My Technical Theater Experience

It was in middle school where I lost my identity; it was crushed and altered by strangers full of judgments and opinions. I was a stain on a white shirt, my flaws easily visible. Transitioning from middle school terrified me. The thought of new strangers teasing filled me with fear. Theater arts, in a span of four years, transformed me into the confident woman I am now. The discovery of art was like entering a world specifically created for me. Confidence and self-actualization embody me like a suit of armor giving me powers that made all the negativity disappear.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, opened in 1599, is well known as the home of Shakespeare’s greatest works and performances. Shakespeare’s troupe, Lord Chamberlain’s Men, built the first Globe Theatre from the lumber of another theater that was torn down. Before the construction of the theater, the owners of the original theater offered Shakespeare and four other members of his troupe an opportunity to be part owners of the new Globe Theatre, and they were quick to accept. After the opening the Globe became a hub for entertainment. Some of Shakespeare’s works performed at The Globe include Julius Caesar (1599),

administrator and theatre manager can reach beyond the office and inspire the next generation of theatre artists.

Theatre and Musical Theatre has been a form of entertainment since before North America was “discovered”. Broadway shows have been dated back to the early 1920’s and 1930’s. By 2016, over 25,000 tickets are sold to Broadway shows in a week. Thousands of people enjoy the shows that are featured on Broadway but have no idea the work and process that brought it to life. The process of getting a show on to Broadway can be broken down into three phases: pre-production, staging, and performance/promotion.

My involvement with the Adams City High School Theatre program throughout my high school career and my post graduation gap year was mutually beneficial.

I am interviewing for Stage Manager for the 2016-2017 season because I can’t imagine myself spending my senior year any other way, with any other people. I love the feeling of belonging that Whitman Drama brings, and I’m excited want to to expand my technical abilities. Walking into the auditorium and knowing exactly what I need to do and having constant tasks is an extremely satisfying thing. Even though logistics aren’t something I particularly like outside of theatre, when they are tied to a production I really enjoy them, which helps me stay focused on them and complete my day to day tasks. There is an sense of accomplishment that comes from completing these kinds of tasks, because the work

In the fine arts community there are many options of occupation from drawing and painting to singing and instruments and even the Theatre. In theatre there are many options past acting. You have lights, sounds, makeup and costume, set, stage manager, assistant stage manager, house manager, ushers, and director. As a theatre technician I would want to do it all but mostly costume, set, and sound.

Attempting a wide range of positive activities could only make a person grow as an individual. I, myself, have grown from all that I have been involved in and all that I have encountered in my life. I have acquired knowledge and skills that I would have never acquired if I had not bothered to explore my surroundings. Examples of the organizations, events, people and places that have contributed to what I have acquired in non-academic areas are Grupo Folklorico “Sol Azteca,” Top Hat Theatre Company, the presenters at the Texas Crime Stoppers Conferences and my mother here at home.

The study, in which we looked upon through our time working within Applied Theatre, is how our role as a facilitator changes, depending on the age, ability and social background of the participants, in an educational environment. I will discuss further how the various aspects of social and political culture vary the way that I have conducted a workshop, and also what I would have to do if I continued my study further.

Throughout a production, an assistant stage manager can perform a number of roles, as they are frequently viewed as a go-to person for jobs. Therefore, there

I want to create a place where people feel accepted and included; where there is such a thing, I want to ensure that those ideals prevail, perseverate - in a healthy way, of course - within the community. When I first stepped into the world of theater, the community theater that I preformed with seemed loving, and though many were, being a much more soft-spoken fourth grader, without a lead role, without a familiar face, didn't exactly make me very many friends. As a freshman within my high school drama program, I found myself talking to, as well as befriending seniors - people with the leading role. I had never felt more welcome, nor seen my confidence shoot so high. At Stevenson, I will advocate for an environment where students feel encouraged,

I am a very introverted person, I don’t like being in front of crowds or talking to new people. As a child I was the complete opposite, I was extroverted and loved being the center of attention. Unfortunately this only lasted until I was about seven years old. After that something snapped and I became unable to talk or do anything in front of other people.

Being a stage manager, I needed to be responsible and committed to go to every rehearsal even if the tech and backstage aspects were not required. I also needed to work closely with the directors, the dance and voice instructors, my backstage and tech crew, and the actors themselves, by taking notice of the important notes and communicate them to the other parties. Working with others, therefore, required me to always take into consideration and value all the opinions from every party as the production being a huge group work, not just an individual effort.

The company name which our group chose was Vivid Theatre. I chose this because it reflects how we were a professional theatre company, and I wanted our performance to be vivid, and engaging. This is why our group chose this name for our company.

The history of theatre in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries is one of the increasing commercialization of the art, accompanied by technological innovations, the introduction of serious critical review, expansion of the subject matters portrayed to include ordinary people, and an emphasis on more natural forms of acting. Theatre, which had been dominated by the church for centuries, and then by the tastes of monarchs for more than 200 years, became accessible to merchants, industrialists, and the less privileged and then the masses.