The 18th century theatre » The beginnings of American theatre The strongly Puritan sentiments of settlers in North America prohibited the development of theatre until the early 18th century‚ when a number of English actors arrived in the South and began staging plays in temporary venues. The first theatres were built in Williamsburg‚ Va. (c. 1716)‚ and Charleston‚ S.C. (1730). By the mid-1730s a number of theatres had opened in New York‚ and in 1752 the first visiting company from London performed
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Herron English Honors G 2 March 2014 Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was an extraordinary place that was used in one of Shakespeare ’s plays. The Globe Theatre was where all the magnificent plays‚ speeches and events could happen. The Globe Theatre was “ built as a large‚ round‚ open air theatre. There was a roof around the circumference which covered the seating area‚ leaving the theatre looking like a doughnut from above.” The theatre was built as a giant circle all the seats were built around the
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Religion in Asian Theatre From 350-1350 c.e. theatre began to die off in the western countries due to Christianity and the fall of Rome. At about this time‚ the performing arts began to emerge on the Eastern hemisphere. The creators of Asian theatre new nothing of the theatre in Rome or Greece so there was no influence during the fabrication of this new form of theatre. Eastern theatre is much more stylized in that they believe in “total theatre‚” which is using every element of theatre be it music
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AP / Library of Congress LeRoi Jones / Amiri Baraka THE REVOLUTIONARY THEATRE Liberator‚ July 1965 * LeRoi Jones / Amiri Baraka‚ 1965 This essay was originally commissioned by the New York Times in December 1964‚ but was refused‚ with the statement that the editors could not understand it. The Village Voice also refused to run this essay. It was first published in Black Dialogue. LeRoi Jones The Revolutionary Theatre should force change‚ it should be change. (All their faces turned into the
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Theatre will always survive in our changing society. It provides us with a mirror of the society within which we live‚ and where conflicts we experience are acted out on stage before us. It provides us with characters with which we identify with. The audience observes the emotions and actions as they happen and share the experience with the characters in real time. The survival of theatre lies in the very nature of humankind: its inner voyeuristic drive. The desire to watch other people dealing
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Theatre is a very competitive business. Hundreds of actors can show up to an audition and half of them may not even get seen by the casting team. Out of the people who are seen‚ only a few may get a job. Auditioning is a difficult process and not only your skill is judged but also your appearance. Some roles are written for specific ethnicities but the casting team doesn’t always honor the writers’ intentions. Many roles written for non-caucasian actors are given to caucasian actors. Actors of color
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Theatre 112 quizzes Assessment 1: Librettist in charge of writing the dialogue of a musical Choreographer creates and teaches dances Adelaid’s Lament guys and dolls Director control of artistic vision Score collection of songs Libretto total collection of lyrics and dialogue Composer in charge of creating melodies Lyricist in charge of writing words to songs Producer in charge of monetary aspects Im an ordinary man song in My fair lad Assessment 2: 1. despite
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Theatre Arts Terms and Definitions Theatre Personnel Executive Producer: The individual responsible for the funding and financing of a particular production. Producer: The individual responsible for the managerial and administrative aspects of the production. This includes‚ and is not limited to‚ hiring creative personnel‚ manages financial aspects of film‚ liaising with cast and crew and to ensure the smooth running of all aspects of a productions.
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PowerPoint The very nature of theatre involves some special hazards‚ including safety hazards‚ fire hazards and chemical hazards. Backstage crew‚ performers‚ and sometimes even the audience can be at risk. Within the theatre‚ there is lifting of heavy scenery‚ and manipulation of this often-large scenery‚ props‚ and lighting or special effect equipment in a very small space. The hours of work are irregular and the backstage is often very cramped‚ especially in older theatres‚ and there is the pressure
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Responsibilities in Professional Theatre In order for me to recognise the roles and responsibilities that I and the rest of the group members will be performing throughout unit 2‚ I will need to research information that will educate me on the rolls which are relevant for our event. The information that I discovered about the different rolls are presented into the following table: Role/Production Area Responsibilities Stage Manager The role of a theatre manager embraces many responsibilities
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