performing them is even more fun. Theatre helps with brain development and learning new things. Plays and musicals are fun to watch , plus performing them and learning, blocking, and memorizing lines can be fun as well. Even if you don't want to perform but learn all about theatre, taking theatre classes can be very helpful and enjoyable. Theatre activities help student involvement, watching, learning, and performing theatre is very fun and enjoyable for all. Musicals and theatre involvement can help student
Over 46 million people have seen a play or musical this year in a theatre, many people even come from around the world just to experience watching the performing arts. The people who come from around the world are at a disadvantage, most of them do not know where the musical/play that they are seeing came from, or why we have them today. History has influenced plays/musicals, changing the actors, topics, and audiences. The actors of plays have changed over the years. Since the people in Athens,
Theatre is an open-book created by intellects to expose challenging views to the topic of life, not merely a medium of sugarcoated escapism. One musical theatre practitioner that has the artistic identity of going against the majority in the aspect of theme and style is Stephen Sondheim. The availability of alternative perspectives is what Sondheim has evidently chosen to offer in his amount of work that includes: Passion, in collaboration with James Lapine. Passion raised the question on how love
someone else for a change. Together these two create Musical Theater, possibly one of the best two combinations known to man. Musical Theater is a worldwide form of entertainment that has been around since ancient times and exhibits emotion through a series of acts which include singing, dancing and scripted acting. Different areas of the world follow unique storylines which are relevant to their past and current events. The beginning of Musical Theater dates back to ancient times and originates mainly
and emotion that alleviates their journey through life. My interest of Broadway and musical songs, as well as the entire production of their shows, give me that impression of inspiration to do greater for myself and others. While an abundance of people my age listen to the latest radio hits, I often find myself belting to Broadway tunes. The messages I receive from the songs of Broadway performances and musicals encourage me to be courageous and assertive. Even when the literal lyrics have no reflection
Theatre is a form of art, but instead of painting or taking a photograph, the actors tell a story through live performances. The theatre is a place for seeing, watching, and hearing. It taps into the audience's emotions, helping them experience what an art can do. Art is used for emotional power and pure beauty. It can also teach the audience and actors, about different cultures and ways of life. Art comes in many forms, painting, photography, music, but bringing all of the forms together is theatre
Seattle Prep's Theatre Arts Program gives students a wide variety of opportunities in the performance and production of live theatre. Students are involved in all aspects of creating theatre both on stage and behind the scenes as performers, directors, designers, builders and crew-members. They work with theatre professionals who teach them skills while inspiring them to strive for artistic excellence. Each year we produce three major productions: a Play, Musical and Festival of One Acts Play. Students
year and discuss which shows will make it onto their ballot system and then they all vote from the ballots. The major categories for the Awards are as follows: Best Play, Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, Best Revival of a Play, Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
I belong. But it didn’t start off this way. I entered my junior year with my sights on engaging in theatre more but was sadly hindered from continuing. I had all my classes set, but theatre hadn't managed to fit into it. How could I grow as an actor when the only knowledge I was getting were constructing sets and being in shows? I wasn’t getting the experience to learn about the history of theatre or techniques that would allow me to grow as an actor. So I sat back, riding my way through junior year
ideas. Namely, I considered becoming a pastry chef, professional softball player, or going into musical theatre to become an actress. I’ve since eliminated softball as a career option and have instead turned my focus to theatre, trying to determine if I’d enjoy doing it everyday for a long time. As an effort to establish this, my elective credits for next semester are filled to the brink with theatre-related classes. I would have taken culinary classes, but they don’t count towards my associate degree