ROCHESTER‚ NY – “Absorbing‚ unblinking‚ and sharply funny‚” according to the New York Times‚ Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation uncovers the hidden truths‚ desires‚ and heart-wrenching regrets of its characters through seemingly innocent acting exercises. The Obie Award winning drama will be presented by the University of Rochester International Theatre Program and will open December 1st at Todd Theatre‚ located on the River Campus. Described as a “love letter to the theater” by the play’s
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I am currently in my fourth year of Musical Theater. I have participated in a total of 13 productions thus far‚ 6 of which I have had a leading role in. I have also been cast as nI have received numerous awards for my work in this program. Most notably‚ I won Best Actress in the state of Georgia‚ Region 8AAAAAA for my work as Rosemary in the show How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. I have also auditioned for and participated in The Schuler Awards opening and closing numbers for two
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When marching band season rolls around‚ the taste of competition and the smell of hard work are always nearby. Entering my junior year of high school‚ I remember very clearly how excited I was for a new year of marching band. I had played percussion in the pit‚ which includes the mallets‚ timpani‚ and other non-marching percussion toys and instruments in the front of the field‚ for my entire high school career. Since then‚ I had fallen in love with those “bizarre” mallet instruments that I remember
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Title: A Family of One With much enthusiasm and ease‚ Annie Dillard’s "Handed My Own Life" tells us a story that many children may relate to. The excitement and wonder that ensnared her mind when Dillard laid her eyes on the much anticipated microscope she received for Christmas‚ as well as its "ingenious devices‚" (Chaffee 50) is practically unbearable. In this essay Dillard not only tells us‚ but shows us the impact of her first scientific observation. After reading The Field Book of Ponds and
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subculture that portrayed a vibe where everything was unpleasant‚ revolting by conventional standards. This particular subculture had its own style‚ ideology‚ music‚ dance‚ film etc. Hebdige in his essay Subculture: The Meaning of Style says‚ “Musical-based subcultures in general‚ and punks in particular‚ are engaged in a constant struggle for identity with mainstream culture
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In A Hill Far Away‚ Annie Dillard is taking an evening stroll around a creek near her home when she comes across a young boy. The boy seems about eight years old and is of small stature. Dillard sees him through a barbed wire fence‚ where he is playing‚ as a child might. Eventually‚ the boy gains sight of Dillard and comes over to say hello. While Dillard is speaking to the boy‚ she is mentally making judgments over him. Soon enough‚ the boy starts looking even more nervous than usual and asks Dillard
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n Annie Dillard’s book of Pilgrim of Tinker Creek presents many examples of our natural world in repulsive‚ horrifying‚ beautiful and wonderful ways. When you think of horrifying‚ you think of disgusting‚ odd and far off events that turn you away from situations that are similar. These situations could put a very dark and gruesome picture into your mind such as this one that Annie Dillard experienced. She explains that “At the moment of some such horrible banquet‚ I have seen the Wasp‚ with her
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want to do changes multiple times. But for some‚ like myself‚ there is one skill that he or she has found that has been present long enough to know it will not leave. A specialist is someone who has one interest and devotes his or her life to it. Annie Dillard emphasizes this type of person in her essay‚ “Living Like Weasels”‚ by persuading the idea that humans should strive to live their lives
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At the beginning‚ Annie Dillard vividly describes the surrounding area before the total eclipse. This same vivid imagery is used throughout the text and allows the reader to experience everything Annie Dillard experienced. This thorough recounterance‚ in the text‚ “Total Eclipse‚” helps the reader understand Dillards emotions through the use of different figurative devices. The detailed describing words used in paragraph two‚ “All the people you see in the photograph.are now dead.I was watching a
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In The Shipping News by Annie Proulx‚ readers can imply that the protagonist has lived a treacherous life onto which he wishes to set change upon‚ but cannot see the dear light of opportunity. Quoyle is an aging man‚ who is still learning to separate his feelings from his personal life. He wallows in misery‚ as day by day passes; however‚ he cannot help but wonder why nothing can seem to make sense to him. Annie Proulx uses characterization‚ figurative language and imagery to contribute to the overall
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