Category: Theatre

What does it suggest about the appearance or sound of the world of the play and its inhabitants? Is the setting a bright or gloomy place? Cluttered? Sparse?

Script Analysis of Lost in Yonkers

What information do you know about the world of the play? What had to happen in order for this story to take place?

What does it suggest about the appearance or sound of the world of the play and its inhabitants? Is the setting a bright or gloomy place? Cluttered? Sparse? The idea of spectacle heavily ties into the creative process of the designers, so briefly imagine the overall “feel” of the play.

How well did the artist accomplish it? Was the artist successful? Does the author’s tragedy/fantasy/farce contain the necessary elements of that genre? Were the actor’s techniques and the director’s methods effective?

Medea Kid review

What was the artist (author, actor, director, designer) trying to do? Did the
author mean to write a tragedy? A fantasy? A farce? What was the author trying
to tell us? What world was the director trying to illuminate? Was the actor
showing off his or her own personality or attempting to embody a character?
What was the aim of the designer?

How well did the artist accomplish it? Was the artist successful? Does the
author’s tragedy/fantasy/farce contain the necessary elements of that genre? Were
the actor’s techniques and the director’s methods effective?

Was it worth doing? Here you must form your own opinion as to whether or not
the time and effort were worthwhile for both artists and audience. Even if the
artist succeeds in achieving his or her aim, the efforts may not be of value to
everyone. After considering the entire production, you must decide its worth

How does or does not cinema impact the theatrical version?And how does the their medium , film / theatre influence or dictate that style ?

Comparing Mise en scene of 1951 street car named desire and the national theatre version . Must use these two adaptations .

Contain research from outsude sources.

Cite your sources.

Have a clear introduction and conclusion.

Focus on the similarities of the mise en scene of both ,and why were these choices made?

What are the styles of the two versions ?

And how does the their medium , film / theatre influence or dictate that style ?

How does the Period when the film or production was made impact these Adaptations in…..
Performance
The manner in which the scene was dramatized
The use of sound

How does or does not cinema impact the theatrical version?

Do Not summarize either story. If therr is a scene that was cut or portarayed differently simply point to that moment, and then analyze why a change was made.

Examine one of the bellow themes in regards to “An Octoroon”.

Examine one of the bellow themes in regards to “An Octoroon”

Themes to pick one from: Death, Honour, Justice, Freedom, Time, Home, Sacrafice, Work, Money or Memory.

Use 2-3 sources as well as the main text.

Note there is another book with a similar name and as such make sure you are using “An Octoroon” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

Why and how the characters change from ancient creatures to the people of today? Does the identity of each character change between the first and the second part? How and Why?Why do characters speak in different languages during the first stage? What does that signify?

Theatre and staging of play.

Needs to pass through turnitin plagiarism. Directions. By now you have learned much about various kinds of theatre and the process of staging a play. You have also read Is the One I Love Everywhere (Links to an external site. https://www.freecultureinvisible.com/product/is-the-one-i-love-everywhere/) and seen a video of Seven Stages (Links to an external site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1WeoXcHQ9s). This essay must be 1500 words in length. In this essay, you should utilize what you have learned throughout the course to write about the process of staging a theatre production from the beginning (the script) to the end (performance in front of a live audience.) So, first, read the play Is the One I Love Everywhere? carefully and entirely. Then watch the 1991 theatre production of this play which is titled Seven Stages. You may have to watch the production and/or read the script more than once in order to capture details in writing your essay. Remember, this essay carries 1/4 of your course grade. So pay special attention to details. The following are some points that may help you in writing this essay:

What genre of theatre would you place this play in and why?

Does this play have a message? What is that message? Do we, as the audience, take away (learn) anything after reading/watching this play? What?

Who are the characters in this play? Do they resemble certain individuals or are they archetypes? Why do you think so?

Why do characters speak in different languages during the first stage? What does that signify?

How does the prologue (written in English in the play, but spoken in Persian in the production) help set the stage for the rest of the play, both in the script and in the production?

The play is in two parts. The first is set in ancient times and the second in modern times. Explained why the playwright chose to set the play within these two periods. How do the two parts relate to one another? How does dividing the play into two-part help foster the message of this play?

Why and how the characters change from ancient creatures to the people of today? Does the identity of each character change between the first and the second part? How and Why?

The 1991 production of this play was subtitled “a journey in process.” Now that you have read the script and watched the production, what do you think they meant by labeling the production as “a journey in process?”
A critic called the play “simply spiritual.” Do you agree with this critic? Explain why you do or do not agree with this critic?

This play was created 30 years ago, yet the script is published now. How is the play relevant to both time periods? How did it relate to the time when it was produced (1991), and what is its relevance to today?

In the textbook, we learned that acting is about wanting. A character always wants something, and during the play, s/he tries to achieve what s/he wants. If this is correct, then what do these characters want? How do they go about achieving what they want?

What directions will you give the actors in terms of moves and how to say particular words/lines? You don’t need to go through the whole text line by line, but you should select key lines/moments and make it clear to the actors what you want and why.

The Family

Imagine you are a very ‘hands on’ director, who likes to be involved in every aspect
of your production. Therefore…

What, for you, is this text really about? What message do you want to convey to the
audience? What emotions do you want them to experience? The answers to the
following questions should help you achieve these goals…

What type of theatre do you want to use?

How do you want to use it? (e. g. Where do you want the audience?)

What ideas do you have about a set?

What about wardrobe (i. e. costumes) and props (i. e. the objects that the actors
hold)?

What about lighting?

Will you use music? If so, what type? Existing pieces or will you commission original
music in a particular style?

What directions will you give the actors in terms of moves and how to say particular
words/lines? You don’t need to go through the whole text line by line, but you should
select key lines/moments and make it clear to the actors what you want and why.

Maybe there are other aspects to consider that I’ve forgotten. If so, let’s add them.

Discuss the invention and definition of the term theatricality and talk about it in a videoclip of your choosing. You can analyse the texts that  given you and you should research other authors. Some of the texts aren’t in english so you should look for different versions.

Theatricality

Discuss the invention and definition of the term theatricality and talk about it in a videoclip of your choosing. You can analyse the texts that  given you and you should research other authors. Some of the texts aren’t in english so you should look for different versions.

Is the play by August Wilson translated to film well?Which did you prefer and why? Did the actors in the film live up to the idea of the characters painted by Wilson? Etc.

Play Review 2

Since you are not able to go to the theatre, want to amend play review paper and have you write a compare/contrast paper for Fences (the written play) and the recent Fences movie w Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. The paper should still be 2-3 pages typed, have 2-3 main points and should be supported with specifics from both the text/film.

Things to think about:
Is the play by August Wilson translated to film well?
Which did you prefer and why? Did the actors in the film live up to the idea of the characters painted by Wilson? Etc.

Select an aspect of our social life or culture that once held religious significance, but has now become secularized. Using this secularized piece of culture, and through your research, create a list of social factors that contributed to the religious elements diminishing over time. Compose a short paper on how these social factors evolved over time to result in the “script” we have inherited of the piece of once-religious-now-secular culture we understand to exist today.

Select an aspect of our social life or culture that once held religious significance, but has now become secularized. Using this secularized piece of culture, and through your research, create a list of social factors that contributed to the religious elements diminishing over time. Compose a short paper on how these social factors evolved over time to result in the “script” we have inherited of the piece of once-religious-now-secular culture we understand to exist today.