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    Comparing ideologies on African American theatre Bringing together two races that have been neck and neck‚ and separated for centuries is a hard feat to accomplish. The harsh brutalities‚ endless torment and death left scars that will forever be visible on humanity in the United States. Without a doubt its certain that the outrage felt by the African American community will sizzle on. American Theatre was a perfect outlet to express the life and stories of a culture that was ridiculed for

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    Theatre‚ plays‚ shows‚ movies – those are the things people think of when they hear the word "actor". For a high school theatre student‚ however‚ they see "budget"‚ "time"‚ and "reuse". These are things athletes don’t have to worry about‚ because a majority of the equipment and outfits are purchased by the high school. It doesn’t cost much to make a high-quality theatre set as long as you have the right people‚ so why not fund it? The problem with high schools is the fact that people want to see

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    Sondheim‚ hailed by many as a genius‚ has had a long and illustrious career in Broadway musical theatre spanning five decades. During those fifty-some years‚ Sondheim has essentially reinvented the Broadway musical. The Sondheim canon shows three distinct ways Sondheim has contributed to musical theatre. First of all‚ the difficulty of Stephen Sondheim’s music has raised the standard of musical theatre. Actors simply cannot stand onstage and sing as they used to in the days of Gershwin and Cole Porter

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    However‚ seems as though the sinister Mr. Goble and tactful Mr. Sykes‚ head of technical theatre‚ had already paid her off‚ allowing them to run the department with ease‚ as long as they continue to rake in cash. This injustice needs to be acted upon‚ without a fair and equal theatre department‚ the overall shows put on by the department will begin to lack‚ everyone seeing the same actors over and over again‚ with no new breath of fresh

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    our devised piece in the style of physical theatre. We have seen a live production of ’Lovesong’ by Abi Morgan performed through the company of Frantic Assembly and within the play‚ there were elements of having naturalistic set on stage‚ however using it in an un-naturalistic way‚ other features consisted of interpretive dance throughout the piece to convey emotions of the characters. Through further research of the style‚ we found that physical theatre goes beyond verbal narrative‚ incorporating

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    which enables us to emerge from darkness into a blaze of light. We fight then to discover‚ to experience the truth about ourselves‚ to tear away the masks behind which we hide daily. People see theatre as a place of provocation‚ a challenge the actor sets himself and also‚ indirectly‚ other people. Theatre only has a meaning if it allows people to transcend there own stereotyped vision‚ their general feelings and customs‚ our standards of judgment. This is so that we may experience what is real and

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    ASSIGNMENT  ONE     INTRODUCTION     A  Chinese  owned  firm  named  Jinshan  Investments  is  proposing  to  demolish   Melbourne’s  Palace  Theatre  and  replace  it  with  a  five  star  hotel  and  apartment   complex  (Dow  2013‚  p.  1).  The  Palace  is  being  defended  by  several  groups  due  to   its  cultural  significance  and  in

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    Brittany Stapleton Theatre 2100 Professor Williams Theatre Geeks vs. Zombie Cheerleaders Review Recently‚ I had the pleasure of seeing a comedy by Kathryn Walat‚ Theatre Geeks vs. Zombie Cheerleaders performed at Troy High School in Troy‚ Ohio. The performance space is a typical high school auditorium that has a large stage and abundant seating. This short-play takes place in a high school with focus on the drama club and cheerleaders. The plot starts out with the Drama Geeks having a monthly

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    1999) was a Polish theatre director and a leading figure of theatrical avant garde of the 20th century (Kumiega 1987: 4). In his lifespan of living up to the age of 66‚ he left behind a great foundation for modern theatre to build on. Grotowski was a revolutionary in theatre because he caused a rethink of what theatre actually was and its purpose in contemporary culture. His artistic journey lasted for more than 40 years and had five distinct phases named by Grotowski himself: “Theatre of Productions

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    The History of Musical Theatre The recently released Les Misérables earned £8.1 million in its opening weekend‚ making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film in history‚ proving that the genre is still alive. But how exactly did this powerful art form originate? And from then on‚ how did it evolve to become the spectacularly vivacious being that it is today? The oldest known forms of music theatre were the ancient Greek plays with music and lyrics‚ as well as music and dance being

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