The Director Is The Conductor And The Audience 's Feelings

The set used for Vernon God Little was highly symbolic and simplistic; when we walked into the theatre we could visually see that there were flowers, cards and memorable items attached on the audiences seats above our heads, which already created a sombre atmosphere around the theatre.

Artistic director: An artistic director is responsible for the artistic end of theater production. He or she is in charge of creating and executing the artistic vision of the play. The artistic director is considered to be a creative or interpretive artist as they interpret another person’s work.

Many directing basics can be found in directing history, and frequently still apply. For theatre to reach full potential, a director would need to impose an individualistic point of view while incorporating the collaboration of all aspects of the production. In addition, the director should plan the location of the play (venue), select a script, put together a reliable cast and crew, and organize rehearsals. These are important aspects in making sure the production runs smoothly. What roles does a director need to fill to successfully direct a play?

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.

In the play Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, the Stage Manager is meant to be a source of inspiration, wisdom, and sadness. An important question to consider is who is this Stage Manager? He is, essentially, a narrator that guides the audience through the play; the Stage Manager is an unconventional character. He is simply not just a character in the play. He could be considered a member of the crew, staging the play as well. He exists simultaneously in two dramatic realms. At the beginning of Act I, he identifies the play and the playwright, and introduces the director, the producer, and the actors. Furthermore, every act begins and ends with the Stage Manager’s explanations and announcements.

After read the Part II of Collaboration in Theatre about working together to create musical theatre, I felt that I was overwhelmed by the charm of collaboration. To me, I considered that it was such a significant process not only to musical theatre creation but also to other disciplines and industries, including Supply Chain Management (SCM) – the specialty that I am majoring in.

Dance is a universal language, there are no words being said but you can still feel something very powerful. Dance has been around for centuries, some of the earliest known records are paintings from nine thousand years ago in India. There are also some dancing figures from an Egyptian tomb that were found which were dated back to three thousand, three hundred BC. It is said that before the invention of written language, dance was the most powerful method to tell stories throughout generations. Is this why dance is still around after so many years, because it can portray amazing stories with no words? Today, we are going to explore the many reasons why dance, in the use of musical theatre, can make the difference between an amateur show and a Broadway show.

Everyone has a favorite movie they love to watch, which triggers their inner emotion for why they love that particular movie. Some movies may bring tears of joy to a person’s heart and some movies may keep the audience on their toes for what might happen next with action and excitement. Those action and excitement movies have different techniques which makes the movie stands out in a viewer eyes. In the 1994 film Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Taratino and 2015 Mad Max Fury Road directed by George Miller are arguable known to be two of the best movies when it comes down to action and excitement. These two movie are both suspenseful, breath-taking, and thrilling that will keep your toes for what is about to happen in the next scene. Both of these movies use some of the same technique and tactual which makes the audience stay engaged into the movie.

Here in this scene of Pulp Fiction, we see John Travolta & Samuel L. Jackson as duo-ed hitmen with deep and philosophical conversations throughout the film. I think this scene after Travolta's character accidentally shoots a man, an intense scene, best displays Travolta and Jackson's contrasting styles as they clean up the bloody mess. Travolta, who studied method acting for years, always plays an easy-going and laid back type of character in his films ("Grease", anyone?). Samuel L. Jackson on the other hand, is famous for playing a very rumbustious character with colorful language in many of his films, and Pulp Fiction is no different. I feel that such differing styles, as both are playing main characters, works because it brings balance to

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.

On November 22, 2015 I went to the Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to see the musical: Newsies; choreographed by Christopher Gattelli and Lou Castro. The style of dance that appeared to be most evident to me was contemporary musical theatre along with some tap. In terms of technique, I noticed they really used their plie to help launch them into all of their jumps and leaps; this is something I noticed the most in the fight scene. After seeing their usage of plie, I thought of when you said, “Always think upwards” in class because even when they were plie-ing it still looked like an upward motion because it launched straight into those high leaps. I also noticed their portdebra was similar to the loose, sporty

Despite the fact that Tarantino defied many traits from classical Hollywood narrative, he was still able to connect the audience with the film. In the same scene where Vincent first encounters Mia, the film introduces Mia in a mysterious way, the audience meets mia at the same moment as Vincent. There are many other characteristics that Tarantino uses in Pulp Fiction that connect the

In the words of Gay McAuley, “for an activity to be regarded as a performance, it must involve the live presence of the performers and those witnessing it…” (McAuley, 2009, cited in Schechner, 2013, pp.38). This statement recognises the importance of both the actor and the audience for something to truly function as a performance. In addition, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones highlights the significance of the theatrical space and how it can influence an audience stating that “on entering a theatre of any kind, a spectator walks into a specific space, one that is designed to produce a certain reaction or series of responses” (Llewellyn-Jones, 2002, pp.3). The relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space is no less important today than it was at the time of theatre during the Spanish Golden Age and the creation of Commedia dell’arte in Italy. Despite being very close geographically with theatre thriving for both in the same era, sources that explore the social, cultural and historical context of these countries and the theatre styles will bring to light the similarities and differences. This essay will analyse the staging, the behaviour of the audience as well as the challenges the actors faced, and how this directly influenced the relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space.

Cole wishes he could not have wanted to just go home and play xbox, because he took the day for granted and did not care much about his new baby cousin.

THE ROLE OF THE CHORUS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AUDIENCE IN OEDIPUS THE KING