I chose the All in the Timing and the play Sure thing. The setting of the scene is in a small café, so I placed just a regular brown table with two regular wooden chairs in the middle of the stage. I placed it in the middle so that everybody could see what is going on and because that is where everything takes place. And on top of the table I have a small cup of coffee in a purple cup, I chose purple because when I drink coffee at home I drink out of my purple mug. In the center of the table I have placed a pink vase with a red rose in it, pink because I connect pink with the color red and I chose red for the rose because most roses are red. I have the walls of the café stripped with the colors white and teal. While reading this play I just
A play running at UCF Feb. 18 to Feb. 28 will leave the actors speechless – literally.
A saying that stands true to Bristol Blues infielder Max Goione as he has turned it around both offensively and defensively for the Blues this season. In his first six games with the Blues, Goione was batting .150 with no homers and one RBI. Since June 13, Goione is batting .257 with one home run and three RBIs, raising his batting average to .218. Although it’s no Mickey Mantle numbers, it’s progress that he feels was well needed.
I read the play Marvin’s Room by Scott McPherson. I chose this play from three plays Burnett offered because the cover was blue and blue is my favorite color. The play is essentially the story of a woman named Bessie who finds out that she has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Through this tragedy her family which was separated comes together again. The theme of this play is that family will always be family. Many people in this play have issues. Hank is in a mental asylum, Marvin is bedridden and dying, and Ruth has back problems. Despite their problems all of these people still care about each other because they are family after all.
Last April Something Rotten! came to Broadway at the St. James Theatre on 44th Street.
A. This piece is a challenge for me because of Blanca’s dialect, first and foremost. Her accent and vocal mannerisms are such an intrinsic part of her character that to execute them poorly would not do her character and the monologue justice. In order to get her dialect right, I have to make sure it was not too light or strong or loose that it gets in the way of vocal clarity and understanding. Additionally, if the accent is too strong, it can become stereotypical. Since some of the things Blanca says are ridiculous and ignorant, it can be challenging to really act truthfully as if I really believed in what she is saying. Playing the action while still keeping it in the moment is different than doing stand-up and trying to be “funny”, so I try to focus on what I want and my circumstances. It’s also a challenge to stay in control and pace myself despite the rapid-fire text.
Have you ever wished you could travel to another land like Oz and go on a magical adventure? Well I know for after seeing the Wiz with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, I sure wanted did. I finally got my wish of traveling to Oz by being in a production of the Wiz in elementary school. Ever since then I have been going to see as many productions of the musical because it is my favorite so why not choose this as one of my third shows to see for class. Wrong!!! To my hearts dismay, I should have relived the glory days of myself. In the production of the Wiz I saw, there were only 30 children so most of them played multiple roles ranging from being a background dancer to the main character. My goal was to focus on the main characters: Dorothy, Scarecrow,
A gritty, urban drama that introduces the world to Ahking a.k.a. King, an unorthodox drug dealer who is at the top of his game. Follow King through the trials and tribulations of being the head the wears the crown and what it takes to keep it. Ahking has come to the conclusion that in this game of drugs, murder, and deceit, it’s not about fighting fire with fire, but mind over muscle and everything he does has to be strategically done. This urban web series takes you on a journey where no one can be trusted, watch your back at all times, and most of all every move has to be Calculated if you want to get out this game
The play Wicked, written by American lyricist Stephen Schwartz, was a play that demonstrated several conflicts that a person went through during their lifetime. Elphaba, the protagonist, was born with green skin because of a choice that her mother made. She had to deal with the fear and the looks that people gave her because of her appearance. Elphaba dealt with the mockery of others during her years in school. When reading the play, one could compare Elphaba’s circumstances to discrimination or racism towards African Americans in the nineteen sixties. In college, she discovered that she had magical powers that she could use for good. The people in the town of Oz stereotyped her and assumed she was a witch who wanted to harm everyone because of her
Playspent is an online-based game of balancing the budget while doing all the activities necessary in a life of a low-income person or family. It is designed in a way to present the life of a low-income person or family. It might be an online-based game but it has a lot of connection with the real life scenarios. Based on my experience of playing this game, it is a game that requires critical to make each and every decision in various scenarios. During the game, I couldn’t understand it is something I am doing online rather; it is designed in a way that made me feel I am actually making the decisions in my real life. This game can easily pursue someone to think about the reason behind poverty and the life of people with poverty. Moving on to
“The Producers” is one of the most famous musicals in Broadway. Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan adapted the musical from the 1968 film of the same name. The musical is about two producers that oversell interest in a Broadway flop in order to become wealthy. The musical consist in play with in the musical. The producers, Max and Leo, choose the worst play ever written and the worst director. However, the play turns out to be successful and Max goes to jail and Leo escapes with the money to Rio. The two more important external event in the play are the event when Leo decides to help Max and the moment when the play becomes a success.
The role of Snowball in Animal Farm The book Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, uses an allegory to represent the Russian revolution of 1917 by using animals as real-life characters. This story takes place in Willingdon, England, and is aimed at adults interested in politics. While this story seems simple, it has many hidden details that have to do with politics and power.
The most prevalent problem in this case is whether Zespri is doing what is necessary to maintain its leadership position to increase New Zealand kiwifruit exports to $3 billion by 2025. In order to accomplish this, an additional problem they need to address is that they have to triple their global sourcing needs to satisfy demand when New Zealand fruit is out of the market. Zespri also needs to expand to more producers to develop vast amounts of kiwifruit during the off-season so that they are able to obtain their $3 billion dollar export goal.
Bethany for Children and Families offers a variety of programs, but adoption is one of the most beneficial to those in the community in both Iowa and Illinois. Bethany offers infant, special needs, domestic, and international adoption services to families. Other services offered with adoption include; recruitment, screening, licensing, placement, case management, counseling and support services to birth parents placing a child for adoption, and post-adoptive services for adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents.
The Setting of “Sure Thing” by David Ivis is important in terms of setting the mood as well as the context for the play’s main conflict. “Sure Thing” is set in a café where the the two main characters, Bill and Betty, awkwardly encounter one another. During their encounter, a ring of a bell continues to disrupt their connection. Despite the ringing bell, or because of the ringing bell, the two characters are able to establish a connection. The fact that they are ultimately able to establish a connection suggests many thing about relationships, such as that timing can play a major role in either beginning or not beginning a relationship. For instance, the bell (and the bell’s timing) suggests that
This is a must watch Broadway show that makes your fine, terrible, or even boring day, an absolute blast. The Play That Goes Wrong has finally made its way to America and right at the heart of New York City near Times Square at the Lyceum Theatre. Therefore, the experience is a win-win situation for the audience. The Lyceum Theatre’s architecture is astonishing as it is filled with ornaments, I also realized the letter ‘L’ around the theater, but the most interesting fact is that it is a landmark. It has a proscenium stage while the audience is in the orchestra, balcony, or the mezzanine seats, like where I sat, and there is barely any space if you are a tall person. My seat was near the far end of mezzanine, I couldn’t see a part of the left side of the stage, so I found myself bending sideways to see what was going on, but I saw nothing. I found the side stage lights and a side balcony blocking my view and yet I had a great time.