Viola Spolin: Play Analysis

When people think of theatre they usually think of acting, directing, and maybe script writers. They would correct, all of those disciplines are part of theatre but there's more to theatre than just that; however, due to personal interests those specific disciplines will be exactly what this essay is about. What most people don't think of when they think of theatre is how much thought is put into it. The different type of methods, not just for acting but, for directing, and script writing as well. Everyone has a different method of running a show but this paper will discuss some of the legendary people that have influenced theatre the most.

The past four years, I have breathed, slept, eaten, thought and immersed myself in all thing pertaining to theatre. This is where I discovered to truly work in a team, where I could be without fear of being something I am not, and where I have found peace in the maddening swirl of day to day life, ironic in the fact that theatre is a hectic world. This world is where I have made my best friends and found people I know I can count on and that I insist can depend on me. If I have learned one thing from my experiences in theatre, it is to strive and achieve

Afterwards, the played dress up. The pretended to go shopping, being Mom and Daughter. However, there was a small argument about who would be Mom. It was not the only tiff they had. There were several, but they always managed to compromise and continue play. They played for about 45 minutes until Isabel’s friend’s mom came to pick her up. They were both very disappointed that it was time for the friend to leave. They asked for sleep over’s but this day was not good. The friend began to cry because she did not want to leave. They pleaded for more time. Both Moms explained they could play another day and that next time Isabel could go over to friend’s house and do manicures. They were very happy with that arrangement.

Later at lunch time, I couldn’t stop thinking of how mean and unfair Mrs. Price was, especially on my eleventh birthday. It’s like she didn’t want me to have a good birthday! So finally, we went back to Mrs. Price’s room. I wanted to go back to Mrs. Price and ask her why she believed Sylvia Saldivar that the red sweater was mine. But I can’t, what if Mrs. Price gets mad at me and sends me to the

Before the play commenced, I noticed the stage had been set up to look like a cozy petite home. The tight space that included a door, a couch and chair, and a small table and chairs, had candy wrappers on the floors and bath towels unfolded lying around. There was an obvious reason for the noticeable mess. String lights lined the top of the set to create the relaxed atmosphere. Soon they would dim and ‘night, Mother would begin.

All of my life acting and performing have been a large part of who I am. Many of my earliest memories involve me acting or performing in some way. Whether it was going all out for our classroom “performance” of the water cycle or creating my own play to put on at home, I have always had a passion for theatrics. I am not entirely sure what sparked this flame, but I know what fueled it: the performance of Beauty and the Beast at the Coronado. Before this, I already knew I wanted to perform, but did not exactly know what it meant yet. After this performance, seeing the actors as actual humans with lives outside of the stage or screen, I realized more of what acting and performing was and what it really meant. I cried when The Beast died in Beauty

During a Christmas play in December 2015, an actress noticed a young cast member who showed passion for theater and asked if she wanted to audition for Legend of Sally B, a play that would begin meeting in the following January. The actress who reached out would be directing the play and was in search of a committed fourteen-year-old girl to portray a character that could appear frustrated with her life. There was one girl who thought she could accurately become that character.

Just as we cannot pinpoint the exact moment we learn our own names, I can’t recall when my love for theatre began, but it must have been around the same time. I don’t remember a time I hadn’t been fascinated by storytelling and performance. This childhood amusement only strengthened when I started going to school and we’d put on plays for parents, and started reading and discussing literature later on. To me theatre means the perfect alliance of performance, art and academics. It represents to me all the every-day aspects of life while also holding artistic value. My love for literature comes from my unwillingness to be bored.

The play that we read for this unit is Too Much Punch For Judy, by Mark Wheeller. It is a form of Verbatim Theatre, which means the play is based on the spoken words of real people. This play is about the story of a young woman who kills her sister in an alcohol related accident. When I first read the play I couldn’t empathize with the story as I have never encountered such a shocking event in my life. In this essay I will describe, analyse and evaluate both my work and the work of other actors in my group, focusing on the mediums, elements and explorative strategies of Drama.

While teaching, Spolin began documenting the hundreds of exercises and games that she used to teacher her students improvisational techniques. She finally published all of her work in Improvisation for the Theater. Acting instructors quickly adapted Spolin’s work as a reference for teaching4. Keith Johnstone, the English Canadian playwright and director, began to develop Theatresports™, an improvised show that uses two to five minute long improvised scenes, one right after another. The concept of Theatresports™ was based on competition to increase audience reaction and interaction with the performers; the audience played the role of a referee to decide which scenes were more entertaining than others5. During the same time, Del Close joined acting troupes and performed on Broadway, all the while developing ideas that would shape the modern concept of improvisation. Before Close, most shows produced many quick stories and scenes. With one of his classes, Close developed a longer formatted improvised show, the Harold6. The Harold was a forty-five minute show that held three separate story lines intermixed with one another. It was through the work of these three that improvisation became its own division of performing arts.

On April 13th, 2017, I went to o see a play called “Childs Play” by Kevin D Ferguson. This play was produced by the “Rising Sun Performance Company”. This play was considered independent theater This play was based on a family therapist, named Vera, that was introduced to the Cindy. Cindy was 10-years-old ajd suffered from selective mutism. Cindy’s parents, Peter and Julia, are skeptical and are trying to figure out Cindy’s reason for silent. Throughout this production, Vera got Cindy to draw out her feelings and to play during free tie. During these free time periods, Cindy would on play with dolls. She would often act out her fears and passions with the dolls. However, Cindy was terrified of the dragon doll, it made her sad. Towards the end of the play, Vera the therapist was able to get Cindy o talk and to discuss her reason for silence. Finally, Cindy confessed that her grandfather molested her.

To begin, favorite activity to do is soccer. Every year in the fall, I go to a soccer organization. When I first started soccer, I didn’t want to do it because I felt like I wouldn’t do as good as the others. When I showed up for the first practice, I realized that i just had to try my best. As the season passed, I started to get more confidence and found that I started to really enjoy it. I have been doing this for three years now and I hope to continue this for many years to come.

Art and reality should not be represented through stable and mimetic means only; the transformation from text to performance must also be considered in different terms. While the text is a work of art in its own right, performance should not be limited to just the illustration of the text. The play is a literary genre which implies that there is a performative aspect in all forms of writing and language. She then points out that in a theatrical event, concretizing the play involves space and light, which are more important to a child than the action on the stage. “Generally speaking, all the early recollections all a child’s feeling of the theater is two things.

Dolls are an accurate representation of something usually young children play with. In the play Doll’s House, protagonist Nora is setting up for Christmas Eve. Torvald Helmer, Nora's husband, leaves his study when he hears her arrive. He welcomes her energetically, however then criticized her for spending such a great amount of cash on Christmas presents. Their discussion uncovers that the Helmers have must be watchful with cash for a long time, yet that Torvald has as of late acquired another position at the bank where he works that will bear the cost of them a more agreeable way of life. However, the ending has a unique twist. She announces that in spite of their eight years of marriage, they don't comprehend each other. Torvald has treated her like a "doll" to be played with and appreciated. She chooses to leave Torvald, proclaiming that she should "comprehend herself and

Theatre performances often leave their audiences with a sense of wonder or questioning of the performance. Performances are intimate as there are no discussions and an audience member must sit and through visual stimulation, there is no call for imagination regarding settings in a play. When it comes to performances that are a form of protest or to spread awareness of issues that communities are facing, everything is done with the purpose of initiating change. Every theatre performance a person sees changes the way they are in some form or another. Accounting for this as a writer allows for performers to convey a stronger message and create an inclination for a call of action on the audience. In the plays of El Teatro Campesino, satire helps to identify social issues and bring them to the front with humor, only to create an outcome that would be considered inhumane, but is the reality in some cases. Theatrical elements used further develop the use of satire in the plays and promote the need for social justice.