Theater Studies Year Two First Assignment Essay

I have been involved in theatre since I was in the fourth grade and from day one, I was hooked. Nothing has given me as much excitement, encouragement or pride as the feeling when I know that I have helped in some way to make a production come to fruition. I have been onstage, backstage, in the audience, working front of house, selling concessions, and more of the hundreds of tiny things that go into making a theatre department thrive.

Chicago​ (1975) is an American ​musical​. Set in ​Prohibition-era​ ​Chicago​, the musical is based on a ​1926 play of the same name​ by reporter ​Maurine Dallas Watkins​ about actual criminals and crimes she reported on. The story is a ​satire​ on ​corruption​ in the administration of criminal justice​ and the concept of the "celebrity criminal."​ ​Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, ​Chicago​ tells the story of two rival burlesque murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma’s serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Driven chorus girl Roxie’s been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover she’s been cheating on her husband with. Not one to rest on

Theatre is a collaboration of various forms of fine art which utilizes live performances presenting before the audience on a stage at a specific place within a scheduled time (Dugdale 10). The message is communicated through a combination of various channels like songs, speech gestures or dances. Stagecraft skills are combined with elements of art to make the performance more physical and near to real life experience. Theatre is categorized broadly into drama, musical theatre, comedy, tragedy and improvisation. Any form of these accepts integration of various production modes and collective reception to influence the artwork being presented. As a result of this cooperation of items in the theatre

The Union enjoyed overall success in the Western Theater in 1862, but the year also brought defeat and setbacks between the times of Grant’s River War and the Battle at Stones River during the Civil War. These events contradicted the Unions success with strategic embarrassments that demonstrated the Union’s youth in military strategy in handling two separate theaters and management of men and goods.

The 20th Century was home to many important events in history, one of the most memorable being The Great Depression. Unemployment was at an all time high, businesses were forced to shut down, and suicide rates were through the roof. New York City was no exception. 213 of it’s 253 theaters were forced to close, putting hundreds of thousands of theater people out of work. In these devastating times, a hopeless yet admirable organization known as the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was created by request of President Roosevelt. Originally created to preserve music and art, this project consumed government funds, was plagued by censorship, and was blatantly biased in social issues, with the end result being far from it’s original goal.

Warm up your vocal cords because you’re going to want to sing along to this youth theatre company’s musical revue. The performance showcases a wide range of music – from energetic group numbers to stirring ballads that will have you weeping in your hanky. Whether you enjoy new smash hits like Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen or classics like A Chorus Line and Hairspray, there’s something sure to please everyone.

Since I was eleven years old, I have known that I wanted to act. It was something that my parents never particularly encouraged, nor supported, but the seed was planted. I was sixteen when I first stepped into my high school’s theatre for my first day of drama class, and it changed my life. I felt at home and I would even call it the point of my salvation. From discovering the theatre and joining the world of the performing arts, I have grown so much as a person and have found a sense of self and purpose that I didn’t have before. I could not have imagined that I would, or even could, have the immense passion for acting and theatre that I have today, and it is beyond me how I became so lucky as to find something that makes me so incredibly

I am an actor with a life- long passion for storytelling. I have been enamored with theatre for many years because it is a medium through which I can share stories in the most effective way. Stories have complex ideas and important messages and theatre turns them into memorable pieces. I have found purpose in theatre because it has broadened my understanding of how other people experience life. I learn something new from every play I see, read, and perform in.

Being normal can be difficult, because society sets the definition of normal that people should achieve. However, this is not the thought process individuals should be followed. On November 7, 2016, I experienced a wonderful performance at the University of Michigan-Flint theater. Next to Normal was a play that brought out a variety of emotions within the audience. This musical gave a delightful act of expressing mental issues and how it affected a certain family. Theater is a way of storytelling that which allowed us to observe how this one family can be greatly impacted by a mental illness. Not knowing what to expect from the show, the set and the program provided me with a glimpse of what I am to see.

The staging of the Little Theater is a proscenium. The scenery, lighting, and costumes can provide a more realistic environment in a play. The sets of the stage created a metaphoric scenery with the paintings of different districts in San Francisco hanging in the background. The visual images shows the play’s intended theme, and reminded the audience that they are in a theatre. The staging sets changes throughout the play, such as from the street to a living room. The transition between sets was set up quickly by the casts during the play. The manipulation of light were used for dramatic effect and to give the audience a sense of the setting. The design of lighting also ensures that the audience focus on the more important parts of the play.

In terms of filling my obligations I completed all but one. I believe we as a chorus performed well, and as a good unit.

The concept of Drama/theatre Metaphor, using this is useful for analysing the performance of services. Service organisation must create desirable impressions for the audience and maintain it, this is done by managing that actors settings and behaviours For the service I have encountered, the restaurant is the stage where the drama unfolds. The personnel of front stage actors are the receptionist and the waiters. Backstage personnel being the chefs cooking in the kitchen and the organisation of the systems, All actors have their role, the employees in this case have to do their job of whether they are a waiter to take orders and take care of the customers, chefs cooking in the kitchen and receptionist organising the cash register whether someone

It was because the Sanskrit theatre was acting-oriented that it made minimum use of dramatic properties. With massive use of prose recitations, chorus, verses and songs the Sanskrit theatre gave greater flexibility to the dramatic speech and provide a multi-level organization of communication between characters. Another form of communication used in the Sanskrit plays is announcements or conversation from the backstage which is known as nepathaya or the use of oracles called akashwanis through which supernatural beings communicate. These create audio-visual attractiveness and instantly draw the audience into the play.

Amira Baraka’s essay “The Revolutionary Theater” emerges from a time in history when the Civil Rights movement was at is largest. It was written in 1965 and was originally supposed to be published by New York Times but, it was rejected because the editor could not understand the language that was used. It was eventually published in Black Dialogue. While in some instances it is difficult to understand, Baraka’s words remain as an overwhelming powerful reminder and example of how African American’s felt about the condition that their everyday lives were in, and how it was now their time to live a free life without hate, violence, and discrimination.

The theater that Cuthbert Burbage built for the Chamberlain's Men had a total capacity of between 2,000 and 3,000 spectators. Because there was no lighting, all performances at the Globe were conducted, weather permitting, during the day (probably most often in the mid-afternoon span between 2 P.M. and 5 P.M.). Because most of the Globe and all of its stage was open air, acoustics were poor and the actors were compelled by circumstances to shout their lines, stress their enunciation, and engage in exaggerated theatrical gestures. What would seem most striking to a modern (Broadway) theatergoer about the productions staged at the Globe is that they were completely devoid of background scenery. Although costumes