Adelphi Theatre

Theatre feels like it is fading away from relevancy. Often times, theatre is dismissed at all levels, whether it is from “just” community theatre or reserved for in-laws and tourists. This means that theatre has got two options. It will either become a completely rigid institution that loses its force and relevance, or it needs to change and be able to become a powerful voice again. I think that what the theatre needs is already available and in the theatre, but not used correctly. I feel that children

When I accepted my admission to Vassar, it was to pursue my second degree in dramatic arts. I came under the pretext that this was a “prestigious” program and that I would gain an immense amount of knowledge and experience as a drama student. Almost immediately I began to realize the many flaws within the dynamics of this department. Coming into the program you are required to take the intro course regardless of your theatrical experience. This requirement stands in your way of taking any other course

as much as possible. Of course, school involves a lot of writing so it was not like I could permanently avoid it as much as I wish I could. So when my teacher announced that our class would be writing plays individually and turning them in to a theatre company, I was not at all excited. I was more like terrified about someone reading some trashy play I wrote. This moment in my life, however, changed my writing skills and school habits quite unexpectedly. The experience of writing my own play

The Effectiveness of a Connection in Relation to a Tragedy As art becomes more prevalent, intricate, and sophisticated in culture so does its impact on a viewer. A viewer must experience a work of art and connect to it in order for it to be considered effective. Ajax by Sophocles can be considered a work of art because of its ability to connect to an audience. Sophocles’ play follows a warrior named Ajax who was threatening to kill Odysseus to obtain the armor he believed was rightfully his, which

Although the book “12 Years a Slave” is non-fiction, it is difficult to grasp and imagine some of these written truths as reality. Both the book and movie share essential similarities amongst the background and main ideas. Some core events that remain comparable include Solomon Northup having a family, him getting kidnapped into slavery, and eventually his return to his family. These events are crucial to remaining similar because the movie is based off of the book as a true story. If the central

A Cry of Players is written by William Gibson. The first production of the play took place on July 24, 1968 at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Repertory Theatre of the Lincoln Center then presented the production on November 14, 1968 in New York City. Both productions were directed by Gene Frankel. The songs and incidental music for A Cry of Players written by Peaslee was written for piano and voice, but written instructions on the first page explain that the piano

When I walked into Paul Green Theatre to watch Detroit ‘67 and took my seat on stage right, my first thought was this story is going to be entirely depressing. The scene was a dingy living space of a family in the 1960’s with a cold concrete floor that served as a modest barrier between the stage and audience along with a dimly lit single room containing a couch and a record player in the front of the stage. I could almost feel the chilly aura being emitted from the concrete floor and poorly-painted

amazing show to entertain our community. The Carroll Theatre department puts on a fall musical every year through hard work and dedication to tell a story, entertain, and inspire the community. A musical is a theatrical play that tells a story with singing, dancing and speaking. Every year my school’s theatre department puts on a different musical on a weekend in either October or November. It is the biggest and most exciting production Carroll Theatre puts on. We audition, get cast, and rehearse for

Edmund Kean, one of the greatest and most historic British actors to ever live. Kean might have been born on March 17th in the year of 1789,and I say might have because no one really knows when he was born. The exact date of his birth has been a mystery for what seems like forever now, and as the years keep going, the chance of this mystery being solved becomes less and less possible. We’re at the point now where we’ll probably never find out when Edmund Kean was born, all we have is a rough estimate

Theatre Critique of Tuesday Night Café’s The Yellow Wallpaper Even before taking their seats in the theatre the audience is transported into the constraining and chaotic mind of our protagonist, Jane. Jane has been locked in in a room with yellow wallpaper by her husband as “treatment” for her hysteria. Her hysteria is played by a nameless character beside her. In combination with symbolic blocking, the set and décor of this production create the perfect environment to capture the inner turmoil