“Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice is a prequel to the widely known story “Peter Pan”. This production employs a multitude of production elements that led to the success of the play and made the production even more interesting for the audience. The three production elements that I felt that “Peter and the Starcatcher” employed the best were lighting‚ costumes‚ and the overall set and props used. The first production element that was used successfully within “Peter and the Starcatcher” was
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1. The writer uses the title‚ "If You Let Me Play..." to introduce her perspective on what will happen if people open up their minds to accepting women who play sports. Throughout the story‚ she references what impact playing sports had on the future of different women. The thesis of the story was that there are no boundaries between women and the playing field‚ and throughout the story‚ the writer proves this by giving examples of women who play sports and how it helped them gain leadership in
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What is play? Play is “a recreational activity; especially the spontaneous activity of children.” (Webster‚ 2010) Play is such a basic function and daily routine in a child’s life. Although the roles of play and the types of play change though age‚ it all incorporates in the growth and development of a child. When you think of play you don’t really think about or realize how important it really is in a child’s life. It consists of five elements‚ and these elements are the make-up and the meaning
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research on children´s play: A review of recent literature This presentation is a review of the recent‚ English-language (mostly peer reviewed) qualitative research on children’s play. It focuses on the place play has in children’s experience and giving sense to the world. Thus‚ it will leave aside the large and important body of research on the effect or outcomes (benefits and possible harmful consequences) of play which however tells us little on why children like to play so much and in particular
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different skills while playing and because of this I also believe that play and learning go hand and hand. Play is the serious business of young children and the opportunity to play freely is vital to their healthy development. I believe that there are also a good deal of different benefits that children gain from play like‚ play fosters physical development by promoting the development of sensory exploration and motor skills. Through play and the repetition of basic physical skills‚ children perfect their
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The five developmental domains of play are physical‚ social/emotional‚ language and cognitive development. Play has enormous contribution and impact on all aforementioned domains. When children participate and engage in pretend and imaginary play‚ they are demonstrating growth and development in all domains. “In the play the child always behaves beyond his average age‚ above his daily behavior; in play it is though he were a head taller than himself” (Vygotsky‚ 1978‚ p 102). During my month’s observation
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The scene where I would place this play would be at the Paint Creek Gold Mine in Cabin Creek‚ West Virginia. One of the main characters sings a song called “Gold for Fools” in the opening scene‚ so I decided to set the play in a gold mine to make the characters singing and emotion more relatable to the audience. It would take place during the late 1800’s because this was a major gold mining time in US history. The stage would have a large rockwall in the background to simulate the feel of being
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and novelist. He has taught playwriting‚ directing‚ theatre history‚ and literature at Carnegie-Mellon‚ Lawrence‚ and Duke University‚ while also serving as the Artistic Director at the Pittsburg Metropolitan Stage Company. He has published several plays‚ with his two most known being Assassins! and an adaptation of Woyzeck. Ball also currently serves as a Jury and Litigation Strategy consultant for Malekpur and Ball Consulting. He has been coined as one of the nation’s top CLE speakers and trial consultants
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both creative play‚ and organized activities. Both creative play‚ and organized activities give children skill that are important to everyday life. I belive that it is important to find balence in creative play‚ and organized activities. What is important about creative play is‚ it teaches kids to express themselves‚ think independently‚ and interact with others. With creative play‚ a child can let his/her imagination run wild‚ and create things they can be proud of. Creative play isn’t just
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Play is the foundation for learning‚ because it nourishes every aspect of children’s development. Before a child can even mentally grasp what is being taught at school‚ he/she must develop cognitive skills through the process of creative play and the use of his/her imagination. Even though people think otherwise‚ and argue against this‚ play is considered to be a necessary tool for a child’s growth. Thus‚ it is what sets the stage for cognitive‚ intellectual‚ social‚ and physical development.
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