The World Of Theatre Arts

The Globe Theatre became what it is today because of its history. What was its history exactly? Unfortunately, those are two questions many people don’t have an answer to. So, what is the history?

Throughout theatre history performances have changed to become more than the mere spectacles for audience to go and mindlessly observe, there have been many different factors effecting this change either through environmental, political or economic circumstances which has resulted in theatre becoming more meaningful whilst providing a wide range of genres. However in this essay I will be discussing the importance of feminism in modern theatre through the beginning and height of modernism, and how waves of feminism have influenced theatre today.

Graphic- My graphic is meant to be reminiscent of CNU’s sail symbol without simply copying it with the letters “TheaterCNU” beside it. They represent sails in motion, more curved than the edgy and sharp CNU sails. Theater is fluid and constantly moving, and that should be represented within the graphic. These sails are also facing the opposite direction of CNU’s sails, showing that theater is moving in a creative new direction that is complimentary to CNU’s core beliefs. TheaterCNU is meant to be expressive of these values in ways that are particular to this art form, and that should be seen in any symbol of the department. Looking at the mission statement, this brings in “artistically stimulating,” “expression,” and “appreciation of the art of theater as central to the liberal arts.” The three sails also represent “theater’s role in the past & present, & its future purpose in the world.” While it retains its professionalism, this graphic has a new dimension that the old graphic could not represent. The selling point is

On June 28, 2015, I went to see The Songs of Sinatra produced by Collin College Theatre. Since the show was a revue it will difficult to talk Aristotle’s components because there was no plot, characters, or theme. Instead this paper will focus mostly on costume/set design, spectacle, and music.

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.

“Aren’t you a little old for that?” “Isn’t that for little kids?” “You need to grow up.” There comes a time where everyone hears those words. It normally happens when you get into high school. Teenagers try to ditch their childish image just as Miley Cyrus tried to ditch her Hannah Montana image. Those young adults are trying to remove the “young” part and prove they are just adults. I never personally went through that phase myself. Of course, I matured and acted like a professional when I was expected too. However, I never stopped loving the things that might be considered weird for a high school student to do in his free time. I still watched cartoons and played with bubbles and drew on the sidewalk with chalk. I didn’t see anything wrong with these enjoyable hobbies even though it made people look at me strange or tease me in the halls. I never really got over the enjoyment of acting immature in a mature way. However, I felt like I was out of place at times. It wasn’t until my the end of my junior year that I decided to say “screw it” and break the status quo of feeling ashamed of enjoying the happiness of life. I had been involved in the theatre program for almost two years. The state theatre competition was coming up and my theatre troupe decided to do a modern telling of Peter Pan as our one act play.

“Theatre is a physical and visual medium, but the play’s not always the thing. There is a strand of theatre – the physical and the visual – that speaks a completely different language from the traditional well-made play and spans theatre, puppetry, dance and visual arts. This work uses the language of gesture, an area of theatre that in the past was dubbed mime and thought of as entirely silent. Nowadays such pieces frequently include spoken text, but the body speaks as eloquently as the voice, and one of the great strengths of this form is that it can often mine the emotions that fall in the silences between words.” (Gardner, 2014)

The broad world of American theatre has long been a haven for playwrights wishing to explore progressive and modernistic themes that seem to test society’s willingness to adapt. From the rise of the curtain to the final bow, theatre audiences witness characters “negotiate their identities and desires within society,” while maneuvering around life’s complex and ephemeral nature (Dorsey 1). Historically, the theatre has been an open and welcoming arena for the LGBTQ community, offering an outlet of solace and hope while simultaneously enabling the community to showcase the hardships and oppression generations of homosexuals have faced. Nevertheless, the LGBTQ theatre has seen ongoing evolutionary changes in the themes presented through the plays ever since its birth in the early 1900s. As Alan Sinfield stated in Out on Stage: Lesbian and Gay Theatre in the Twentieth Century, “changes in theatre as an institution interact with shifts in ideologies of gender and sexuality” (Sinfield 1). Thus, as a result of society’s changing views towards the LGBTQ community, the historical and contemporary gay theatre has evolved significantly to incorporate and present ideas unique to the era in which the plays were produced.

An accomplished American lyricist and composer, Stephen Sondheim, once said: “All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That’s what makes theatre live. That’s why it persists”. Through my experiences in musical theatre, both in elementary school and high school, I have come to realize that the script is the backbone, or the base with which the actor begins to create. All of the words written down on paper are one dimensional; they are flat. It is only when an actor gives those words a voice that the character begins to come alive. An actor adds all of the other essential layers to the backbone, and suddenly, there are movements, expressions and emotions to fit with the

Broadway is famously known for its forty theaters and the major productions that it puts on. Broadway was created in the early 17th century by the Dutch. Since that time Broadway has grown in length as the city developed from a small settlement on the S tip of Manhattan Island and now extends 27 km (17 mi) to the city’s N boundary in the Bronx.

The theatre community has played a very significant role in my life and in the development of who I’ve become. There is no other community that has people competing directly against each other for roles, yet can still foster positive environments and interactions between people. People in this community are generally kind and accepting of others. Rather than being evaluated by the color of your skin or by your sexual orientation, people look inside of you and truly can see who you are as a human being. Many “theatre kids” are often ostracized by others in their schools because they are labelled as “quirky” or “extra”, but the theatre community allows unique people to grow as a person and develop their own sense of self, rather than being

As humans, by nature, we gravitate towards things that make us feel. As actors, we prefer to be the ones who spark those feelings in others. A well-executed piece that makes you think can spark a revolution. As a young theatre practitioner, it is not uncommon to get the question, “Why go into something you’ll be poor doing?” or the ever charming, “Have fun being a waitress for the rest of your life!” usually accompanied by a shrewd chuckle. The answer is always the same. It is because I wish to bare my soul through my work and have it resonate with someone. When topics that are not generally spoken of are addressed in a piece of art, it can be startling if the viewer is unprepared for such topics. When Ibsen made the choice to have Nora, a

After taking my theater FIGS course students will learn about different careers in the theater, gain an understanding for the process of producing a show, and will have an interest in reading and seeing new works to support the theater community. It is my hope to format the course so that each week discusses a different aspect of producing a show while highlight the positions that contribute to the show. In addition, I would start each class with a headline from the theater community to encourage discussion better students and also to expand students’ horizons to the plays that are currently being produced.

Many different sounds drift from the doors of the Globe Theatre. Passionate love songs, clashing battles, and heartfelt speeches all have their places in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Although most remember him for his writings, Shakespeare himself worked as an actor at the Globe. The theatre has survived much, still bringing us Shakespeare’s brilliance today. While the theatre itself has changed, many of the plays performed there remain identical to Shakespeare’s originals. And it can still be visited and much can be learned from the history and literature found within its walls. Shakespeare had a special position at the Globe Theatre, the theatre survived much in its history, and still brings us Shakespeare’s plays and others today.

Theatre is an art that transcends time and builds a new world for the audience atop the stage. A play is defined as “a dramatic composition” or “the stage representation of an action or story” (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary). This refers to drama being performed live by actors on a stage. Ancient Greece is accredited to inventing theatre and drama. In Greece during that time, at the height of popularity, were the stories of the well known flawed heroes and their journeys.