___A___ Professor Gilbert Theatre Arts 300 Fences Reading Assignment The play Fences‚ by August Wilson is a well-known play. It has been performed at Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven on April 30‚ 1985 and also at 46th street on Broadway in March 26‚ 1987. Fences have been performed by many famous actors like James Earl Jones as Troy and Denzel Washington. The play has also been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama award and a Tony award in 1987. The playwright of Fences is August Wilson
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Explain the importance of the chorus to Greek Theatre The structure of tragedy in Greek Theatre is determined by the chorus. The chorus is an instrumental feature which carries various important functions which engages the audience‚ in Greek Theatre. Some of these functions include: maintaining a grasp of ceremony and ritual‚ constitutes a lyric mood through rhythmic chanting and dance‚ strengthens the passion of the dramatic action‚ interact with the audience and actors by posing questions and
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performing arts • 1.1 Theatre • 1.2 Dance • 1.3 Music 2 History of Western performing arts • 2.1 Renaissance • 2.2 Modern era • 2.3 Post-War performance 3 Eastern performing arts • 3.1 Middle East • 3.2 Iran • 3.3 India and Pakistan • 3.4 China • 3.5 Thailand • 3.6 Cambodia • 3.7 Japan 4 Philippines performing arts • Theatre • Dance • Music Performing arts include dance‚ music‚ opera‚ theatre‚ magic‚ Spoken word‚ circus
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Peter Shaffer’s Equus is neither great theatre nor bad psychology‚ but it has elements of both. It is an exhilarating play: a remarkable blend of delayed exposition and theatrical effect‚ of melodrama and circus‚ which has inspired huge ticket sales and adoring critical reviews. And it is that increasingly rare serious drama which capitalizes on lurid events while maintaining a devotion to ‘‘ideas.’’ Yet‚ in spite of its wide popular acclaim‚ Equus is difficult to sort out even when all the clues
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“Theatre seems to rely on spectacle.” With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance and ONE work of modern drama‚ discuss the extent to which spectacle is significant in EACH play. The spectacle in theatre involves all of the aspects of visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery‚ costumes‚ and special effects in a production which are utilized by the playwright to create the world and atmosphere of the play for the audience`s eye. It also refers to the shaping of
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presentation of the natural world‚ it is exact and detailed.” Pg. 3 Pg 1-4 “Naturalism is a tightly argued and constructed manifestation of more general realist designs.” Pg. 4 “The Expressionism of the 1920’s‚ Brecht’s epic theatre of the Thirties and Forties‚ and the Theatre of the Absurd of the Fifties and Sixties were still essentially both continuations of and reactions
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The Oriental Theatre brought the streets of Hollywood Boulevard to Chicago in its Production of Pretty Woman. This Musical was a Nerlander presentation and was written by Gary Marshal and J.F. Lawton‚ directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell‚ and the music was by Will Van Dyke. I enjoyed this musical rendition of the story‚ which is originally based on the original film Pretty Woman from 1990. Being a “Cinderella-like” story about a businessman who falls in love with a prostitute allowing her
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Sky Theatre: The changes The short story "Sky theatre"‚ written by the contemporary African-American artist and author‚ Deborah Willis‚ illustrates the changing inside an adolescent girl [Caitlin]. By narrating the experience happened in the life of Caitlin with a first person point of view‚ the author shows us that the affairs of the world are inconstant and nothing good can be possessed eternally. In this story‚ there are two essential characters‚ Caitlin and Mary‚ who lead and help develop
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Japanese Society. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. "Gender Roles in Contemporary Asian-American Literature." Yahoo! Contributor Network. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. "Theater." Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven. N.p.‚ 01 May 2013. Web. 01 May 2013. Theatre 101 Final Exam Lucia Khau Date: May 1st 2013 Section 001 TA: Ma Yan
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Center stage. A single actor in a pool of white light‚ his jaw opening to sing the first note of “Santa Fe” from the musical‚ NEWSIES. That is the director’s main goal‚ in my opinion; to captivate audiences. One of the director’s main roles is to help guide actors during rehearsals. When I was younger‚ nine or ten‚ my elementary school teacher told me that I would be an excellent teacher. That has stuck with me through the years. For as long as I can remember‚ I have wanted to inspire people to change
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