Cinderella Drama, music, singing, dancing and visual art when all combined together make up the concept of Multi Arts, each element of multi arts compliment each other and help deliver the messages of the performance in a much more powerful and effective way not to mention making the performance much more entertaining. Multi Arts is mainly expressed through musicals and other dramatic pe

Midterm 1. Heterogeneous people are a group of audience that share different kinds of interests. The Guthrie Theatre is a great example of this cause many different types and genders come to this theatre to indulge in the play. Homogeneous people are a group in which they share the same interest. The Pnumbra Theatre is an all African American theatre. If the play doesn’t match the aud

Oedipus In Sophocles,’ Oedipus the King, Oedipus introduces himself by saying “I Oedipus, whom all men call the great.” (8) Oedipus was a “great” man, but he also was cursed. He was cursed by the almighty god, Apollo, but he was too arrogant to believe the curse would be fulfilled. This story questions the everlasting mystery of “fate versus free will.” I will attempt to explain how Apol

Popul Vuh The Hero Twins of the Popol Vuh are Hunahpu and Xpalanque, the sons and nephew of two other ill-fated twins.The story begins long before their illustrious appearance. It tells of the three other creations before this one. Each previous world was destroyed because of grave faults in their characters. The older twins, Hun-Hunahpu and Vucub Hunahpu, were ballplayers called down to

Reaction To Hello Again Happiness is Made of Gold Hello Again is a play that shows how lust can take over two different people in the heat of passion, striving only for pleasure, and how quickly this feeling can fade away. In this story couples demonstrate how spontaneous sex supplies sort term pleasure as well as long term stress. Every scene shows lonely individuals finding happine

Drama Paper Drama Paper The Play Andre’s Mother is an example of a family and friends dealing with a death. Andre has died of AIDS, his mother, boyfriend and boyfriend’s family (Andre’s mother, Cal- Andre’s boyfriend, Arthur-Cal’s Father and Penny Cal’s sister) are gathered in central park, they are releasing white balloons as a symbolistic way of letting go of Andre. Andre’s mot

Richard III Vs. Looking For Richard Year 11 English Comparative Essay: “Richard III” vs. “Looking for Richard” The differences between McKellen’s “Richard III” and Pacino’s “Looking for Richard” should immediately be predicted when you see the first few minutes of each film. On one hand, Richard III begins with an intense gunfight, while on the other hand, in Looking for Richard;

Richard II RICHARD II IDENTITY CRISIS Today in the United States we live in a country that separates church and state. A few months ago we experienced another presidential election in which United States citizens were aloud to voice their opinions freely. Citizens were able to place their vote on who would become the next president. In return the president elect is supposed to b

Richard II Richard II is sometimes seen as a problem of conflicting values of obedience to a divinely appointed king and of a country’s need for a strong, just, and ruler. By bowing down to the needs of his subjects, a king allows others to dictate his actions and hence compromises the essence of his power. Ironically, failing to heed the desires of his subjects transforms a king into a

Oedpius The concept of sight is one of the major motifs throughout Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King. The play revolves primarily around series of events caused by many people’s insight or lack there of. Oedipus does not see that he is caught up in a web of cruel destiny that he can not escape. The gods demonstrate foresight and insight into the play. In addition to this, Tiresias has phy

Nutcracker The Nutcracker ballet is an essential part of the holiday season. The story and the music never change from year to year but people are always enchanted by it. This year I attended a performance of The Nutcracker by the American Repertory Ballet at McCarter Theater. The music for the ballet was composed by Peter Tchaikovsky during the Romantic era. Tchaikovsky was asked to

Oedipus Rex: Tragic Hero Tragic Hero In the tragedy, Oedipus Rex, Sophocles presented Oedipus as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a kind of sacrificial victim. He experiences a fall because he has a certain character flaw, or tragic flaw, and he suffers so that the audience may learn from that suffering without having to experience the pain themselves. Oedipus’ tragic flaw led to his

Oedipus Oedipus Rex The play Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles, is a tragedy of fate. The protagonist acts freely, but his own character and decisions are not essential to events, because fate has predetermined his destiny. The grotesque actions committed by Oedipus, were not done purposely or wittingly, as he was unaware of his sinful actions, and were committed without intent. H

Restoration Theatre In England, during the Restoration period, a type of tragedy developed. It was characterized by spectacle, violent emotional conflicts in the main characters, extra vagant dialogue and exotic setting. Frequently, the plays were written in heroic couplets. The scenery was elaborate. The influences that produced the heroic drama were the romantic plays of the Jacobea

Robert Wagner There have been many great operas composed throughout recent history. In many of these operas there is a plot or theme that has been taken from an ancient myth, legend, or story. Most of the composers in history maintain the same approach when dealing with the connection of opera and historical tales. One composer who follows this concept is Richard Wagner. The opera t

The Laramie Project On Saturday, October 5th, I attended the play, “The Laramie Project”. At first, I was not really excited to see this play. It was a Saturday night and I hate going to any kind of theatre, including movie theatres. However, I thought this play was well done and I actually enjoyed the play. The play begins as a research group first descends on the small town of Larami

Return to Paradise Return to Paradise is a movie that has a great morality play. It uses the characters to force us to ask ourselves one question Is the life of a friend worth three years of your life' As Return to Paradise opens, we learn of three friends Sheriff (Vince Vaughn), Tony (David Conrad), and Lou (Joaquin Phoenix). They are spending their vacation together in Malaysia - smok

Rhetoric Of Richard II In Act Two, Scene Three of Richard II, the audience gets a glimpse of Bolingbroke’s slow rise to power, which ultimately reaches its culmination when Richard II is deposed and he becomes king. As the characters followers realize the potential deposition of King Richard II, they begin to flatter Bolingbroke in hopes of rewards for their allegiance to him. Playwright

Ritual In Daily Life What was the first thing that you did today' As soon as you woke up and gingerly stepped out of bed to face the world, what was the absolute first action you took' Whatever it was, be it going to the bathroom, washing your face, etc., I’m sure it felt familiar and safe. Although it does not seem like it, you have just participated in a ritual. The comfortable fee

Class Roles in Pygmalion Laura Wingfield has the fewest lines in the play “The Glass Menagerie,” yet the play revolves around her. Laura is twenty-three, and walks with a limp due to a brace on her leg. Although Laura faces problems throughout the play, she is very compassionate. She is humble, shy, and never does anything to hurt anyone else. The character of Laura throughout the pl

Roman Theatre Roman Drama In 168 B.C., Rome conquered Greece and adapted much of their culture as their own. They took back to Rome literature and traditions of the Greeks that inspired them. As a result, Roman Theatre was very similar to that of the Greeks. However, the Romans did make a few small changes. The tones of the Roman plays were very different from the Greeks. Althou

Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, written in the 1960s by playwright Tom Stoppard, is a transformation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Stoppard effectively relocates Shakespeare’s play to the 1960s by reassessing and reevaluating the themes and characters of Hamlet and considering core values and attitudes of the 1960s- a time significantly different to that of

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was one of the most well known men of his time and has contributed so much to the writing world. He overcame tremendous odds and adversity and should always been instilled in the hearts of the world as a wonderful man who wanted to use his creative mind to produce astounding literature and to have fun. Johnson was born in Lichfield, England on Se

The Cuban Swimmer Seeing Beyond the Glory In the drama play, The Cuban Swimmer by Milcha Sanchez-Scott, the staging elements play a huge role to the play. The play generally takes place in one scene throughout the play. The main characters, the Suarez family, are on a “rag tag” boat cheering on the swimming Margarita. There are many events that occur that could take away from the ma

Seven Guitars Seven Guitars The play I chose for my analysis was Seven Guitars by August Wilson. Seven Guitars opened on January 21, 1995, at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, Illinois. Later that year on September 15, 1995, Seven Guitars opened at the Huntington Theater Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Seven Guitars premiered on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theater on March 28, 1996. Th

Six Characters There are many ties between real life and theater thus relating the two so close that sometimes it is hard to separate the two and at other times it is easy to separate them. Theater is like real life in that there is an audience of people always watching what each other are doing, there are actors who might not know they are actors but someone is watching them, there is a

Trifles Sitting Alone in Thought The truth about male and female relationships really comes to life by author Susan Gaspell in “Trifles”. Gaspell examines male and female relationships, how a controlling spouse, and lack of communication can lead to the deterioration in relationships, which inevitably leads too a woman seeking change in her life. Gaspell shows that some relationsh

Stereotypes Stereotypes Are we living in a male oriented society' Gender roles are defined by attitudes that a society links to each sex. They are basically prejudicial descriptions of who men and women are. In today’s society, men and women are divided into two stereotypical gender-roles; the feminine code and the masculine code. Men have been described as being insensitive, domi

Stage Manager Job Description There is no single definition or job description for the tasks performed by the person who accepts the title of Stage Manager for any theatrical production. Every theatre or production company has different ideas and expectations regarding the Stage Manager's role in the production process. Each Producer or Director may ask different things of the Stage Man

Our Town In the play Our Town, the people of Grover’s Corners mask their worries and apprehensions about death in their quest for happiness. In the first act, a few deaths occur, and the attitude of the people towards these deaths is a negligent one of briefly acknowledging death and moving on. Also, the children in act two who are faced with adulthood are reluctant to accept the burden,