been controversially analysed through diverse approaches. Although these interpretations complement each other, covering the basic idea of the theory, the differences remain evident. This essay seeks to demonstrate not only that Rear Window (1954) is a…

directors frequently chose not to give me a microphone because I was able to project loud enough to be heard in the back of the auditorium. According to Katrina Schwartz, an education journalist, “teaching is a lot like acting, a high energy performance profession that requires a person to act as a role model,” which will assist me in being a better teacher as I have been experienced many performances where high energy is essential. When I performed in Cabaret, the quality of the performance…

In a world where technological and scientific advances are realized daily, communication with people around the world is a common occurrence, and knowledge is becoming increasingly accessible, a wider window has opened for the individual to explore, discover, and/or create their ideal self. We see ourselves passing the times of idle wonder and theory of our past philosophers and intellects. The consequence, however, is that knowing yourself, as well as projecting and thereby sharing this self…

Certain underlying motifs such as the subjective point of view, social and moral critiques, involvement of the audience, or the not ego ideal male protagonist can be used to characterize the Hitchcock film. His 1954 film Rear Window operates by implicating the viewer in the narrative as it presents a visual analysis on the nature of human curiosity and interactions. Throughout the film, L.B. Jeffries, played by James Stewart, is bound to his wheelchair and finds himself peering into the lives of…

wasn’t anyone’s fault, but I didn’t realize the Torah, which I found completely innocent, would cause a few issues. Seeing the opening night of Fiddler on the Roof was an interesting experience, because I’ve never been this heavily involved in a theatrical production where I’ve actually gotten to see a performance. Every other time I’ve been part of a show, I’ve either been on the stage or backstage. It was a new experience to see a show I’d invested so much time in…